Lok Sabha Question No. 254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Allocation of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.254 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## ALLOCATION OF POWER

†254.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria fixed for allocation of power from Central Sector Power Undertakings/Units to States;
- (b) whether the allocation of power to various States/UTs in the country including Rajasthan has been much less than what has been demanded by them during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) if so, the State/UT-wise details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : The details of  guidelines for the allocation of power to  States/Union Territories (UTs) are given at Annex-I.

(b) to (d) : The  allocation  of  power  from  Central  Generating  Stations  (CGSs)  to various States/UTs in the country is done as per the extant guidelines and the entire capacity is limited and stands fully allocated at any point of time. Enhancement in allocation to one or more State(s)/UT(s) can be done only by equivalent reduction in the  allocation  to  other  beneficiaries  which  is  not  possible  in  view  of  shortages  in other States/UTs. However, sometimes, some states surrender their share in CGSs which  is  reallocated  to  the  other  willing  states/UTs  subject  to  availability  of transmission corridor.

The State/UT-wise details of allocation from CGSs in the country during the last three years and the current year (April, 2015 to January, 2016) are given at Annex-II.

Electricity is a concurrent subject. Supply and distribution of electricity to  various  consumers  in  a  State/UT  is  within  the  purview  of  the  respective  State Government/State Power Utility. The Central Government supplements the efforts of the  State  Governments  by  establishing  power  plants  and  transmission  systems  in Central  Sector  through  Central  Power  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs).  A  number  of Central  Generating  Projects  with  capacity  of  36496  MW  are  under  construction which would benefit all the States including Rajasthan.

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ANNEX-I

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 254 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.02.2016.

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Power from Central Generating Stations to the beneficiary States/Union Territories is allocated in accordance with formula for allocation of power as per the guidelines from April, 2000.  As per these guidelines, allocation of power is made to the States/ UTs in two parts, namely firm allocation of 85% and unallocated power of 15% for allocation for meeting the urgent/overall requirement.

The  firm  allocation  includes  allocation  of  12%  free  power  to  the affected States and 1% for local area development in case of Hydro Power Stations and  10%  (paid)  power  to  the  home  State  in  case  of  Thermal  and  Nuclear  Power Stations.

The  balance  (72%  in  case  of  Hydro  and  75%  in  case  of  Thermal  & Nuclear) power is distributed amongst the States / UTs of the region in accordance with  the  pattern  of  central  plan  assistance  and  energy  consumption  during  the previous five years, both factors having equal weightage.  Central plan assistance is determined in accordance with the Gadgil formula, in which population of the States is  also  taken  into  consideration.    In  case  of  joint  venture  projects,  the  equity contributing  States  get  benefit  in  firm  allocation  in  accordance  with  their  equity contribution.

The  aforementioned  guidelines  for  allocation  of  power  from  Central Generating  Stations  are  applicable  to  the  generating  stations,  for  which  Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) have been signed upto 5 th  January, 2011  and for the capacity extension of the existing projects.  After 5 th  January, 2011, power is to be procured by the Distribution Companies /  Utilities  through  tariff  based  competitive bidding. In 14 new projects of NTPC, the Central Government has, in January, 2011, approved allocation of 50% of power to 'Home' State, 15% unallocated power at the disposal of Government of India and 35% to other constituents (except 'Home' State) of that region on the basis of extant guidelines on allocation of power (giving equal weightage to central plan assistance and energy consumption by each State of the Region for preceding 5 years).  Similar dispensation has also been provided by the Government  in  January,  2011  in  respect  of new  projects of  Nuclear  Power Corporation.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 254 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.02.2016. ***********

| Allocation from Central Generating Stations   | Allocation from Central Generating Stations   | Allocation from Central Generating Stations   | Allocation from Central Generating Stations   | Allocation from Central Generating Stations   | Allocation from Central Generating Stations   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                       | State                                         | As on 31-3-2013                               | As on 31-3-2014                               | As on 31-3-2015                               | As on 31-1-2016                               |
| 1                                             | Chandigarh                                    | (MW) 211                                      | (MW) 176                                      | (MW) 176                                      | (MW) 223                                      |
| 2                                             | Delhi                                         | 4232                                          | 4518                                          | 3725                                          | 4182                                          |
| 3                                             | Haryana                                       | 2224                                          | 2499                                          | 2565                                          | 2548                                          |
| 4                                             | Himachal Pradesh                              | 1219                                          | 1244                                          | 1349                                          | 1526                                          |
| 5                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                               | 1700                                          | 1916                                          | 2013                                          | 2222                                          |
| 6                                             | Punjab                                        | 2113                                          | 2303                                          | 2310                                          | 2281                                          |
| 7                                             | Rajasthan                                     | 2831                                          | 2922                                          | 3008                                          | 3103                                          |
| 8                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                 | 5779                                          | 6132                                          | 6352                                          | 6548                                          |
| 9                                             | Uttarakhand                                   | 844                                           | 938                                           | 932                                           | 1036                                          |
| 10                                            | Chhattisgarh                                  | 1126                                          | 1189                                          | 1214                                          | 1180                                          |
| 11                                            | Gujarat                                       | 3368                                          | 3608                                          | 3608                                          | 3701                                          |
| 12                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                | 4527                                          | 4742                                          | 4769                                          | 4911                                          |
| 13                                            | Maharashtra                                   | 6781                                          | 7027                                          | 6994                                          | 6555                                          |
| 14                                            | Daman & Diu                                   | 319                                           | 322                                           | 320                                           | 326                                           |
| 15                                            | D.N. Haveli                                   | 907                                           | 930                                           | 899                                           | 871                                           |
| 16                                            | Goa                                           | 492                                           | 502                                           | 522                                           | 507                                           |
| 17                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                | 3675                                          | 3697                                          | 2003                                          | 1782                                          |
| 18                                            | Telangana                                     | ----                                          | ----                                          | 2148                                          | 2405                                          |
| 19                                            | Karnataka                                     | 1810                                          | 1895                                          | 2147                                          | 2656                                          |
| 20                                            | Kerala                                        | 1633                                          | 1639                                          | 1858                                          | 2155                                          |
| 21                                            | Tamil Nadu                                    | 3766                                          | 4097                                          | 5020                                          | 5649                                          |
| 22                                            | Pondicherry                                   | 396                                           | 387                                           | 415                                           | 445                                           |
| 23                                            | Bihar                                         | 1802                                          | 1918                                          | 2864                                          | 2793                                          |
| 24                                            | DVC                                           | 5990                                          | 6018                                          | 6018                                          | 6518                                          |
| 25                                            | Jharkhand                                     | 562                                           | 537                                           | 584                                           | 584                                           |
| 26                                            | Odisha                                        | 1705                                          | 1702                                          | 1750                                          | 1750                                          |
| 27                                            | West Bengal                                   | 1403                                          | 1548                                          | 1548                                          | 1548                                          |
| 28                                            | Sikkim                                        | 150                                           | 149                                           | 159                                           | 159                                           |
| 29                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                             | 134                                           | 133                                           | 133                                           | 157                                           |
| 30                                            | Assam                                         | 746                                           | 727                                           | 777                                           | 993                                           |
| 31                                            | Manipur                                       | 123                                           | 123                                           | 123                                           | 175                                           |
| 32                                            | Meghalaya                                     | 212                                           | 205                                           | 205                                           | 236                                           |
| 33                                            | Mizoram                                       | 74                                            | 74                                            | 74                                            | 97                                            |
| 34                                            | Nagaland                                      | 80                                            | 79                                            | 79                                            | 108                                           |

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