Question : ALLOCATION OF POWER TO STATES

(a) whether the share of power allocated to various State Governments in the Western region including Gujarat from the unallocated quota of power from the Central Generation Stations has been reduced;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Union Government has received any request from the State Governments including Gujarat for the restoration of their previous quota as well as for increasing their present share of quota;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER(SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)

(a) & (b) : The unallocated power of CGSs is revised from time to time to meet the urgent and overall requirements of power of the States / UTs. The quantum of unallocated power being limited and it being fully allocated at any point of time, the enhancement in allocation of any State / UT is feasible only by way of equivalent reduction in the allocation of other State(s) / UT(s). The allocation of unallocated power of Central Generating Stations (CGSs) of Western Region is revised from time to time keeping in view their relative power supply position, sale/purchase of power, etc., and the status on 1st April, 2009 and 6th May, 2010 was as under :

As on 01.04.2009	As on 06.05.2010	Peak hours	Off-Peak hours	Peak hours	Off-peak hours	(MW)	(MW)	(MW)	(MW)

Chhattisgarh	187	187	0	0
Gujarat	128	128	31	31
Madhya Pradesh	153	153	350	371
Maharashtra	388	388	397	396
Daman & Diu	164	164	121	143
Dadra & NagarHaveli	340	340	414	362
Goa	0	0	28	38