Lok Sabha Question No. 582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Power Demand of Kerala
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.582 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## POWER DEMAND OF KERALA

## 582.   DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  increase  the  allocation  of power  from  National  Thermal  Power  Corporation  (NTPC)  Ltd.'s  Talcher  II Station  to  Kerala,  from  180  megawatts  (MWs)  to  400  MW  considering  the summer  power  demand  of  Kerala,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the allocation from NTPC Barh Thermal Power Station to Kerala  to 400  MW by extending  it  upto  June 2025, from the current 177 MW till March 2025, as it will help stave off power shortages in summers, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  would  consider  allocating  350  MW  from  the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) to Kerala, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) & (b) : As per the Government of India Guidelines for allocation of power from Central Sector Generating Stations, for thermal power plants, 10% of the power  is  allocated  to  the  Home  State,  15%  of  the  power  is  unallocated  and placed at the disposal of the Central Government. The remaining 75% of power is  distributed  among  the  States  in  the  region  in  certain  proportion  as  a  firm share.  In  case  of  any  constituent  State/UT  of  the  Region  denies  to  avail  its entitled  share  or  part  thereof  in  firm  share,  then  same  is  offered  to  the States/UTs outside the Region.

Power of Talcher-II station (2000 MW capacity) of NTPC Ltd., has been  allocated  to  States/  UT  as  per  Power  allocation  guidelines.  Kerala  has been allocated 247 MW from Talcher-II Thermal Power Station (TPS), as its firm share,  in  addition  181.74  MW  is  also  allocated  out  of  unallocated  share  of Government of India. Barh-II  (1320  MW  capacity)  TPS  is  located  in  Bihar  State  and  its entire  power  is  allocated  to  the  States/  UTs  of  Eastern  Region.  To  ease  the Power  Supply  situation,  Government  of  India  allocated  177  MW  out  of  the surrendered  firm  share  of  Jharkhand  &  Sikkim,  from  this  Thermal  Power Station, to Kerala for the period 01.10.2024 to 31.03.2025. Further, considering the rising trend in power demand, the Government of India has extended this allocation till 30.06.2025. (c) : As per the Government of India Guidelines for allocation of power from Central Sector Generating Stations, for Nuclear power plants, 50% of the power is allocated to the Home State, 15 % of the power is unallocated and placed at the disposal of the Central Government. Remaining 35 % of power is distributed among the states in the region in certain proportion as a firm share. In  case of  any constituent State/UT of the Region denies to avail its entitled share or part thereof in firm share, then same will be offered to the States/UTs outside the Region. The States/UTs of Northern Region have already been allocated the entire1400 MW of power from Unit-7&8 of Rajasthan Atomic Power Station of the  Nuclear  Power  Corporation  of  India  Ltd.  (NPCIL)  as  per  Power  allocation guidelines.

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