(a) whether the Government has any details of the total quantum of power generated by the Central Power Generating Stations;
(b) if so, the details of the allocation of power from such stations to each State during each of the last three years;
(c) whether the Government would like to enhance the quota of States where there is need; and
(d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
( SHRI R.K. SINGH)
(a) : Details of power generation from fuel sources (Thermal, Hydro & Nuclear) of 25 MW and above by the Central Generating Stations in the country during the last three years and current year i.e. from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (upto October, 2019) is given at Annexure-I. Also, details of Renewable Energy Generation data of Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) Stations available in Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for year 2018-19 and current year 2019-20 (upto September, 2019) is given at Annexure-II.
(b) : The details of the allocation of power from Central Generating Stations to each State/UT during the last three years i.e. 2016-17 (as on 31.03.2017), 2017-18 (as on 31.03.2018) and 2018-19 (as on 31.03.2019), are given at Annexures III, IV and V respectively.
(c) & (d) : In case of need and request from the States/UTs, Government of India/Ministry of Power has been considering enhancement of the power allocation to the States/UTs from the unallocated quota of the Central Generating Stations, keeping in view the overall availability and requirement of the various States/UTs.
During the year 2019-20 (upto October 2019), requests for additional allocation of power were received from Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir, and request for reducing allocation was received from Chandigarh. The details in this regard are as under:
(i) In June, 2019, Puducherry had requested for continuation of their allocation of 40 MW from unallocated quota of Central Generating Stations of Southern Region with effect from 01.07.2019 and the same was allowed accordingly.
(ii) In August, 2019, Andhra Pradesh had requested for additional allocation of 1000 MW of power for the month of September, 2019, and the same was allocated from the surrendered share of other States in Central Generating Stations of Northern and Western Regions.
(iii) Assam had in October, 2019, requested for allocation of 65 MW and it was recommended that the same can be considered for allocation from the surrendered share of other States in Central Generating Stations of NTPC if Assam gives its consent.
(iv) In October, 2019, Jammu & Kashmir requested for an enhancement in the allocation of power for the winter months. The allocation to Jammu & Kashmir from the unallocated quota of Central Generating Stations in Northern Region has been increased from 30% to 78% of unallocated power of Northern region for the winter months.
(v) Chandigarh had in October, 2019, requested for reduction in their allocation from 14% to 9% from the unallocated quota of Central Generating Stations in Northern Region and the same has been given effect to.
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