(a) whether the Government has reviewed the status of power generation in the country including Northern States in view of the shortage of power;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of power projects which are not generating power as per their installed capacity; and
(d) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)
(a): During the current financial year 2009-10 (April– October, 2009), the electricity
generation in the country (including import of power from Bhutan) at 448.84 Billion Unit
(BU) was 97.53% of the target of 460.2 BU with a growth rate of 6.5% as compared to the
actual generation of 421.46 BU during April to October, 2008. In the Northern Region,
the actual power generation during April to October, 2009 was 131.19 Billion unit against
a target of 130.01 Billion Unit, which was 100.9% of the target and 4.62% more than the
actual generation during the corresponding period of last year.
The generation of electricity in the country during the current financial year has been
affected primarily due to less rainfall in the catchment areas and reservoirs of hydro
electric projects and inadequate availability of coal and gas for thermal power projects.
(b): The details of category-wise electricity generation during April-October, 2009 in
the country and in Northern Region are given below:
All India (in Billion Unit)
Generation Actual % of Target % of Last Year Target Generation
Thermal 367.86 361.81 98.36 109.68
Nuclear 10.00 10.54 105.38 117.44
Hydro 82.36 76.49 92.83 92.57
Total 460.22 448.84 97.53 106.50
including import from Bhutan
Northern Region (in Billion Unit)
Generation Actual % of Target % of Last Year Target Generation
Thermal 88.73 91.93 103.61 107.72
Nuclear 2.92 2.01 68.89 112.83
Hydro 38.36 37.25 97.08 97.32
Total 130.01 131.19 100.90 104.62