Question : HYDRO POWER PROJECTS



(a) the details of projects taken over by the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) in various States during the last three years;

(b) the share of each State in those projects; and

(c) the details thereof project-wise and the achievement made by NHPC in power generation during the period?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI P.M. SAYEED)

(a) to (c) : The details of the Hydro Electric Power Projects sanctioned by the Government of India for execution through the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in various States during the last three years i.e. 2001-02 to 2003-04, indicating their installed capacity and commissioning schedule, are given below :



Sl. Name of Project Installed State Scheduled No. Capacity (MW) Commissioning

1. Parbati Stage-II 800 Himachal Pradesh September, 2009

2. Omkareshwar 520 Madhya Pradesh February, 2008

3. Subansiri Lower 2000 Arunachal Pradesh September, 2010

4. Sewa Stage-II 120 Jammu & Kashmir September, 2007

5. Teesta Low Dam 132 West Bengal March, 2007 Stage-III


Except for Omkareshwar Hydro Electric Project, which is a joint venture project with Government of Madhya Pradesh where equity share of Government of Madhya Pradesh is 49%, in all the other projects, 100% equity participation is being provided by Government of India through NHPC to other projects.

During the last three years, viz. 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04, NHPC has generated 8912.29, 9862.71 and 11242.09 million units respectively from its power stations.