(a) whether many power projects in the country are running behind its
schedule time of commissioning;
(b) if so, the details of under construction power projects in the country,
source-wise and State/UT-wise;
(c) the total amount spent on these projects so far along with the reasons
for pendency of these projects; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to complete these projects?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)
(a) to (c): The details of under-construction thermal and hydro power
projects targeted for commissioning during the 11th Plan, alongwith total
amount spent on these projects and reasons of delay, are given in Annex–I
and Annex–II, respectively.
(d): A number of steps have been taken to accelerate the pace of
capacity addition in the country. These include augmentation of
manufacturing capacity of BHEL from 10,000 MW in December, 2007 to 20,000
MW by 2012; periodic review of issues related to supply of power equipment
from BHEL by a Group under the chairmanship of Secretary (Heavy Industry);
sensitization of stakeholders to enlarge the vendor base to meet Balance of
Plants requirements; rigorous monitoring of projects at different levels
including by Ministry of Power, Central Electricity Authority, Power Project
Monitoring Panel and Advisory Group under the chairmanship of Minister of
Power; and introduction of web-based monitoring system.