Lok Sabha Question No. 156 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Greenfield and Brownfield Projects
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 DECEMBER, 2024

## Greenfield and Brownfield Projects

*156. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  for  setting up  of greenfield andbrownfield projects by the Petroleum, Oil and Natural Gas Companies in the country and if so,the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b)  the  details  regarding  the  permissions/clearances  required  for  setting  up  of  greenfield andbrownfield projects by such companies;

- (c) the details regarding the greenfield and brownfield projects undertaken by variousPetroleum, Oil and Natural Gas Companies across the country; and

(d) whether the Government has conducted any survey/assessment to identify the Companiesthat are flouting norms for setting up of greenfield and brownfield projects and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी ( ŵी हरदीप िसंह पुरी )

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRIHARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 156 asked  by  Shri  Putta  Mahesh  Kumar  and  Shri  MaguntaSreenivasulu  Reddyto  be answered on 05 December 2024 regarding 'Greenfield and Brownfield Projects'.

(a) to (d):Oil & Gas sector in India is deregulated and the decision for setting up greenfield (new project) and brownfield (capacity expansion of existing plant) is taken by the Board of respective oil and gas companies. The role of the government is that of a facilitator. Since,oil &  gas  public  sector  undertakings  are  Board  driven  publicly  listed  commercial  entities therefore, the Board of these CPSEs enjoys operational autonomy in deciding thenature and type  of  project,  CAPEX,  techno-economic  and  commercial  viability,  etc.  Board  of  the respective  CPSEs  takes  appropriate  decision  on  the  nature  of  the  projects  execution,  viz. greenfield or brownfield, for optimizing operational efficiencies, reducing operational cost, meeting demand, exploring new streams to sustain its profitability and other socio-economic benefits.

The permissions/clearances required for setting up greenfield and brownfield projects depend upon  the  type  and  nature  of  projects,  location,  state,  legal/statutory  requirement  on  the subject  whichinter-alia  include  environment  &forest  clearance,  coastal  regulatory  zone (CRZ)  clearance,  wildlife  clearance,  land  acquisition,  right  of  way  (RoW),  right  of  use (RoU), explosive and safety approval, crossing permissions,etc.

As per information compiled on the project monitoring pariyojana portal  (www. npariyojana.gov.in)maintained by the Government total 145 projects costing Rs 100 crore & aboveare  under  implementation  with  an  approved  project  cost  of  Rs  5.65  lakh  crore.  Of these,78projects  costing  Rs  2.84  lakh  crore  are  greenfield  (new)projects  and  67projects costing Rs 2.81 lakh crore are brownfield (capacity expansion) projects.

Since 2014, total 379 projects costing Rs 100 crore& above with total cost of 4.86 lakh crore have been completed. Of these,225 projects costing Rs 2.52 lakh crore are greenfield projects and 154 projects costing Rs 2.34 lakh crore are brownfield projects.

Oil  and  Gas  CPSEs  have  been  exceeding  their  annual  Internal  and  Extra  Budgetary Resources (IEBR/Capex) target continuously over the last five years. Achievement of IEBR CAPEX is givenbelow

|         |        |             | (RsCrore)    |
|---------|--------|-------------|--------------|
| Year    | Target | Achievement | %Achievement |
| 2019-20 | 93639  | 105603      | 113          |
| 2020-21 | 98522  | 111194      | 113          |
| 2021-22 | 104620 | 107968      | 103          |
| 2022-23 | 111354 | 119027      | 107          |
| 2023-24 | 106401 | 136821      | 129          |
| 2024-25 | 118499 | 97667*      | 83           |

* as on 30.11.24

Oil & gas CPSEs have a robust online monitoringsystem for assessing the implementation status  of  theirprojects.  Government  provides  supportive supervision through online  project monitoring  portal  (www.pariyojana.gov.in),  periodic  review  meetings  and  site  visits  for resolution  of  issues  enabling  timely  completion  of  the  projects.  Further,  government  also proactively  facilitates  CPSEs  to  speed  up  and  resolve  all  critical  inter-state  and  interministerial issues through the review mechanism of PRAGATI &Project Monitoring Group (PMG).