Lok Sabha Question No. 867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Closed Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, ANOOP MISHRA, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.867 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## CLOSED POWER PLANTS

867.   SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI ANOOP MISHRA: SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of power plants have been closed down in various States in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for re-starting these plants in the country and the funds proposed to be allocated for the purpose, plant-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : The details of power plants which have not generated electricity during the last one year or more along with reasons of outages is Annexed.

(c) : The  Government has approved a scheme  to revive and improve utilization of the stranded gas based power generation capacity in the country which has  been  lying  idle  or  under-utilized  due  to  shortfall  in  the  production  of  domestic natural  gas  in  the  country,    by  supply  of  Spot  RLNG  (e-bid  RLNG)  to  both  Stranded power plants & plants receiving domestic gas selected through a reverse e-bidding process. The other concessions envisaged under the scheme include - custom duty waiver on imported LNG; waiver of Value Added Tax, Central Sales Tax, Octroi and Entry  Tax;  waiver  of  Service  Tax  on  regasification  and  transportation;  reduction  in pipeline tariff charges, regasification charges and marketing margin; exemption from transmission  charges  and  losses  for  stranded  gas  based  power  projects  &  support from Power System Development Fund (PSDF), Government of India if required.

For making coal available to Thermal power plants, the Government has started separate e-auction window for power sector under which Coal India Limited (CIL) is making arrangements for conduct of forward e-auction of coal exclusively for power sector on a sustained basis, offering adequate quantities at regular intervals.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 867 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.07.2016. ***********

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| State                                                              | SECTOR                                                             | Fuel                                                               | Name of Utility                                                    | NAME OF THE STATION                                                | Capacity as on 30.06.2016                                          | Date of Outage                                                     | Outage reason                                                      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                     | PVT                                                                | NATURAL GAS                                                        | GAUTAMI                                                            | GAUTAMI CCPP                                                       | 464                                                                | 30.04.15                                                           | NON AVAILABILITY OF GAS                                            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                     | STATE                                                              | HYDRO                                                              | TSGENCO                                                            | NAGARJUN SGR LBC HPS                                               | 60                                                                 | 11.01.15                                                           | SHORTFALL OF RAIN, INFLOWSANDLOW RESERVIOR LEVEL                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                     | STATE                                                              | HYDRO                                                              | APGENCO                                                            | NAGARJUN SGR RBC HPS                                               | 90                                                                 | 28.02.15                                                           | SHORTFALL OF RAIN, INFLOWSANDLOW RESERVIOR LEVEL                   |
| ASSAM                                                              | STATE                                                              | MULTI FUEL                                                         | APGPCL                                                             | CHANDRAPUR(ASSAM) TPS                                              | 60                                                                 | Jul-99                                                             | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                       | PVT                                                                | COAL                                                               | VESPL                                                              | KATGHORA TPP                                                       | 35                                                                 | 15.10.12                                                           | NO FUEL/PPA NOT SIGNED                                             |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                       | PVT                                                                | COAL                                                               | VVL                                                                | SALORA TPP                                                         | 135                                                                | 19.10.14                                                           | NO FUEL/PPA NOT SIGNED                                             |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                       | PVT                                                                | COAL                                                               | ACB                                                                | SWASTIK KORBA TPP                                                  | 25                                                                 | 01.04.15                                                           | LOW SCHEDULE                                                       |
| DELHI                                                              | PVT                                                                | NATURAL GAS                                                        | NDPL                                                               | RITHALA CCPP                                                       | 108                                                                | 07.06.13                                                           | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| DELHI                                                              | STATE                                                              | COAL                                                               | IPGPCL                                                             | RAJGHAT TPS                                                        | 135                                                                | 21.05.15                                                           | LOW SCHEDULE                                                       |
| DVC                                                                | CENTRAL                                                            | NAPTHA                                                             | DVC                                                                | MAITHON GT (Liq.)                                                  | 90                                                                 | Jun-06                                                             | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| GOA                                                                | PVT                                                                | NAPTHA                                                             | RELIANCE                                                           | GOA CCPP (Liq.)                                                    | 48                                                                 |                                                                    | NO FUEL/PPA NOT SIGNED                                             |
| GUJARAT                                                            | PVT                                                                | NATURAL GAS                                                        | ESSAR                                                              | ESSAR CCPP                                                         | 515                                                                | 01.02.15                                                           | GT-DDC MIS SYSTEM PROBLEM                                          |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                  | STATE                                                              | HIGH SPEED DIESEL                                                  | JKSPDC                                                             | PAMPORE GPS (Liq.)                                                 | 175                                                                | 01.03.12                                                           | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| JHARKHAND                                                          | CENTRAL                                                            | NATURAL GAS                                                        | DVC                                                                | MAITHON GT (Liq.)                                                  | 90                                                                 | 15.05.06                                                           | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| KARNATAKA                                                          | STATE                                                              | DIESEL                                                             | KPCL                                                               | YELHANKA (DG)                                                      | 127.92                                                             | 01.09.13                                                           | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| KERALA                                                             | PVT                                                                | NAPTHA                                                             | BSES(C)                                                            | COCHIN CCPP (Liq.)                                                 | 174                                                                | 15.10.15                                                           | RENEWAL OF PPA AWAITED                                             |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                        | PVT                                                                | COAL                                                               | IEPL                                                               | BELA TPS                                                           | 270                                                                | 22.03.13                                                           | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                        | PVT                                                                | COAL                                                               | GEPL                                                               | GEPL TPP Ph-I                                                      | 120                                                                | 29.06.13                                                           | NO FUEL SUPPLY                                                     |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                        | PVT                                                                | COAL                                                               | AMNEPL                                                             | MIHAN TPS                                                          | 246                                                                | 05.11.13                                                           | LOW SCHEDULE                                                       |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                        | PVT                                                                | COAL                                                               | RattanIndia                                                        | NASIK (P) TPS                                                      | 270                                                                | 04.03.14                                                           | TRANSMISSION CONSTRAINTS                                           |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                        | STATE                                                              | COAL                                                               | MAHAGENCO                                                          | PARLI TPS                                                          | 1380                                                               | Jun-15                                                             | RAWWATERSHORTAGE                                                   |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                        | CENTRAL                                                            | NATURAL GAS                                                        | RGPPL                                                              | RATNAGIRI CCPP I                                                   | 740                                                                | Jul-13                                                             | GAS SHORTAGE                                                       |
| MANIPUR                                                            | STATE                                                              | DIESEL                                                             | ED, Manipur                                                        | LEIMAKHONG DG                                                      | 36                                                                 | 01.08.09                                                           | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| RAJASTHAN                                                          | CENTRAL                                                            | NUCLEAR                                                            | DAE                                                                | DAE (RAJASTHAN)                                                    | 100                                                                | 09.10.04                                                           | GENERATOR EARTH FAULT / REGULATORY CLEARENCE                       |
| WEST BENGAL                                                        | STATE                                                              | HIGH SPEED DIESEL                                                  | WBPDC                                                              | HALDIA GT (Liq.)                                                   | 40                                                                 | Jul-02                                                             | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |
| WEST BENGAL                                                        | STATE                                                              | HIGH SPEED DIESEL                                                  | WBPDC                                                              | KASBA GT (Liq.)                                                    | 40                                                                 | Jun-02                                                             | UNECONOMICAL OPERATION                                             |

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