(a) whether the Government have proposed to create Hydel Development Fund by imposing
surcharge on consumers for the fund;
(b) if so, the amount generated from the said fund;
(c) whether the Government or Central Electricity Regulatory Commission plan to spend the
collected amount for the improvement of the hydel projects;
(d) if so, whether the State Government Hydel projects will get a share from it; and
(e) if so, the ratio of share therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (e) : On the advice of the Ministry of Power, the National Hydro-electric Power
Corporation (NHPC) had filed a petition before the Central Electricity Regulatory
Commission (CERC), praying for levy of a surcharge of 10 (ten) paise per unit on energy
available at bus bar, on the electricity generated from its generating stations. The amount
collected as a result of levying such surcharge was intended to supplement the budgetary
support, for accelerated hydro power development programmes. It was anticipated that it
would be possible for NHPC to mobilize Rs.100 crores per annum at the rate of 10 paise
per unit. CERC, in its Tariff order dated 21.12.2000 has fixed a surcharge on every bill
for fixed charges (for NHPC on both capacity and energy charges) at the following rates :
National Thermal Power Corporation 5% National Hydro-electric Power Corporation 5% Neyveli Lignite Corporation 5% Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. 10%