Lok Sabha Question No. 488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Ultra Mega Solar Plant in Kerala
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri M K Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.488 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## ULTRA MEGA SOLAR PLANT IN KERALA

488.   SHRI M K RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to establish an Ultra Mega Solar plant in Kerala, as the State is generating less electricity than its requirements and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  on  the  usage  and  purchase  of electricity in Kerala and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  on  the  charges  for  domestic consumption of electricity per unit and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) : As per the information provided by Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL), a Solar Project is planned to be established at Cheemeni, Kerala, with a capacity of 100 MW.
- (a) : As  per  the  information  provided  by  KSEBL,  28,360  million  units  of electricity  was  supplied  in  the  financial  year  2023-24,  after  considering  the transmission and distribution losses.
- (c) : The rates of  electricity  for  domestic  category  vary  from  state  to  state based on the categorization of domestic consumers and quantum and mode of subsidy provided by the State Government. As per Central Electricity Authority's report for F.Y . 2023-24, the State-wise estimated rates for domestic consumption of 200 KWh electricity per month is given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 488 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2025

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## *DOMESTIC 2 KW  (200 Units/Month)

## F.Y 2023-24

| Sl. No        | Name of Utility                         | Tariff effective from   |   Av. Rate (P/KWh) |   Duty/Tax (P/KWh) |   Total (P/KWh) |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 1             | Andaman & Nicobar Island                | 01.04.2023              |                458 |                  0 |             458 |
| 2             | Andhra Pradesh                          | 01.04.2023              |                444 |                  6 |             450 |
| 3             | Arunachal Pradesh                       | 01.06.2018              |                400 |                  0 |             400 |
| 4             | Assam                                   | 01.04.2023              |                692 |                 35 |             727 |
| 5             | Bihar (Urban Areas)                     | 01.04.2023              |                914 |                 55 |             968 |
|               | (Rural Areas)                           |                         |                838 |                 50 |             888 |
| 6             | Chandigarh                              | 01.04.2023              |                328 |                  9 |             337 |
| 7             | Chhattisgarh                            | 01.04.2023              |                400 |                 42 |             452 |
| 8             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu    | 01.08.2023              |                205 |                  0 |             205 |
| 9             | Delhi- (BYPL/BRPL/TPDDL)                | 01.10.2021              |                320 |                 15 |             335 |
| 10            | Delhi-(NDMC)                            | 01.10.2021              |                320 |                 15 |             335 |
| 11            | Goa                                     | 01.04.2023              |                238 |                 20 |             258 |
| 12            | Gujarat (Urban Areas)                   | 01.04.2023              |                379 |                 57 |             436 |
|               | (Rural Areas)                           |                         |                339 |                 25 |             364 |
| 13            | Gujarat-(Torrent Power Ltd., Ahmadabad) | 01.04.2023              |                389 |                 58 |             447 |
| 14            | Gujarat-(Torrent Power Ltd., Surat)     | 01.04.2023              |                396 |                 59 |             456 |
| 15            | Haryana                                 | 01.04.2023              |                338 |                 10 |             348 |
| 16            | Himachal Pradesh                        | 01.04.2023              |                513 |                 14 |             527 |
| 17            | Jammu & Kashmir                         | 01.12.2023              |                238 |                  0 |             238 |
| 18            | Jharkhand (Urban Areas)                 | 01.03.2024              |                715 |                 40 |             755 |
| (Rural Areas) | (Rural Areas)                           |                         |                668 |                 38 |             705 |

| 19   | Karnataka                                  | 01.04.2023   |   810 |   63 |   873 |
|------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|-------|------|-------|
| 20   | Kerala                                     | 01.11.2023   |   544 |   48 |   592 |
| 21   | Ladakh                                     | 01.11.2023   |   219 |   32 |   251 |
| 22   | Lakshadweep                                | 01.04.2023   |   295 |    0 |   295 |
| 23   | Madhya Pradesh (Urban Areas)               | 04.04.2023   |   804 |   84 |   888 |
|      | (Rural Areas)                              |              |   774 |   81 |   855 |
| 24   | Maharashtra                                | 01.04.2023   |   878 |  140 |  1018 |
| 25   | Maharashtra-Mumbai- ( B.E.S.T )            | 01.04.2023   |   599 |  122 |   721 |
| 26   | Maharashtra - Mumbai- ( Adani Electricity) | 01.04.2023   |   734 |  143 |   877 |
| 27   | Maharashtra-Mumbai- (TATA's)               | 01.04.2023   |   666 |  133 |   798 |
| 28   | Manipur                                    | 01.04.2023   |   618 |    0 |   618 |
| 29   | Mizoram                                    | 01.04.2023   |   650 |    0 |   650 |
| 30   | Meghalaya                                  | 01.04.2023   |   555 |    5 |   560 |
| 31   | Nagaland                                   | 01.04.2023   |   608 |    0 |   608 |
| 32   | Odisha                                     | 01.04.2023   |   455 |   17 |   472 |
| 33   | Puducherry                                 | 01.04.2023   |   305 |    0 |   305 |
| 34   | Punjab                                     | 16.05.2023   |   592 |   77 |   668 |
| 35   | Rajasthan                                  | 01.04.2023   |   765 |   55 |   820 |
| 36   | Sikkim                                     | 01.04.2023   |   235 |    0 |   235 |
| 37   | Tamil Nadu                                 | 01.07.2023   |   281 |    0 |   281 |
| 38   | Telangana                                  | 01.04.2023   |   465 |    6 |   471 |
| 39   | Tripura                                    | 01.10.2023   |   597 |   30 |   626 |
| 40   | Uttarakhand                                | 01.04.2023   |   458 |   15 |   473 |
| 41   | Uttar Pradesh(Urban )                      | 01.06.2023   |   673 |   34 |   706 |
|      | (Rural)                                    |              |   479 |   24 |   503 |
| 42   | West Bengal (Urban )                       | 01.04.2023   |   720 |    0 |   720 |
|      | (Rural)                                    |              |   709 |    0 |   709 |
| 43   | D.V.C. (Jharkhand Area)                    | 01.02.2024   |   463 |   26 |   488 |

(*Source: CEA Report on Tariff &Duty of electricity supply in India - March 2024)

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