Lok Sabha Question No. 1952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Power Supply to MSME
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1952 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## POWER SUPPLY TO MSME

1952.  SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether over 20% of firms suffer from more than 30 hours of power shortage per week and more than a third of firms suffered more than 20% of production loss which  went  upto  50%  for  power  dependent  industries  in  MSME  sector,  if  so,  the details thereof;

(b) whether  the  Government  is  having  any  data  regarding  the  closure  of  MSME units due to power shortage, if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and

(c) whether  the  Government  is  having  any  proposal  for  MSME  clusters  to  have their own Group Captive Power Plants, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject.  Supply  of  electricity  to  all  the consumers including industrial consumers in a State / UT is within the purview of the respective State Government  /  State Power  Utility. The  Government  of  India supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  by  establishing  power  plants  in Central Sector through CPSUs and allocating power there from.

As per information given by States / UTs to Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the details of notified power cuts on industries in various states of the country during the current year 2016-17 (April, 2016- June, 2016) is given at Annex.

(b) : No, Madam.

(c): No,  Madam.  However,  as  per  the  Electricity  Act,  2003,  the  electricity generation is a delicensed activity, no license is required by MSME cluster to set up captive power plants.

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1952 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2016.

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Notified Power Cuts/Restrictions on Industries during 2016-17 (up to June, 2016)

| State/ Region    | Energy Cut                               | Demand cut       |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------|
| Northern Region  |                                          |                  |
| Delhi            | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Haryana          | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Himachal Pradesh | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Punjab           | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Rajasthan        | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Uttar Pradesh    | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Uttarakhand      | 0.099-0.242 MU/day on HT & LT industries | 140 MW           |
| Western Region   |                                          |                  |
| Chhattisgarh     | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Gujarat          | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Madhya Pradesh   | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Maharashtra      | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Goa              | NIL                                      | NIL              |
| Southern Region  |                                          |                  |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Nil                                      | Nil              |
| Telangana        | Nil                                      | Nil              |
| Karnataka        | Nil                                      | Nil              |
| Kerala           | Nil                                      | Nil              |
| Tamil Nadu       | Nil                                      | Nil              |
| Puducherry       | Nil                                      | Nil              |
| Eastern Region   |                                          |                  |
| Bihar            | No Notified Cuts                         | No Notified Cuts |
| Jharkhand        | No Notified Cuts                         | No Notified Cuts |
| Odisha           | No Notified Cuts                         | No Notified Cuts |
| West Bengal      | No Notified Cuts                         | No Notified Cuts |

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