GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.12 ANSWERED ON HIGH EFFICIENCY COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY

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1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA STARRED QUESTION NO.12 HIGH EFFICIENCY COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY *12. SHRI V.P. SINGH BADNORE: (a) the details of new high efficiency technology for coal-fired generation of power being planned for the country; and (b) how much reduction of CO 2 emissions is expected from such clean superior coal technology in the country, the details? (a) & (b) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *******

2 STATEMENT STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 12 ANSWERED IN THE ON REGARDING HIGH EFFICIENCY COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY. ********* (a) : Supercritical technology helps to enhance the efficiency of coal fired power generation. The design efficiency of a Supercritical unit with steam parameters of 247 kg/cm2; 565/593 0 C as generally adopted is about 5% higher than that of a typical 500 MW subcritical unit. These (supercritical) units are likely to have correspondingly lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. The efficiency of the Supercritical units is around 40%. 42 supercritical units (660/800 MW) with total capacity of about 28,805 MW have been commissioned in the country as on and around 49,000 MW are under construction. (b) : The reduction of CO 2 emissions by adoption of these technologies is in the range of gm/kwh of electricity generation. The total reduction in CO 2 emissions in the country by installation of supercritical units and their corresponding cumulative generation till is million tonnes. **********

3 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA STARRED QUESTION NO.13 INTEGRATED POWER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME *13. SHRI RANJIB BISWAL: (a) whether the Prime Minister has launched the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) recently; (b) if so, the details thereof along with its aims; (c) the number of cities proposed to be covered under IPDS in the country particularly in Odisha and Maharashtra; (d) and (e) whether any time-frame has been fixed to complete the projects under the scheme; if so, the details thereof, project-wise? (a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *******

4 STATEMENT STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 13 ANSWERED IN THE ON REGARDING INTEGRATED POWER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME. ********* (a) : Yes, Sir. Hon ble Prime Minister launched Integrated Power Development Scheme" (IPDS) on 18 th September 2015 at Varanasi. (b) : The Government of India approved the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) on with a total outlay of Rs.32,612 crore and a budgetary support of Rs.25,354 crore. The erstwhile Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), is now subsumed under IPDS and the approved outlay of Rs.44,011 crore including budgetary support of Rs.22,727 crore for 12 th & 13 th Plan is carried forward to the new Scheme IPDS. The aim of the scheme is to provide quality and reliable power supply in the urban areas. The main components of IPDS are: (i) (ii) (iii) Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network in the urban areas; Metering of distribution transformers/feeders/consumers in the urban areas; IT enablement of distribution sector and strengthening of distribution network being undertaken under R-APDRP. (c) : So far, projects for 3406 towns have been sanctioned in-principle. This includes 255 towns in Maharashtra. The Discoms of Odisha have forwarded their proposals of 112 towns. (d) & (e) : The IPDS Scheme provides to complete the projects within a period of 24 months from the date of issue of Letter of Award. ************

5 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA STARRED QUESTION NO.15 REVITALISATION OF PATRATU POWER PLANT BY NTPC *15. SHRI SANJIV KUMAR: (a) whether it is a fact that Jharkhand has one of the lowest Plant Load Factor (PLF) among all the power generating States in India; (b) whether NTPC has entered into an MoU with the State Government of Jharkhand to revitalize the Patratu Power Plant; (c) what are the timeline and targets set therefor; and (d) whether, NTPC is considering further expansion of Patratu Power Plant in the medium term to improve power generation in Jharkhand? (a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *******

6 STATEMENT STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 ANSWERED IN THE ON REGARDING REVITALISATION OF PATRATU POWER PLANT BY NTPC. ********* (a) : Yes, Sir. Power Plant in Jharkhand has one of the lowest Plant Load Factor (PLF) among all power producing States in India. During the period April- October 2015, the PLF of Power Plants in Jharkhand was 29.22%. (b) : NTPC entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on 3 rd May, 2015 with Government of Jharkhand, Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd., Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam Ltd. and Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. to form a joint venture company. Subsequently, a JV Agreement (JVA) was signed on 29 th July, 2015 and a joint venture company (JVC), namely, Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. has been incorporated on The main objective of the JVC is to acquire, establish, operate, maintain, revise, refurbish, renovate and modernize the Performing Existing Units and tie-lines, sub-stations and main power transmission lines connected therewith and setting up of New Units. (c) : The endeavour of the Joint Venture Company is to improve the performance of the plant within six months from the date of asset transfer, subject to approval of revival and restoration costs by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). (d) : The JVC has planned capacity expansion in two phases: Phase-I (3x800 MW) Phase-II (2x800 MW after dismantling of existing units). ********

