(a) whether the Government have received any proposal from Uttar
Pradesh to eradicate the power shortage in the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of those areas where a lot of difficulties are being faced
due to non-availability of power;
(d) whether the Government propose to provide more fund for this
purpose to the State Government;
(e) if so, the total fund is likely to be released by the Government; and
(f) if not, the action taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (c) : The Government of Uttar Pradesh requested the Central
Government for 300 MW of additional power till December 15, 2000 to
meet enhanced Rabi crop irrigation requirements in the state which has
been allocated by way of restoration of their firm share in some of the
Central Sector power stations earlier diverted to other constituents of the
Northern Region due to non-payment. This is over and above 2372 MW
already being availed by Uttar Pradesh from central sector stations
against its share. Besides, Uttar Pradesh has also been allocated 14%
(126 MW) from unallocated quota of central sector stations.
The State Government has also been advised to increase its own
generation from its thermal power stations, which is going down due to
shortage of coal.
(d) to (f) : A list of projects of Uttar Pradesh cleared by the Central
Electricity Authority is annexed. While in the case of private sector
projects it is upto the respective project promoters to find the necessary
funds, the concerned CPSUs will be undertaking the financing of the
Central Sector projects. So far as the State sector projects are
concerned, the State Government has taken up with various
international and domestic financial institutions for funding of these
projects to leverage the resources available under the State plan.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) to (f) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 192 FOR 20.11.2000 BY SHRI JAI BHADRA
SINGH REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF POWER SUPPLY IN UTTAR PRADESH
CEA CLEARED PROJECTS
Sl.No Name of Project Capacity (MW) Estimated cost Date of Date of TEC (Rs. crores) receipt in CEA
1. Anpara `C`-UPSEB 2x500=1000 +Rs.1738.17 crs. 11/94 9.8.1996
(Sonebhadra) (T) Yen 63.823 Bn (completed cost) (Apprisd)
2. Vishnuprayag HEP 4x100=400 Rs.1233.57 crs 4/97 3.6.1997
(H)(M/S. Jaiprakash US$107.35M+ (Submission of Power Venture Ltd) FPP by 31.12.2000) Chamoli.
3. Rosa TPP-Phase-I, 2x283.5=567 Rs.1435.5284 crs. 4/96 20.8.1997
(M/s.Indo-Gulf US$ 280.7267M+ Fertilizers and Chemicals Corpn. Ltd) Shahjahanpur (T)
4. Tehri Dam St.II HEP 4x250=1000 Rs.531 crs. 3/81 (I) 10.10.1988
(UP) -THDC, (Tehri Clearance subject 9/87 (II) Garhwal)(H) to Env.aspects
5. Auraiya CCGT St. II 1x650=650 +Rs.857.622 crs. 5/97 28.9.1998
(T) UP -NTPC (Etawah) US$243.844M (completed cost)
6. Rihand STPP St.II 2x500=1000 Rs.2208.43crs. 9/98 22.7.1999
(T)-NTPC US$433.191M+ (completed cost) 1.10.1999
7. Maneri Bhali-II HEP
(H)-UPSEB (UttarKashi) 4x76= 304 Rs.1111.39 crs. 8/98 21.2.2000
8. Srinagar HEP (H),
(M/s. Duncans North Hydro Power Co. Ltd.) Pauri Garhwal 4x82.5=330 +Rs.1299.89 crs. 4/2000 13.6.2000 US$95.054M Total (8 Nos.) - 5251 MW Hydro (4 Nos.) - 2034 MW Thermal (4 Nos.) - 3217 MW