Lok Sabha Question No. 1877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Programme to Electrify all Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1877 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## PROGRAMME TO ELECTRIFY ALL VILLAGES

1877.  SHRI HARISH MEENA:

## Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of present status of the Government's programme to electrify all the villages by 2017; (b) whether  the  additional  power  capacity  has  brought  financial  stress  on  the States since there is little demand for the added capacity, if so, details of additional power  capacity  generated  by  the  States  during  the  last  two  years  including Rajasthan; and the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  deal  with  this  financial  loss  borne  by

(c) many States due to excess capacity addition?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : As  reported  by  the  States,  there  were  18,452  un-electrified  census villages  in  the  country,  as  on  01.04.2015.  Out  of  these,  9176  villages  have  been electrified as on 27.07.2016. Electrification of all the remaining un-electrified villages is targeted by May, 2018.

(b) : The  regulation  of  State  Electricity  Regulatory  Commissions  /  Central Electricity Regulatory Commission for fixation of tariff of generating stations provides two-part tariff structure; for recovery of fixed cost and running cost/Energy charges. Any  Distribution  Company  (DISCOM),  not  availing  power  after  start  of  Commercial Operation of power plants and having effective Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the Generating Companies, shall have to bear the fixed charges even though the DISCOMs do  not  procure  the  requisitioned  power  from  these  stations,  and  as  such these charges would burden the finances of the State DISCOMs.  Non-payment of such charges by DISCOMs to the Generators would  burden the Generators  with financial losses.   The details of power generation capacity added by the States during the last two years including Rajasthan are given in Annex.

(c) : Procurement  of  power,  addition  of  generation  capacity  and  signing  of power  purchase  agreements,  is  the  responsibility  of  the  States/DISCOMs.  States/ DISCOMs  having  excess  capacity  may  adopt  several  measures  including  bilateral agreement  with  other  States/DISCOMs  facing  shortage  of  electricity,  trading  of electricity in power exchange and demand boosting activities.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1877 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2016.

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## Power generation Capacity added in various states during last 2 years (April, 2014 to June, 2016)

| State                  | Name of Project              |   Total Capacity (MW) |
|------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Himachal Pradesh       | KASHANG HEP                  |                  65   |
| Himachal Pradesh Total |                              |                  65   |
| Jammu & Kashmir        | BAGLIHAR II HPS              |                 150   |
|                        |                              |                 150   |
|                        |                              |                 150   |
| Jammu & Kashmir Total  |                              |                 450   |
| Rajasthan              | CHHABRA TPP                  |                 250   |
|                        | KALISINDH TPS                |                 600   |
|                        |                              |                 600   |
|                        | RAMGARH CCPP                 |                  50   |
| Rajasthan Total        |                              |                1500   |
| Uttar Pradesh          | ANPARA TPS                   |                 500   |
|                        |                              |                 500   |
| Uttar Pradesh Total    |                              |                1000   |
| Gujarat                | Bhavnagar Lignite TPP        |                 250   |
|                        | DHUVARAN CCPP                |                 376.1 |
|                        | SIKKA REP. TPS               |                 250   |
|                        |                              |                 250   |
| Gujarat Total          |                              |                1126.1 |
| Madhya Pradesh         | SHRI SINGHAJI TPP            |                 600   |
| Madhya Pradesh Total   |                              |                 600   |
| Maharashtra            | CHANDRAPUR(MAHARASHTRA) STPS |                 500   |
|                        |                              |                 500   |
|                        | KORADI TPS                   |                 660   |
|                        |                              |                 660   |
|                        | PARLI TPS                    |                 250   |
| Maharashtra Total      |                              |                2570   |
| Andhra Pradesh         | DAMODARAM SANJEEVAIAH TPS    |                 800   |
|                        |                              |                 800   |
| Karnataka              | BELLARY TPS                  |                 700   |
|                        | YERMARUS TPP                 |                 800   |
| Karnataka Total        |                              |                1500   |
| Telangana              | KAKATIYA TPS                 |                 600   |
|                        | LOWER JURALA HPS             |                  40   |
|                        |                              |                  40   |
|                        |                              |                  40   |
|                        | SINGARENI TPP                |                 600   |
| Telangana Total        |                              |                1360   |
| West Bengal            | SAGARDIGHI TPS               |                 500   |
| West Bengal Total      |                              |                 500   |
| Total                  |                              |               12271.1 |

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