7 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.80 HYDEL POWER PROJECTS 80. KUMARI SELJA: (a) the total power generated by the hydel projects in the country, as on the 31st October, 2015, State-wise; (b) the number of hydel power projects pending for clearance as on the 31 st October, 2015 along with the power generation capacity of each such project; and (c) the States likely to be benefited by clearance of these projects? (a) : The total power generated by the hydel projects (above 25 MW) in the country as on 31 st October, 2015 state-wise for the year is at Annex-I. (b) & (c) : The details of schemes pending for concurrence in Central Electricity Authority as on 31 st October, 2015 along with the power generation capacity of each such project and the states likely to be benefited by clearance of these projects is at Annex-II. ************

8 ANNEX-I ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 80 ANSWERED IN THE ON *********** State Generation in Million Unit (April-October 15) BBMB HIMACHAL PRADESH JAMMU AND KASHMIR PUNJAB RAJASTHAN UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND CHHATTISGARH GUJARAT MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA ANDHRA PRADESH KARNATAKA KERALA TAMIL NADU TELANGANA DVC JHARKHAND ORISSA SIKKIM WEST BENGAL ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM MANIPUR MEGHALAYA NAGALAND Bhutan IMPORT HYDRO Total *************

9 ANNEX-II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 80 ANSWERED IN THE ON *********** List of Hydro-Electric Schemes under Examination Sl. No. 1 Kiru 2 Kwar Project Name Developer/ Agency Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd Installed Capacity (MW) States benefitted by the project J&K, HP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Delhi. J&K, HP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Delhi. 3 Kirthai- I JKSPDC 390 J&K 4 Sawalkote JKSPDC 1856 J&K 5 Seli Seli Hydroelectric Power H.P. and the states having 400 Com. Ltd. PPA with the developer 6 Sach Khas L&T Himachal Hydro H.P. and the states having 267 Power Limited PPA with the developer J&K, HP, Punjab, Haryana, 7 Jelam Tamak THDCL 108 Rajasthan, UP, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Delhi. 8 Sankosh THDCL 2585 Yet to be decided Bowala Nand Uttarakhand 9 UJVNL 300 Prayag 10 Tagurshit 11 Kamla (Subansiri Middle) 12 Attunli L&T Ar Pr Hydro Power Limited Kamla Hydro Electric Power Company Limited (KHEPCL) Attunli Hydro Electric Power Company Ltd Ar. Pradesh and the states having PPA with the developer Ar. Pradesh and the states having PPA with the developer Ar. Pradesh and the states having PPA with the developer 13 Lower Kopili Assam Power Generating Assam 120 Company Limited 14 Umngot Meghalaya Power Meghalaya 210 Generation Corp Limited 15 Dagmara BSHPCL 130 Bihar Assam, Ar.Pradesh, Manipur, 16 Loktak D/s NHPC 66 Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram TOTAL *********

10 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.81 POWER PLANTS BEING SET UP IN WEST BENGAL 81. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH: (a) whether it is a fact that a number of power plants are being set up/proposed in West Bengal; (b) (c) (d) (e) if so, the details thereof; whether many of them have been delayed; if so, the reasons therefor; and the efforts being made to expedite them? (a) to (d) : Annex. Yes, Sir. The details of power projects being set up in West Bengal are given at (e) : The following monitoring mechanism is in place in Ministry of Power to coordinate the country s capacity addition programme: Central Electricity Authority (CEA) monitors the power projects in pursuance of Section 73 (f) of Electricity Act, The progress of each project is monitored continuously through frequent site visits, interaction with the developers and monthly progress reports. Chairperson, CEA holds review meeting with the developers and other stakeholders to sort out the critical issues; A Power Project Monitoring Panel (PPMP) has been set up by the Ministry of Power to independently follow up and monitor the progress of the Power Projects; Ministry of Power and CEA also reviews the progress of ongoing power projects regularly with the project developers, equipment manufacturers, State Utilities etc. and facilitate resolving the constraints affecting the progress of such projects. Intensive reviews are held by the Ministry of Power to review the critical milestones associated with each on-going project which are on the Online Computerized Monitoring System (OCMS) database of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Special attention is given for the projects which are having time and cost overruns. **********

