Question : HYDRO POWER PROJECTS IN NER



(a) the details of the under construction Hydro Power projects in the North Eastern Region (NER) of the country along with the expected time-frame for their commissioning; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government for early completion and commissioning of such Projects including the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )

(a) :There are 14 Hydro Electric Power Projects (above 25 MW) under construction in the North Eastern Region including Sikkim. The details are as under:

Sl.	Name of the Project /	State	Likely
No.	Capacity /Executing	commissioning	Agency
Central Sector
1	Subansiri Lower Hydro	Arunachal Pradesh	2016-18	Electric Project	/ Assam	(HEP)	8x250=2000 MW	NHPC
2 Kameng HEP Arunachal Pradesh 2016-17 4x150=600 MW NEEPCO
3 Pare HEP Arunachal Pradesh 2014-15 2x55=110 MW NEEPCO
4 Tuirial HEP Mizoram 2016-17 2x30=60 MW NEEPCO
State Sector
1	New Umtru	Meghalaya	2014-15	2x20=40MW	Meghalaya Energy Corporation	Limited (MeECL)
Private Sector
1	Teesta-III	Sikkim	2014-15	6x200=1200 MW	Teesta Urja Ltd.
2	Teesta-VI	Sikkim	2015-16	4x125= 500 MW	LANCO
3	Rangit-IV	Sikkim	2014-15	3x40= 120 MW	Jal Power Corp. Ltd.
4	Jorethang Loop	Sikkim	2014-15	2x48 = 96 MW	DANS Energy Pvt. Ltd.
5 Bhasmey Sikkim 2015-16 3x17= 51 MWGati Infrastructure Bhasmey Power Pvt. Ltd. 6 Tashiding Sikkim 2017-18 2x48.5 = 97 MW Shiga Energy Pvt. Ltd. 7 Dikchu Sikkim 2017-18 3x32=96MW Sneha Kinetic Power Projects Pvt. Ltd. 8 Rangit-II Sikkim 2017-18 2x33= 66 MW Sikkim Hydro Power Venture Limited 9 Rongnichu Sikkim 2017-18 2x48= 96 MW Madhya Bharat Power Corporation Ltd. Total : 5132 MW
(b) :Steps being taken by the Government for timely completion and commissioning of projects include, inter-alia, monitoring of the projects by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), review with the developers to resolve outstanding issues; independent follow up and monitoring of progress by the Power Project Monitoring Panel (PPMP) etc.

Work on the Subansiri Lower HE Project (8x250 MW) in Arunachal Pradesh/Assam, was stopped since December, 2011 due to the agitation launched by Anti-Dam activists. A Dam Design Review Panel (DDRP) was constituted by the Ministry in December, 2012 which has submitted its report in June, 2013. The report has been accepted and NHPC has been directed to take the project forward.