Question : GAP BETWEEN DEMAND AND SUPPLY

(a) the details of projects in Tamil Nadu being contemplated, completed and pending completion by both the Government and the private sector;

(b) whether the Government are going to guide the State Government to cooperate for more production and supply;

(c) if so, whether the gas-oriented power plants in Tamil Nadu are commissioned and completed in time; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

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

(a) & (b) : The details of the power projects already completed as on 31.03.2002 and under examination in Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in respect of Tamil Nadu are given at Annexe.

Following power projects in Private Sector have been cleared by CEA but construction is yet to start.

Sl.No.	Name of the Project	Capacity	Reasons
1.	Tuticorin TPS St. IV	525 MW	Litigation
2.	North Madras TPP St. II	2x525 MW	- do -
3.	North Madras St. III	525 MW	Termination of PPA
4.	Cuddalore TPS	2x660 MW	Non absorption of power by	the State
5.	Vembar CCPP	1873 MW	- do -

The following power projects are under construction and planned to be commissioned	in Tamil Nadu during the 10th Plan.
1.	Pykara Ultimate	150 MW

2.	Perungulam (Valathur)	95 MW

3.	Bhawani Kathalai 1, II & III 90 MW

4.	Kutralam Gas	100 MW

5.	Neyveli Zero	250 MW
6.	Neyveli Extn.	210 MW

7	Neyveli II Exp.	500 MW

(c) & (d) : At present there is only one CEA cleared gas based power project nemely, Vembar CCGT of 1873 MW capacity which was to be commissioned within 50 months from the date of Financial Closure (FC). The Techno-economic Clearance (TEC) for the project was given in September, 1999. FC, however, could not be achieved due to inability of TNEB to absorb the entire power hence this issue has been referred to Power Trading Corporation for promoting this project as a Central Project.

ANNEXE

ANNEXE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 7537 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.05.2002 REGARDING GAP BETWEEN DEMAND AND SUPPLY.
Details of power projects commissioned and under examination in CEA

Sl. No. Name of the Project Capacity (MW)
POWER PROJECTS COMPLETED AS ON 31.03.2002
Thermal
State Sector
1. Ennore 450

2. Tuticorin 1050

3. Mettur 840

4. North Madras 630

5. Basin Bridge (Gas) 120
6. Narimanam 10

7 Kovilkapappal 107
Private Sector
8. Pillaiperumalnallur 330.50

9. Basin Bridge (Diesel) 200
10. Samalpatti 106.66
11. Samayanallur 106
Central Sector
12. Neyveli 1770
Hydro
State Sector
13 Pyakara 71.95
14 Moyar 36
15. Kundah 555
16. Mettur Dam 40
17. Mettur Tunnel 200
18. Periyar 140
19. Kodayar 100
20 Sholayar 95
21. Aliyar 60
22. Sarkarpathy 30
23 Papanasam 28
24. Suruliyar 35
25 Servalar 20
26. Lower Mettur 120
27. Kadamparaj 400
28. Vaigaj 6
29. Lower Bhavani 16
30. Sathnur Dam 7.5
31. Parsen Valley 30
32. Poonachi 2
33. Thirumurthy 1.95
34. Marbakandi 0.75

Nuclear
Central Sector
35. MAPS 340
Wind
State Sector
36. Wind Farms 19.40
Private Sector
37. Wind Farms 812.90
Power Projects under examination in CEA
Thermal
Central Sector
1. Neyveli TPS II 2x250

Hydro

At present no project report of any hydro scheme of Tamil Nadu is under examination in CEA both in Government and Private Sector.

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