Question : INSTALLED CAPACITY OF POWER IN N.E. REGION



(a) the total installed capacity of power from all sources in each State of North Eastern region and Sikkim with breakup of sources like hydro, coal and gas operational projects;

(b) whether any project is privately owned or privatised; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )

(a): The installed capacity of power in megawatts, as on 30.6.2000, in respect of N.E. Region including Sikkim was as follows:-

State Hydro Steam Gas Diesel Nuclear total (in MW)
Assam 2.00 330.00 269 20.69 0.00 621.69 Manipur 2.60 0.00 0.00 9.41 0.00 12.01 Meghalaya 186.71 0.00 0.00 2.05 0.00 188.76 Nagaland 3.50 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 5.50 Tripura 16.01 0.00 64.50 4.85 0.00 85.36 Arunachal 29.55 0.00 0.00 15.88 0.00 45.43 Pradesh Mizoram 5.31 0.00 0.00 20.36 0.00 25.67 Sikkim 32.89 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 37.89
State
Total: 278.57 330.00 333.5 80.24 0.00 1022.31
Central Sector 430.01 00.00 375 0.00 0.00 805.01
Total: 708.58 330.00 708.50 80.24 0.00 1827.32
(b) & (c): Only two projects in the private sector are commissioned in the North Eastern Region. They are, Adamtilla (3x3 MW) and Banaskandi (3x3.5+5 MW) and both are located in Assam.