Question : HYDRO POWER GENERATION

(a) the details of electricity generated from various Hydro Power Projects vis-a-vis their installed capacity, project and State-wise during each of the last three years;

(b) whether the electricity generated therefrom have shown a declining trend over the years;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of power generated from the Hydro Power Projects during peak hours, given that the generation of peaking power is supposed to be the Unique Selling Proposition of these projects?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)

(a) The State-wise and project-wise details of electricity generation from various Hydro Power projects vis-à-vis their installed capacity (above 25 MW), during each of the last three years i.e. 2009-10 to 2011-12 is given at Annex.

(b) & (c) The total electricity generated from hydro power projects during 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 were 1,03,916.27 MU, 1,14,257.36 MU and 1,30,509.52 MU respectively and hence it has not shown a decline trend over the last three years.

(d) The Unique Selling Proposition (USP) of reservoir based hydro projects is that their generation can be scheduled as per peak demand of the grid. The details of power generated from the Hydro Power projects during peak hours, for the last three years is given below:

All India Average Hydro Generation (MW) at 1900 hrs (Peak hour)

Month/Year	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12

April	11436	11511	12936

May	9994	12090	13815

June	11855	13201	16049

July	14468	14789	19396

August	16994	17816	23305

September	19074	23058	28546

October	18957	20258	23590

November	16390	19152	19995

December	15592	17139	17322

January	14553	16250	16936

February	14436	16162	15933

March	12808	14835	15028