Lok Sabha Question No. 1981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Closed Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1981 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

CLOSED POWER PLANTS

†1981. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the dates from which and duration for which public sector power generating plants remained closed in the country during the current year along with the reasons therefor;

- (b) the value of loss of production due to the said reasons;
- (c) whether any person has been held responsible in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (d) : The  details  of  power  plants  of  capacity  3,709  MW  which  has  not generated electricity during the current year along with the reasons is at Annex.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1981 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.12.2015.

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Public  sector stations  with ZERO generation during 2015-16 ( April to November, 2015)

| Fuel              | Name of Utility   | NAME OF THE STATION    |   Installed Capacity as on 30.11.2015 MW | Date of Outage   | Reason of outage                                    |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| HYDRO             | HPSEB             | SANJAY HPS             |                                   120    | 22.01.15         | Fire in220/22 KV,10 MVA station transformer         |
|                   | APGENCO           | NAGARJUN SGR RBC HPS   |                                    90    | 01.04.15         | Shortfall of rain, inflows and low reservoir level. |
|                   | TSGENCO           | NAGARJUN SGR LBC HPS   |                                    60    | 01.04.15         | Shortfall of rain, inflows and low reservoir level. |
|                   | TSGENCO           | POCHAMPAD HPS          |                                    27    | 01.04.15         | Shortfall of rain, inflows and low reservoir level. |
|                   | Total             |                        |                                   297    |                  |                                                     |
| COAL              | BSEB              | BARAUNI TPS            |                                   210    | April, 13        | Renovation & Modernisation / refurbishment works    |
|                   | Total             |                        |                                   210    |                  |                                                     |
| NATURAL GAS       | GSECL             | PIPAVAV CCPP           |                                   702    | February, 14     | Gas Shortage                                        |
|                   | GSEGL             | HAZIRA CCPP EXT        |                                   351    | May, 12          | Gas Shortage                                        |
|                   | RGPPL             | RATNAGIRI CCPP I       |                                   740    | July, 13         | Gas Shortage                                        |
|                   |                   | RATNAGIRI CCPP II      |                                   740    | September, 13    | Gas Shortage                                        |
|                   | Total             |                        |                                  2533    |                  |                                                     |
| HIGH SPEED DIESEL | JKSPDC            | PAMPORE GPS (Liq.)     |                                   175    | March, 12        | Uneconomical Operation                              |
|                   | WBPDC             | HALDIA GT (Liq.)       |                                    40    | July, 02         | Uneconomical Operation                              |
|                   |                   | KASBA GT (Liq.)        |                                    40    | June, 02         | Uneconomical Operation                              |
|                   | Total             |                        |                                   255    |                  |                                                     |
| NAPTHA            | DVC               | MAITHON GT (Liq.)      |                                    90    | June, 06         | Uneconomical Operation                              |
|                   |                   |                        |                                    90    |                  |                                                     |
| DIESEL            | KPCL              | YELHANKA (DG)          |                                   127.92 | Sep-13           | Uneconomical Operation                              |
|                   | ED, Manipur       | LEIMAKHONG DG          |                                    36    | August, 09       | Uneconomical Operation                              |
|                   | Total             |                        |                                   163.92 |                  |                                                     |
| MULTI FUEL        | APGPCL            | CHANDRAPUR (ASSAM) TPS |                                    60    | July, 99         | Uneconomical Operation                              |
|                   |                   |                        |                                    60    |                  |                                                     |
| NUCLEAR           | DAE               | DAE (RAJASTHAN)        |                                   100    | 09.10.04         | Generator Earth Fault / Regulatory clearance        |
|                   | Total             |                        |                                   100    |                  |                                                     |
|                   | Grand Total       |                        |                                  3708.92 |                  |                                                     |

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