Lok Sabha Question No. 2166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Ultra Mega Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS

2166.  SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV:

SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

SHRI KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI:

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the New/under construction/pending Ultra Mega Power Projects undertaken in the country along with their capacity of power  generation including their  current  status  and  the  steps  taken/funds  sanctioned  to  complete  the  under construction projects State/UT/Project-wise;
- (b) whether any Ultra Mega  Power Projects are pending/suffering due to nonaccordance, delay in accordance of environmental clearance/land acquisition/funds/fuel,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to expedite the pending projects;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  recently  amended  the  auctioning  policy  for UMPPs, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the coal blocks allocated to the UMPP in the country, State/UTswise/Project-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : Four  Ultra  Mega  Power  Projects  (UMPPs)  namely  Sasan  in  Madhya Pradesh,  Mundra  in  Gujarat,  Krishnapattnam  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Tilaiya  in Jharkhand have already been transferred to the developers. Out of the four awarded UMPPs, two UMPPs at Mundra and Sasan are in operation. The status of the awarded UMPPs is given at Annexure-I.

………2.

The  power  generation  capacity  of  each  of  the  existing  and  proposed UMPP is 4000 MW approximately. The fund for UMPP is arranged by the developer of the project who is selected through International Competitive Bidding Route as per the Standard Bidding Document issued by Ministry of Power (MoP).

12 more UMPPs are under different stages of development. Environmental clearance is obtained after firm allocation of coal blocks. The status of these UMPPs is given at Annexure-II.

(c) : MoP constituted an Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri Pratyush Sinha, IAS (Retd) and ex-Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to examine Standard/Model Bidding Documents applicable to UMPPs/Case-2. The Expert Committee  has  submitted  its  recommendation  on  the  New  Standard  Bidding Documents for UMPP based on (i) allocated domestic coal blocks and  (ii) imported coal.

(d) : The detail  of  the  coal  blocks  allocated  to  the  UMPPs  is  given  at Annexure-III.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2166 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.03.2016. ***********

## STATUS OF AWARDED ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS (UMPP)

|   Sl. No. | Name of UMPP                  | Location                                                            | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Sasan UMPP (6x660 MW)         | Sasan in District Singrauli. Madhya Pradesh                         | Project awarded and transferred to M/s. Reliance Power Ltd. on 07.08.2007. Project is fully commissioned.                                                                                                                                                               |
|         2 | Mundra UMPP (5x800 MW)        | Mundra in village Tundawand in District Kutch, Gujarat              | Project awarded and transferred to M/s. Tata Power Ltd. on 24.04.2007. Project is fully commissioned.                                                                                                                                                                   |
|         3 | Krishnapatnam UMPP (6x660 MW) | Krishnapatnam in District Nellore, Andhra Pradesh                   | The Project awarded and transferred to M/s. Reliance Power Ltd. on 29.01.2008. The developer has stopped work at site, citing new regulation of coal pricing in Indonesia. The procurers have issued termination notice. The matter is subjudice.                       |
|         4 | Tilaiya UMPP (6x660 MW)       | Near Tilaiya village in Hazaribagh and Koderma Districts, Jharkhand | Project awarded and transferred to M/s Reliance Power Ltd on 07.08.2009. The developer (Jharkhand Integrated Power Ltd) has issued notice of termination of Power Purchase Agreement on 28.4.2015 citing non transfer of land to the developer by Jharkhand Government. |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2166 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.03.2016.

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## STATUS OF OTHER IDENTIFIED ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS (UMPP)

| Sl. No.      | Name of UMPP                  | Location                                                                | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|--------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Odisha       | Odisha                        | Odisha                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1            | Bedabahal Odisha              | Bedabahal in Sundergarh District.                                       | Fresh bid would be issued after finalization of Standard Bidding Documents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2            | 1st additional UMPP in Orissa | Bijoypatna in Chandbali Tehsil of Bhadrak district for coastal location | Site identified.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 3            | 2nd additional UMPP in Orissa | Narla & Kasinga sub division of kalahandi District for inland location  | Site identified.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh                  | Chhattisgarh                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4            | Chhattisgarh UMPP             | Near Salka & Khameria villages in District Surguja.                     | Ministry of Coal vide letter dated 8.4.2015 has tentatively recommended coal blocks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu   | Tamil Nadu                    | Tamil Nadu                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5            | Cheyyur UMPP                  | Village Cheyyur, District Kancheepuram.                                 | Fresh bid would be issued after finalization of Standard Bidding Documents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6            | 2nd Tamil Nadu UMPP           | Site Not finalized                                                      | CEA vide letter dated 22.01.15 requested TANGENDCO to identify an alternative site for setting up 2nd UMPP in Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Jharkhand    | Jharkhand                     | Jharkhand                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7            | Deoghar (2nd Jharkhand) UMPP  | Husainabad, Deoghar Distt                                               | Operating Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) namely Deoghar Mega Power Ltd and Infrastructure SPV namely Deoghar Infra Limited were incorporated on 26.4.2012 and 30.06.2015 respectively. Ministry of Power has requested Ministry of Coal on 24.02.2016 to identify an alternative suitable coal block, having Geological Report (GR) available. |

