(a) whether a few gas based power plants are being set up in
the country including Bihar;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) the details of the status and power generation capacity of
such plants;
(d) the details of the funds released for these plants; and
(e) the time by which the power generation is likely to be
started by these plants?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)
(a): As per information available in Central Electricity
Authority (CEA), presently about 12,500 MW new gas based
power plants are being set up in the country, which does not
include any gas based power plants in Bihar.
(b) & (c): The State-wise list of gas based power projects under
construction along with generation capacity and tentative
commissioning schedule is given at Annex.
(d): Ministry of Power does not release funds for setting
up of gas based power projects.
(e): Power generation from under construction gas power
plants would depend upon availability of natural gas. Presently
Ministry of Power has recommended for allocation of about 33
mmscmd of gas for capacity of 9520 MW. Due to limited gas
availability indicated by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
(MOP&NG), no gas has been allocated to these plants till date.
Further, an advisory has also been placed on the website for the
developers not to plan power projects based on domestic gas till
2015-16.