Question : SHARING OF ELECTRICITY



(a) whether the Government proposes to bring changes in the process of sharing electricity among States from thermal or hydel power projects built by central utilities;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the benefits likely to be accrued therefrom;

(c) whether the Government proposes to provide more power to States which make land or fuels available for power generation;

(d) if so, the impact thereof on the States which have no fuels/resources to offer for power generation; and

(e) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER(SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)

(a) to (e) : An in-house thinking process has been initiated in the Ministry of Power recently for examining the need to review the present arrangement relating to allocation of power. As the process is at very initial stage, the probable distribution ratio of power and other related details cannot be spelt out at this stage.