11 ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 81 ANSWERED IN THE ON *********** Details of Power Projects being set up / proposed in West Bengal Sl. No. Project Name Developer Sector Fuel Capacity (MW) 1 Raghunathpur TPP PH-I U2 2 Raghunathpur TPP PH-II U1 3 Raghunathpur TPP PH-II U2 4 Katwa Thermal Power Project 5 Teesta Low Dam-IV HEP U1 6 Teesta Low Dam-IV HEP U2 7 Teesta Low Dam-IV HEP U3 8 Teesta Low Dam-IV HEP U4 9 Rammam III U1-3 Status DVC Central Coal 600 Under DVC Central Coal 660 Under DVC Central Coal 600 Under Original Commissioning Expected commissioning Reason for delay Delay in Land acquisition for water & Rail corridor. 2. Delay in erection of main plant equipments by RIL. 3. Law & Order Problem. 4. Frequent stoppage of work by local people. 5. Replacement of bottom ring header. 6. Delay due to damage of boiler insulation Delay in start of main plant civil works. 2 Progress of work is slow due to funds problem with DVC. NTPC Central Coal 1600 Proposed NHPC Central Hydro 40 Under NHPC Central Hydro 40 Under NHPC Central Hydro 40 Under NHPC Central Hydro 40 Under NTPC Central Hydro 120 Under Initial delay in handing over of forest land & start of work. 2. Flash flood in July, 2007, May, & July, Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha agitations/ bandhs. 4. Due to cash crunch of civil contractor (M/s HCC), the civil works were put on halt from March, 2013 to November,

12 Sagardighi TPS-II, U-3 11 Sagardighi TPS-II, U-4 12 Bakreshwar Thermal Power Project Extn U-6 13 Turga Pump Storage Hydro Power Project 14 Haldia TPP U1 India Power Corp. (Haldia) Ltd. 15 Haldia TPP U2 India Power Corp. (Haldia) Ltd. 16 Haldia TPP U3 India Power Corp. (Haldia) Ltd. WBPDCL State Coal 500 Under WBPDCL State Coal 500 Under Slow progress in erection and supply of BTG material. 2. Delay in placement of order for electrical erection work. 3. Slow progress of CHP, AHP, PT & DM Plant. WBPDCL State Coal 600 Proposed WBPDCL State Hydr o 1000 Proposed Private Coal 150 Under Private Coal 150 Under Private Coal 150 Under TPP : Thermal Power Project DVC : Damodar Valley Corporation NTPC : National Thermal Power Corporation NHPC : National Hydroelectric Power Corporation WBPDCL: West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited *************

13 82. SHRI AHMED PATEL: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.82 UJWAL DISCOM ASSURANCE YOJANA (a) whether Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) would help India attain 24x7 power; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) in what way this scheme would affect the Non-Performing Assets in public sector banks which have lent to DISCOMS? (a) & (b) : The Scheme UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) has been launched to improve financial and operational efficiencies of power distribution companies (DISCOMs). It envisages to reduce interest burden, cost of power and AT&C losses. Consequently, DISCOM would become sustainable to supply adequate and reliable power enabling 24x7 power supply. (c) : The scheme provides that States would take over 75% debt of Discoms, as on 30 th September, 2015 in two years. Henceforth, Banks would not finance losses of DISCOM. Therefore, the question of Non-Performing Assets does not arise. **********

14 83. SHRI TAPAN KUMAR SEN: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.83 STATUS OF ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS (a) the present status of Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) in the country, project-wise along with the quantum of power generated/likely to be generated; and (b) the criteria laid down by Government for allocation of power generated from UMPPs to different States? (a) : Four UMPPs, viz. Sasan in Madhya Pradesh, Mundra in Gujarat, Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Tilaiya in Jharkhand have been awarded to the successful bidders so far. Mundra and Sasan UMPP have been fully commissioned. The status of awarded UMPPs is at Annex-I. Quantum of power generation by commissioned UMPPs in the last four years is at Annex-II. (b): The allocation of Power from UMPPs is decided by Central Government in consultation with the States Governments. Upto 50% power is allocated to lead procurer, i.e. the State in which UMPP is located. Further, power allocation is based on location of project in particular region, power deficit, availability of transmission infrastructure and equity contribution in Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), proportionate to power allocation to that particular state etc. *********

15 ANNEX-I ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83 ANSWERED IN THE ON *********** STATUS OF AWARDED ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS Sl. Name of UMPP Location Status No. 1 Sasan UMPP (6x660 MW) Sasan in District Singrauli. Madhya Pradesh The project awarded and transferred to M/s. Reliance Power Ltd. on The project is fully commissioned. 2 Mundra UMPP (5x800 MW) 3 Krishnapatnam UMPP (6x660 MW) 4 Tilaiya UMPP (6x660 MW) Mundra in village Tundawand in District Kutch, Gujarat Krishnapatnam in District Nellore, Andhra Pradesh Near Tilaiya village in Hazaribagh and Koderma Districts, Jharkhand The project awarded and transferred to M/s. Tata Power Ltd. on The project is fully commissioned. The Project awarded and transferred to M/s. Reliance Power Ltd. on 29th January, The developer has stopped work at the site, citing new regulation of coal pricing in Indonesia. The procurers have issued termination notice. The matter is subjudice. The project awarded and transferred on 7th August, 2009 to M/s Reliance Power Ltd. (RPL).The developer, Jharkhand Integrated Power Ltd (JIPL, a subsidiary of RPL), has issued notice of termination of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) on Last meeting of Procurers was held on to discuss termination notice given by RPL. *******

