(a) whether the Government has permitted the construction of Private Power
Plants in the country;
(b) if so, the details of the projects cleared in the last three years; and
(c) the progress made in the setting up of these plants?
(a) whether the Government has permitted the construction of Private Power
Plants in the country;
(b) if so, the details of the projects cleared in the last three years; and
(c) the progress made in the setting up of these plants?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE )
(a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF
STARRED QUESTION NO. 270 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK
SABHA ON 31.08.2007 REGARDING PRIVATE POWER PLANTS.
(a) : Yes, Sir.
(b) & (c) : As per the Electricity Act, 2003, thermal generation has been delicenced
and concurrence of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is not required for setting up of
thermal power plants including those in the private sector. CEA has accorded
concurrence to the following hydro-electric projects in private sector during the last three
years. The details of these projects and progress made in respect of each project is as
under:
S.No. Name of Scheme Name of the Capacity (MW) Date of Progress made / State developer concurrence of CEA
1. Teesta stage- M/s Teesta 1200(6 x 200) 12.05.2006 - Financial closure III/Sikkim Urja Ltd. achieved on 14.8.2007 - Environmental clearance obtained in August, 2007. - Letter of Intent issued on 18.04.2007 for execution of the project on turnkey basis. - Infrastructure works are in progress. - Commissioning period:5 years from effective zero date i.e October, 2006.
2. Teesta stage- M/s Lanco 500 (4 x 125) 27.12.2006 - Financial closure VI/Sikkim Energy Pvt. achieved in July, 2007 Ltd - Commissioning period:5 years from effective zero date
3. Rangit-IV M/s JAL Power 120 (3 x 40) 06.07.2007 - Commissioning period: HEP Sikkim Corp.Ltd 4-5 years from effective zero date i.e., September, 2007. Total capacity 1820 MW