THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)
(a) & (b): At present, no hydro electric project from the State Government of Kerala]
is pending for concurrence in Central Electricity Authority (CEA). However, two nos. Hydro
Electric Schemes in the State Sector are under examination in different wings of CEA /
Central Water Commission (CWC) and Geological Survey of India (GSI).
The details of these projects are as under:
Sl.No. Scheme / Sector / State / No. X MW Installed Capacity (MW)
1. Indira Sagar (Polavaram) State, Andhra Pradesh,12 X 80 960
2. Sainj, State Himachal Pradesh, 2 X 50 100
As per the provisions of the Electricity Act 2003, concurrence is required to be
accorded by the CEA for setting up of new Hydro Electric Projects in the States.
(c) to (e): No hydro electric scheme in the name of Mekedatli Hydro Electric Project
has been received in the CEA for concurrence from the Government of Karnataka. However,
one preliminary report for Mekadatu Project (360 MW) was forwarded to the CEA by the
Ministry of Power in October, 1996 for comments. The CEA had commented in October, 1996
that the project involved inter-State aspects with Tamil Nadu and the matter of sharing
of Cauvery water was under adjudication before Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal.
