Lok Sabha Question No. 1274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Hydro Electric Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1274

## ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## HYDRO ELECTRIC GENERATION

1274. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  on  future  of  hydro electric generation in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the frequent natural calamities like, flood are causing concerns on the ongoing construction of hydro power projects; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  &  (b)  :    Yes,  Sir.    The  Government,  in  2013,  had  constituted  a  Committee under  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  with  members  from  Central  Water Commission  (CWC),  Geological  Survey  of  India  (GSI),  Survey  of  India  (SoI), National  Remote  Sensing  Agency  (NRSA),  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) for finalizing the Terms of Reference (ToR) regarding basin-wise reassessment  of hydroelectric potential in the country. The reassessment study was carried out by CEA during the period 2017-23.  As per the study, the assessed hydropower potential from major / medium schemes (i.e. schemes  having  capacity  above  25  MW)  is  about  133.4  GW.  The  state  wise

details are enclosed at Annexure.

- (c) & (d) :  The hydro projects are mainly located in the hilly terrains, where the incidence  of  natural  calamities  like  floods  sometimes  cause  damage  to  the temporary structures like coffer dam, protection wall, etc. and thereby delay the project(s).  Also,  due  to  floods,  the  roads  /  bridges  may  get  damaged,  which further  delay  the  supply  of  materials  to  the  project  sites  and  affects  its commissioning schedule.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.1274 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2023

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## State-wise Potential of Large Hydro Power ( In terms of Installed capacity - Above 25 MW)

| Region/ State       | Identified Potential (MW) (2017-23)   |
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
| NORTHERN            |                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir     | 12265                                 |
| Ladakh              | 707                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 18305                                 |
| Punjab              | 1301                                  |
| Haryana             | 0                                     |
| Rajasthan           | 411                                   |
| Uttarakhand         | 13481                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 502                                   |
| Sub Total (NR)      | 46971                                 |
| WESTERN             |                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 2819                                  |
| Chhattisgarh        | 1311                                  |
| Gujarat             | 550                                   |
| Maharashtra         | 3144                                  |
| Goa                 | 0                                     |
| Sub total (WR)      | 7824                                  |
| SOUTHERN            |                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh      |                                       |
|                     | 2596                                  |
| Telangana Karnataka | 1302 4414                             |
| Kerala              | 2473                                  |
| Tamil Nadu          | 1785                                  |
| Sub Total (SR)      | 12570                                 |
| EASTERN             |                                       |
| Jharkhand           | 300                                   |
| Bihar               | 130                                   |
| Odisha              | 2825                                  |
| West Bengal         | 809                                   |
| Sikkim              | 6051                                  |
| Sub Total (ER)      | 10115                                 |
| NORTH EASTERN       |                                       |
| Meghalaya           | 2026                                  |
| Tripura             | 0                                     |
| Manipur             | 615                                   |
| Assam               | 643                                   |
| Nagaland            | 325                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 50394                                 |
| Mizoram             | 1927                                  |
| Sub Total (NER)     | 55930                                 |

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