(a) the names of those States with which the Union Government have made
agreements for power reforms and the time by which such agreements are likely to be
made with other States;
(b) the salient features of this agreement;
(c) whether any campaign has been launched to create awareness among the common
man in respect of power reforms; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) & (b) : Nineteen States viz., Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,
Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with the Government of India for
undertaking power sector reforms in a time bound manner. The State Governments
commitment in these MoUs is in the following areas generally,
(i) metering of all 11 kv feeders and energy audit
(ii) 100% metering of consumers
(iii) Reduction of T&D losses with definite milestones
(iv) Development of Management Information System
(v) Achievement of commercial viability in distribution
(vi) Setting up of State Electricity Regulatory Commissions and filing of tariff petitions
(vii) Payment of subsidies through budget.
i. Provisions of additional power through :-
a. Allocation of additional power from Central Generating Stations b. Development of new generating capacity through CPSUs c. Support for enhancement of generating capacity in the State Sector
ii. Provision of necessary inter-State transmission lines and commitment to have PGCIL take up some identified intra-State lines.
iii. Provisions of additional financing by PFC in relaxation of standard requirements
iv. Accelerated Power Development Programme (APDP) : The Government of India have launched the Accelerated Power Development Programme (APDP) with last year and current year outlay of Rs.1000 crores and Rs.1500 crores respectively. APDP financing is for projects relating to :
a. Renovation & Modernisation/Life Extension/Uprating of old power plants. b. Upgradation of sub-transmission and distribution network including energy accounting and metering.