Question : FOREIGN COMPANIES INVESTMENT IN POWER SECTOR

(a) the policy of the Government regarding giving permission to the foreign companies for investment in the power sector;

(b) the details of foreign companies permitted by the State Governments to set up new power plants during each of the last three years, State-wise;

(c) the names of places, especially in Bihar, where foreign companies want to set up the said plants, State-wise;

(d) whether the Ministries have accorded approval to the said projects during the said period;

(e) if so, the details thereof, project-wise; and

(f) the extent to which the power requirement of the country is likely to be met after the completion of these projects?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )

(a) : Under the policy to encourage greater private sector participation in the power sector announced in October, 1991, up to hundred percent (100%) foreign equity participation can be permitted for projects set up by foreign investors in the Indian Electricity Sector.

(b) to (e) : A Statement indicating State-wise, the details of private power projects accorded techno-economic clearance (TEC) by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) during the last three years (1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001) involving foreign equity and indicating the requisite particulars, is enclosed at Annexure-I. None of the projects accorded TEC by CEA and having foreign equity participation fall in the State of Bihar.

(f) : The total quantum of installed capacity likely to be added after completion of all the projects mentioned in the enclosed Annexure-I is 10728.67 MW.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) to (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4890 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.4.2001.

PRIVATE SECTOR POWER PROJECTS TECHNO-ECONOMICALLY CLEARED BY CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS (1998-99, 1999-2000 AND 2000-01) INVOLVING FOREIGN EQUITY PARTICIPATION

SL.NO.	PROJECT	CAPACITY (MW)	Location
Andhra Pradesh
1	KRISHNAPATNAM `B` TPP	520	Nellore
2	VEMAGIRI CCGT	492	East Godavari
Gujarat
3	JAMNAGAR TPP	500	Jamnagar
Karnataka
4	NAGARJUNA TPP	1015	Nandikur near Mangalore.
5	PEENYA CCP	107.6	Bangalore
Kerala
6	KANNUR CCGT TEC date:16.2.2000	513	Kannur
7	VYPEEN CCGT	679.2	Ernakulam
Madhya Pradesh
8	GUNA CCGT	330	Guna
10	KHANDWA CCGT	171.17	East Nimar
Orissa
11	DUBURI TPP	500	Jajpur
12	IB VALLEY TPP	500	Jharsuguda
Rajasthan
9	BARSINGSAR TPP	500	Bikaner
13	DHOLPUR CCGT	702.7	Dholpur
Tamil Nadu
14	NORTH MADRAS-III	525	M.G.R
15	CUDDALORE TPP	1320	Cuddalore
16	VEMBAR CCGT	1873	Ramanathapuram
Uttaranchal

17	Shrinagar HEP	330	Pauri Garhwal
West Bengal
18	GOURIPORE TPP	150	North 24 pargana
Total	10728.67