(a) whether the Government propose to set up any power project at Ognekal in Tamil Nadu;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government propose to set up any power project at Ognekal in Tamil Nadu;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (c) : The National Hydro-electric Power Corporation is
preparing a plan for optimal utilisation of the untapped
hydro-electric potential estimated at 1150 MW including
Hogenakkal (120 MW) of the Cauvery Basin. NHPC would be prepared
to execute, operate and maintain the Shivasamudaram, Mekedattu,
Rasimanal and Hogenakkal HEPs which would generate cheap power,
subject to the Government of Karnataka and the Government of
Tamil Nadu coming to a mutually satisfactory agreement on sharing
of power from these projects.