Question : TEHRI HYDRO POWER PROJECT



(a) the generation capacity of Tehri Dam Project;

(b) whether the above project has started commercial production;

(c) if so, the names of the beneficiary States from that Power Project; and

(d) the share of Rajasthan right from first phase till the peak stage?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF POWER (SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE)

(a) : The Tehri-Hydro Power Complex comprises of Tehri Dam & HPP Stage-I

(1000 MW), Tehri Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) Stage-II (1000 MW) and Koteshwar Dam & HPP (400 MW).

(b) : The first Unit of 250 MW of Tehri Dam & HPP Stage-I (1000 MW) was synchronized with Northern grid on 17.07.2006 and commissioned on 30.07.2006.

(c) & (d) : The allocation of power generated from Tehri Stage-I (1000 MW) to the various beneficiary states including Rajasthan is as below :-


MW
Haryana 43 Himachal Pradesh 28 Jammu & Kashmir 48 Punjab 77 Rajasthan 75 Uttar Pradesh 374 Uttaranchal 147 Chandigarh 6 Delhi 103 Unallocated 99
Total 1000 MW



Including 120 MW (12%) free power to host state.

Including 220 MW equity share against 25% equity.