(a) whether the per unit cost of electricity generation from nuclear energy is comparatively less than the per unit cost of electricity produced from other sources;
(b) if so, the details thereof including comparative per unit cost of electricity from all sources including nuclear energy; and
(c) the policy/guidelines laid down for allotment of electricity generated from each nuclear reactor to the States and other consumers?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR.JITENDRA SINGH):
(a) The cost of production of electricity through nuclear energy is comparable to those of the contemporary conventional base load power generating units (like coal based thermal power) located in the area/region.
(b) The latest available minimum and maximum tariff for pit-head and non-pit-head coal based stations, lignite based stations, gas based stations, liquid fuel based stations and hydro stations, renewable sources such as wind energy and solar energy, and nuclear energy as on 31.03.2014 is given in the Table below:
S. Type of Maximum Total Minimum Total No. Generating Tariff(both Tariff(both stations fixed charge fixed charge and energy and energy charge) charge) 1. Pit-head coal based station Rs. 3.19 per unit Rs. 0.87 per unit 2. Non-pit-head based station Rs. 5.29 per unit Rs. 3.32 per unit 3. Lignite based station Rs. 4.01 per unit Rs. 2.79 per unit 4. Natural gas based station Rs. 3.99 per unit Rs. 2.66 per unit (APM gas) 5. Natural gas based station Rs. 4.52 per unit Rs. 4.23 per unit (NAPM gas) 6. LNG gas based station Rs. 10.67 per unit Rs. 8.41 per unit 7 Liquid based stations Rs. 13.01 per unit Rs. 7.67 per unit (Naphtha/HSD) 8. Hydro based station Rs. 5.77 per unit Rs. 0.86 per unit 9. Wind energy Rs. 6.00 per unit Rs. 3.74 per unit 10. Solar PV(Photovoltaic) Rs. 7.72 per unit 11. Solar CSP (Concentrated Rs. 11.88 per unit Solar Power) 12. Nuclear energy Rs.3.41 per unit Rs.0.95 per unit