16 ANNEX-II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83 ANSWERED IN THE ON *********** QUANTUM OF POWER GENERATION BY COMMISSIONED UMPPs FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS NAME OF THE UMPP Monitored Capacity (MW) Generation (in MU) (April Oct. 15) Mundra UMPP Sasan UMPP ***********

17 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.84 RESTRUCTURING OF DEBTS OF DISCOMS UNDER UDAY 84. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA: (a) whether there are any incentives built into the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to encourage State Governments to voluntarily restructure debts of DISCOMS in economic distress; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) given that two such schemes have not worked in the past, what makes the UDAY scheme different from previous DISCOM debt re-structuring attempts; (d) whether any attempt has been made to understand the short-term effect of UDAY on prices for consumers; and (e) if so, the details thereof? (a) & (b) : Yes, Sir. UDAY has inbuilt incentives encouraging State Governments to voluntarily restructure their debts. These incentives include taking over of DISCOM debt by the States outside the fiscal deficit limits; reduction in the cost of power through various measures such as coal linkage rationalization, liberal coal swaps, coal price rationalization, correction in coal grade slippage, allocation of coal linkages at notified prices; priority/additional funding through schemes of MoP & MNRE; and, reduction in interest burden. (c) : UDAY is different from earlier restructuring schemes in several ways including flexibility of keeping debt taken over outside fiscal deficit limit, reduction in cost of power and a series of time bound interventions for improving operational efficiency. (d) & (e) : UDAY provides for measures that will reduce the cost of power generation, which would ultimately benefit consumers. **************

18 85. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.85 ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES (a) the number of villages in the country, especially in tribal areas, backward regions and hilly areas which have been electrified and those villages which are yet to be electrified as on the 31st October, 2015; (b) whether Government has undertaken special programme for getting all the villages electrified under various schemes; (c) (d) if so, the details thereof; and by when all the villages in the country are likely to be electrified? (a) : As on 31 st October, 2015, there were census villages left to be electrified in the country including tribal areas, backward region, and hilly areas. (b) & (c) : Government of India has approved Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana which includes village electrification. Emphasis has been laid to complete the electrification of all villages through expediting implementation, rigorous and multi layer monitoring and inclusion of standalone system for off-grid electrification. (d) : All the remaining villages are proposed to be electrified in collaboration of States before *******

19 86. SHRIMATI RAJANI PATIL: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.86 NEW POWER POLICY (a) (b) (c) whether Government has drafted or proposes to draft a new power policy; if so, the details thereof; and the time-frame within which it would be implemented? (a) to (c) : No, Sir. Government of India has not drafted or proposes to draft a New Power Policy. However, the existing Policies are amended from time to time with the objective, interalia, of introducing reforms in the power sector, maintaining power quality, reliability and security of the grid, determination of tariff competitively for benefit of end consumer etc. **********

20 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.87 TRANSMISSION LINES AFFECTED BY LAND ACQUISITION ISSUES 87. SHRI HARIVANSH: (a) to what extent the construction of transmission lines has been affected due to land acquisition issues; (b) whether information about future problems caused by construction of transmission lines is given to the affected parties before starting construction of these lines; (c) whether the compensation amount would also be provided by companies constructing transmission lines or it would be borne only by the State Governments; and (d) lines? the annual losses being borne by Government in electricity due to faults in transmission (a) : As per provisions of existing law, land below transmission line towers is not required to be acquired and the land owner retains the ownership of the land even after the construction of the transmission lines. (b): Ttransmission projects, by their inherent nature, have negligible impact on environmental and social attributes, which are confined to Right of Way (RoW). Nevertheless, before construction of any transmission line, general public including persons likely to be affected are informed through a Public Notice, which are published in local newspapers giving details of transmission line with its proposed route, name of villages/district(s) etc. (c): Compensation amount is paid by the transmission licensee/implementing agency to the affected land owners according to established procedure and as decided by concerned authorities/district Magistrate(s)as per the extant rules/guidelines. State Government can provide enhanced compensation, if required, to the affected land owner. (d): Government. Losses in electricity due to faults in transmission lines is not borne by the **********