(a) the details of the proposals received from the private promoters for setting up of power projects, till date;
(b) the total installed capacity of power generation from these projects together with the amount proposed to be invested by them;
(c) the present status of the proposals; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to clear these projects?
THE MINISTER OF POWER
( SHRI P.R. KUMARAMANGALAM )
(a) to (d) : Government of India is monitoring 95 proposals for
setting up of power projects in the private sector. These
include 71 proposals on the Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU)/Letter of Intent (Lol), etc. route costing above Rs. 100
crores having an aggregate capacity of 39083.94 MW involving an
estimated cost of Rs.162343 crores and 24 proposals on the
competitive bidding route costing more than 1000 crores having an
aggregate capacity of 15884.65 MW involving an estimated cost of
Rs.57492 crores. As on date, Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
has accorded techno-economic clearance to 57 projects having an
aggregate capacity of 29362.3 MW involving an estimated cost of
Rs. 122008.61 crores for which complete Detailed Project Reports
(DPRs) had been received. The remaining projects can be taken up
for techno-economic appraisal of CEA only after the pending
inputs/clearances are tied up by the project promoters. The
Government has been monitoring the progress of these projects
from time to time and providing necessary assistance to them in
obtaining necessary inputs/clearances.