| Gujarat       | Gujarat               | Gujarat                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 8             | 2nd UMPP in Gujarat   | ---                                                                                                          | On 12.01.2016 a team of CEA & PFCCL officials visited site in Gir Somnath District identified by Govt of Gujarat to explore the possibilities for setting up of UMPP.                                                                                                    |
| Karnataka     | Karnataka             | Karnataka                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9             | Karnataka             | State Govt. has identified a suitable site in Niddodi village of Mangalore taluka Dakshina Kannada District. | Site visit report sent by CEA to Govt. of Karnataka for Niddodi village of Mangalore taluka Dakshina Kannada District highlighting issues with respect to the site and requested for quick resolution of the issues.                                                     |
| Maharashtra   | Maharashtra           | Maharashtra                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10            | Maharashtra           | ----                                                                                                         | Location is yet to be finalized.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Bihar         | Bihar                 | Bihar                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11            | Bihar                 | Kakwara in Banka Distt                                                                                       | Ministry of Coal has tentatively recommended Pirpainti/ Barahat coal blocks. Infrastructure Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) namely Bihar Infrapower Limited and Operating SPV namely Bihar Mega Power Limited were incorporated on 30.06.2015 and 09.07.2015 respectively. |
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12            | UMPP in Uttar Pradesh | Site finalized.                                                                                              | In the meeting held on 21.7.2015 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Power), Principal Secretary (Energy), Govt. of U.P mentioned that site at Etah has been finalized for UMPP at U.P.                                                                                 |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2166 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.03.2016.

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## Detail of the coal blocks allocated to the UMPPs

|   Sl. No | UMPP                          | Name of Coal Block                                                                                                        | Status of Allocation                                                                                                                                    |
|----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Sasan UMPP                    | i) Moher                                                                                                                  | Allocated by MoC vide letter dated 13.09.06                                                                                                             |
|        1 | Sasan UMPP                    | ii) Moher-Amlori Extension                                                                                                | Allocated by MoC vide letter dated 13.09.06                                                                                                             |
|        1 | Sasan UMPP                    | iii) Chhatrasal*                                                                                                          | *MoC vide Gazette Notification No. 956 [S.O. No. 1230 (E)] dated 07.05.2015 has cancelled the allocation of the coal block.                             |
|        2 | Orissa UMPP                   | i) Meenakshi                                                                                                              | MoC vide letter dated 17.02.2016 has decided in-principle to allot the coal blocks under the provisions of MMDR Act.                                    |
|        2 | Orissa UMPP                   | ii) Meenakshi -B                                                                                                          | MoC vide letter dated 17.02.2016 has decided in-principle to allot the coal blocks under the provisions of MMDR Act.                                    |
|        2 | Orissa UMPP                   | iii) Dip side of Meenakshi                                                                                                | MoC vide letter dated 17.02.2016 has decided in-principle to allot the coal blocks under the provisions of MMDR Act.                                    |
|        3 | Tilaiya UMPP, Jharkhand       | i) Kerandari 'B' and 'C'                                                                                                  | Allocated by MoC vide letter dated 20.07.07                                                                                                             |
|        4 | Surguja UMPP, Chhattisgarh    | - BatatiKolga East, - BatatiKolga NE-A, - BatatiKolga NE-B, - BatatiKolga NE-C, - BatatiKolga Central, - BatatiKolga West | MoC vide letter dated 8.4.2015 has tentatively recommended these Coal Blocks.                                                                           |
|        5 | Bihar UMPP                    | Pirpainti/Barahat                                                                                                         | MoC vide letter dated 17.02.2016 has decided in principal to allot the coal blocks.                                                                     |
|        6 | 1st Additional UMPP in Odisha | Bankhui                                                                                                                   | Allocated by MoC vide letter dated 21.06.2010                                                                                                           |
|        7 | 2nd Additional UMPP in Odisha | -                                                                                                                         | Dip Side of Ghogarpalli (360 MT) and Ghogarpalli (280 MT) coal blocks identified for the project                                                        |
|        8 | Deoghar UMPP                  | Gomarpahari-Siulibana                                                                                                     | Ministry of Power has requested Ministry of Coal on 24.02.2016 to identify an alternative suitable coal block, having Geological Report (GR) available. |

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