Question : PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN HYDEL POWER PROJECTS

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )

(a) : The following schemes for setting up hydro electric power projects in the private sector have been accorded techno-economic clearance of Central Electricity Authority (CEA):

S.	Name of the Project/Promoter/State	Capacity
No. (MW)
1.	Baspa Stage-II HEP, M/s.Jaiprakash Hydro Power Ltd.	300	Himachal Pradesh
2.	Malana HEP, M/s. Malana Power Company Limited, 86	Himachal Pradesh
3.	Vishnuprayag HEP, M/s.Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.	400	Uttar Pradesh
4.	Srinagar HEP, M/s. Duncans North Hydro Power Co. Ltd.	330	Uttar Pradesh
5.	Maheshwar HEP, M/s. Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corpn.	400	Ltd., Madhya Pradesh

The following schemes for setting up hydro electric power projects in the private sector have been accorded `in-principle` clearance of CEA and the promoters of these projects are required to submit the complete Detailed Project Report to CEA for accord of techno-economic clearance:

S.	Name of the Project/Promoter/State	Capacity
No. (MW)
1. Allain Duhangan HEP, M/s. Rajasthan Spinning & 192
Weaving Mill, Himachal Pradesh
2. Karcham Wangtoo HEP, M/s. Jai Prakash Industries	1000
Limited, Himachal Pradesh
3. Dhamwari Sunda HEP, M/s. Dhamwari Power Company 70
Himachal Pradesh
4. Upper Krishna HEP, M/s. Chamundi Power Corporation	1107
Limited., Karnataka

(b) to (d) : Government has taken several measures for accelerating the growth of hydro power development. These include higher budgetary support to Central Public Sector Undertakings like National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC), North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) and Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC), advance action for new hydel projects, liberalised policy to attract private sector participation and action plan for hydro power development in North Eastern Region.

Government of India has announced a Policy on Hydro Power Development in August, 1998 in order to accelerate the pace of hydro power development. The policy, inter-alia envisages the following measures for this purpose:


(i) Providing a differential pricing for peaking power to facilitate greater investment in hydel projects which have the capability to supply peaking power in a cost effective manner.

(ii) Providing an institutional mechanism for dealing with geological risks.

(iii)Utilising the joint venture frame work for promoting hydel projects.

(iv) Simplification of procedures relating to transfer of clearances from State Government to Central Public Sector Undertakings and State Government to private sector.

(v) Enhancing the ceiling limit for Techno-economic clearance by CEA in respect of projects promoted on the MoU route.

(vi) Transfer of work relating to the development of small hydel projects upto 25 MW capacity from Ministry of Power to Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources and providing a suitable incentive package.