(a) the amount collected by way of penalty from different States for overdrawing
power from the central generating stations during peak hours;
(b) the funds released to Karnataka for proper managing of power supply as per
availability based tariff norms; and
(c) the details of the States` overdrawn power from central generating stations during
peak hours?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) : Availability Based Tariff (ABT) has been implemented in Northern
Region, Southern Region and Western Region. Under ABT regime, there is a system of
additional payment (not necessarily a penalty) in the form of unscheduled inter change
charges by the beneficiary on account of over drawl of power beyond scheduled quantum
of power from the system and the rate for such power is linked to system frequency.
Similarly, they are also entitled to receive payments for under drawl compared to their
schedule when their share of power is drawn by other utilities. These provisions are
applicable round the clock including peak hours.
(b) : The net amount paid and received by Karnataka for over drawl / under
drawl since implementation of ABT in Southern Region (from 1.1.2003 to 9.2.2003) was
Rs.1238.601 Lakhs and Rs.145.602 Lakhs respectively.
(c) : The details of power over drawn by constituent States from Central
Generating Stations in Southern Region during the month of January, 2003 is given
below :
Sl. No. State Schedule (MU) Drawl (MU) Over-drawl Under-drawl (MU)
1. Karnataka 708 806 98
2. Tamil Nadu 920 1018 98
3. Kerala 389 471 82