Lok Sabha Question No. 350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: New Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.350 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## NEW POWER PROJECTS

350.   SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to support new power projects at Gandhinagar and other places in  Gujarat  to match its increasing  power demands;  and
- (b) the status of private power projects initiated in the country during the last three years, State/UT-wise including Gujarat?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) : The steps taken by the Government to support new power projects in the country including Gujarat, to match increasing power demands are as under:
-  100%  FDI  through  automatic  route  is  allowed  for  projects  of  power  generation (except atomic energy), transmission, distribution and trading.
-  Notification  of  Revised  Tariff  Policy  on  28.01.2016  with  various  provisions  to encourage private sector participation in generation as well as in transmission.
-  Notification of Late Payment Surcharge Rules to bring back financial viability of the power sector in the country and thereby attract investments. The Rules have not only ensured that the outstanding dues are liquidated but have also ensured that the current dues are paid in time.
-  Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme was launched in July 2021 to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all  DISCOMs/  Power Departments and is expected to spur investments in the power sector.
- In  order  to  promote  generation  from  renewable  sources  of  energy  and  attract investments  in  this  sector,  Inter  State  Transmission  System  (ISTS)  charges  for transmission of the electricity generated from solar and wind sources have been waived for projects to be commissioned by 30.06.2025. Further, ISTS charges on transmission of electricity generated from new hydro projects waived for 18 years
-  from the date of commissioning.
-  Green  Open  Access  Rules,  2022  have  been  notified  on  06.06.22  for  promoting generation, purchase and consumption of green energy.
-  Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to Renewable Energy (RE) developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.

It may be noted that against a peak demand of 215 GW, a capacity of 408.7 GW has already been installed and 25,580 MW of thermal power capacity and 76,130 MW of  RE  capacity  is  under  installation.    The  whole  country  has  been  connected  by  one integrated  grid  which  can  transfer  112  GW  power  from  one  corner  of  the  country  to another.

- (b) : As  per  information  available  with  Central  Electricity  Authority,  no  coal based private power project has been initiated in the country during the last three years. The status of private hydro power projects initiated in the country during the last three years is given below:

## (i)  Hydro Projects concurred by CEA and taken under construction:

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project   | State/ UT        |   Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | KUTEHR HEP        | HIMACHAL PRADESH |             240 |
|         2 | PINNAPURAM PSP    | ANDHRA PRADESH   |            1200 |

## (ii) Hydro Projects taken under survey and Investigation:

| Sl. No.                              | Name of Station                      | State/ UT                            | Capacity (MW)                        |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Conventional Hydro Electric Stations | Conventional Hydro Electric Stations | Conventional Hydro Electric Stations | Conventional Hydro Electric Stations |
| 1                                    | ANJAW HEP                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | 270                                  |
| 2                                    | DEMWE UPPER STAGE -I                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | 270                                  |
| 3                                    | NIARE                                | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | 860                                  |
| Pumped Storage Power Projects        | Pumped Storage Power Projects        | Pumped Storage Power Projects        | Pumped Storage Power Projects        |
| 1                                    | SUKHPURA OFF-STREAM                  | RAJASTHAN                            | 2560                                 |
| 2                                    | SHAHPUR                              | RAJASTHAN                            | 1800                                 |
| 3                                    | MP 30 GANDHI SAGAR                   | MADHYA PRADESH                       | 1440                                 |
| 4                                    | SAUNDATTI                            | KARNATAKA                            | 1260                                 |
| 5                                    | BHAVALI                              | MAHARASHTRA                          | 1500                                 |
| 6                                    | KURUKUTTI                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 1200                                 |
| 7                                    | KARRIVALASA                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 1000                                 |
| 8                                    | GANDIKOTA                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 1000                                 |
| 9                                    | CHITRAVATHI                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 500                                  |

Most  of  Renewable  Energy  projects  in  the  country  are  being  set  up  by  private  sector developers selected through a transparent bidding process. State-wise capacity added in RE (excluding Large Hydro) during last three years is as below:

| S. No.   | States/ UTs               |   Total Capacity Addition (MW) |
|----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            |                        1261.54 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                           1.65 |
| 3        | Assam                     |                          89.47 |
| 4        | Bihar                     |                          35.12 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              |                         138.31 |
| 6        | Goa                       |                          16.25 |
| 7        | Gujarat                   |                        7880.18 |
| 8        | Haryana                   |                         723.02 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          |                         141.74 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                          23.95 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                 |                          39.27 |
| 12       | Karnataka                 |                        2024.39 |
| 13       | Kerala                    |                         236.49 |
| 14       | Ladakh                    |                           0    |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh            |                         839.01 |
| 15       | Maharashtra               |                        1282.39 |
| 16       | Manipur                   |                           4.04 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                 |                           0.3  |
| 18       | Mizoram                   |                           3.17 |
| 19       | Nagaland                  |                           0.2  |
| 20       | Odisha                    |                          77.67 |
| 21       | Punjab                    |                         341.74 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 |                        9227.89 |
| 23       | Sikkim                    |                           2.8  |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                |                        3368.12 |
| 25       | Telangana                 |                         958.83 |
| 26       | Tripura                   |                           6.37 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh             |                        1245.66 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand               |                         261.27 |
| 29       | West Bengal               |                          78.86 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                          17.52 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                |                          19.65 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                           0    |
| 33       | Daman & Diu               |                          26.25 |
| 34       | Delhi                     |                          89.77 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep               |                           0.13 |
| 36       | Puducherry                |                          10.37 |
| 37       | Others                    |                           0    |
|          | Total                     |                       30473.4  |

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