(a) whether the West Bengal Electricity Board has been privatized;
(b) if so, the Government`s reaction thereto;
(c) if not, the present status thereof; and
(d) the present state of separation of electric generation from distribution in various
States of the country including the proposal to entrust some of these functions to the
private sector?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) : No, Sir.
(b) : The question does not arise.
(c) : The power supply responsibilities in West Bengal are being discharged through the following entities operating in the State:-
Sl.No. Name of the entity Functions
1. West Bengal State Electricity Board Transmission and Distribution
2. West Bengal Power Development Generation Corporation Ltd.
3. Durgapur Projects Ltd. Generation and Distribution - in a designated area in Durgapur
4. Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation – Generation and Distribution – in private company Kolkata.
5. Dishergarh Power Supply Company Ltd. Generation and Distribution in Asansol area 6. Damodar Valley Corporation DVC area
Name of the State Status of Electricity Generation and Distribution
ANDHRA PRADESH - Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board has been unbundled into - Andhra Pradesh Generation Co. Ltd. (APGENCO) for existing generating plants and
- Andhra Pradesh Transmission Co. Ltd (APTRANSCO) - Four distribution companies
DELHI - Govt. of Delhi has set up 6 corporations; one for generation, one for transmission and three for distribution and one holding company by unbundling of Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB).
- The three distribution companies have been privatized
HARYANA - Haryana State Electricity Board (HSEB) was unbundled on 14.8.98 into
- Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. (HVPNL) a power transmission company and
- Haryana Power Generation Corpn. Ltd (HPGCL) a power generation company
- Two distribution companies viz. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam Ltd (UHBVNL) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam Ltd (DHBVNL) have been established.
KARNATAKA - As per Reform Act, 1999, Karnataka Electricity Board (KEB) has been unbundled into: - Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) - Visvesvaraya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (VVNL) - Four distribution companies - Privatization strategy paper was developed and published for information of public.
MADHYA PRADESH - Electricity generation and distribution presently in the hands of State Electricity Board. - The Govt. of Madhya Prasad has re-organised Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) into five companies namely a. Madhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Ltd. b. Madhya Pradesh Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. c. Madhya Pradesh Poorvi Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd d. Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.
These companies will be agents of MPSEB. The business will continue to be conducted in the name of MPSEB.
RAJASTHAN - Rajasthan State Electricity Board (RSEB) unbundled into Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (RRVUNL), Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. (RRVPNL) and three distribution companies namely, Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd., Ajmer Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. & Jodhpur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd.
UTTAR PRADESH - Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB) has been unbundled into three Govt. owned entities namely:- - Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVUNL) for thermal generation - Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam (UPJVNL) for hydro generation - Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) for transmission and distribution - Distribution network of Kanpur has been handed over to Kanpur Electric Supply Company (KESCO). - Distribution in Greater Noida within control of Noida Power Co. Ltd. in private sector.
UTTRANCHAL - Following creation of new state on 9.11.2001, two corporations have been created for state power sector: - Uttaranchal Power Corporation for distribution and transmission. - Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. for hydro-electric generation.