(a) the extent to which the Government propose to ensure foreign/private
investment in power sector and the present number of foreign and private
investors in this sector;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the private investors provide electricity to the consumers at higher rates; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore?
THE MINISTER OF POWER ( SHRI SURESH P. PRABHU )
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF
STARRED QUESTION NO. 264 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK
SABHA ON 15.03.2001 REGARDING FOREIGN AND PRIVATE
INVESTMENT IN POWER SECTOR.
(a) & (b) : Under the policy to encourage greater private sector
participation in the power sector announced in October, 1991, private sector
units can set up thermal projects-coal/lignite or gas based, hydel projects and
wind/solar energy projects of any size. As per the policy, up to hundred
percent (100%) foreign equity participation can be permitted for projects set
up by foreign investors. A statement indicating private sector power
projects proposed to be implemented through foreign/private investment and
techno-economically cleared by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is at
Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) : Normally, the private power projects do not sell electricity
directly to the domestic/agricultural and/or other small consumers and sell it
to the State Electricity Power Transmission Corporations/State Electricity
Boards (SEBs). The tariff of electricity supplied from private projects is
determined as per the provisions of the two part tariff notifications dated 30th
March, 1992 and the Power Purchase Agreement entered with the SEB. The
tariff for thermal projects awarded on the basis of competitive bidding is
governed by an amendment dated 23rd May, 1997 to the tariff notification.
The tariff from the power plant is also dependent on various factors like site
of project, type of fuel and its source, financing sources, sourcing of
equipment etc. Under the provisions of the Electricity Regulatory
Commissions Act 1998, tariff of intra state projects is determined by State
Electricity Regulatory Commissions and by the Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission for inter state projects.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE STATEMENT
LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 264 TO BE ANSWERED
IN THE LOK SABHA ON 15.3.2001 REGARDING FOREIGN AND
PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN POWER SECTOR.
S.No. NAME OF THE PROJECT CAP COST (MW) (Rs/Cr.) Andhra Pradesh
1 Jegurupadu CCGT (M/s. GVK Industries) 216 816 2 Godavari CCGT (M/s. Specturam Tech.) 208 748.43 3 Vizag TPS (M/s. HNPCL) 1040 4628.11 4 Ramagundam Extn.( M/s BPL Group) 520 2384.57 5 Kondapally CCGT(Lanco Industries Ltd.) 350 1035.471 6 Krishnapatnam `B`TPP (BBI Power Krishnapatnam Co.) 520 2221.329 7 Vemagiri CCGT (Ispat Power Limited) 492 1679.907
Bihar
8 Jojobera TPP (M/s Jamshedpur Power Co) 240 1025.19
Gujarat
9 Paguthan CCGT ( M/s Gujarat Torrent ) 654.7 2298.14 10 Hazira CCGT (M/s. Essar Power Ltd.) 515.0 1666.56 11 Baroda CCGT (M/s. GIPCL) 167.0 368.22 12 Surat Lignite TPP (M/s GIPCL) 250.0 1167.189 13 Jamnagar TPP (M/s Reliance Power Ltd.) 500.0 2550.741
Himachal Pradesh
14 Baspa Stage - II HEP (M/s JPIL) 300 949.23 15 Malana HEP(M/s Rajasthan Spinning & Weaving Mills Lt) 86 341.911
Karnataka
16 Toranagallu TPS (M/s. Jindal Tractebel ) 260 1093.86 17 Mangalore TPS (M/s. Cogentrix) 1013.2 4253.399 18 Nagarjuna TPP (M/s Nagarjuna Power Corporation Ltd.) 1015 5495.99 19 Bangalore CCPP (M/s. Peenya Power) 107.6 390.593
Kerala
20 Vypeen CCGT(M/s Siasin Energy Pvt. Ltd.) 679.2 1964.3 21 Kannur CCGT (M/s Kannur Power Projects Ltd.) 513 1470
Madhya Pradesh
22 Maheshwar HEP(M/s. S. Kumars Ltd.) 400 1500 23 Korba(East)TPP (M/s Daewoo Power) 1070 4690.00 24 Bina TPP (M/s. Bina Power Supply Co. Ltd.) 578 2443 25 Narsinghpur CCPP(M/s GBL Power ) 166 531.24 26 Korba (West) Extn. (M/s ITPL) 420 1766.78 27 Guna CCGT (M/s. STI Power India Ltd.) 330 1079.39 28 Pench TPP (M/s. Pench Power Ltd.) 500 2183.50 29 Bhilai TPP (M/s Bhilai Power Supply Comp.) 574 2489.71 30 Raigarh TPP(M/s Jindal Power Ltd.) 550 2411.80 31 Bhander CCGT (M/s Bhander Power Ltd.) 342 1048.072 32 Pithampur DGPP (M/s Shapoorji Pallonji Power Co. Ltd.) 119.7 442.096 33 Ratlam DGPP (M/s GVK Power (Ratlam) Ltd.) 118.63 451.294 34 Khandwa CCGT (M/s Madhya Bharat Energy Corp. Ltd.) 71.17 550.667
Maharashtra
35 Dabhol CCGT (M/s. Dabhol Power Co.) 2015 9051.27 36 Bhadravati TPS (M/s. Central India Power ) 1072 4630.90 37 Patalganga CCGT (M/s Reliance Patalganga Power ) 447.1 1379.181
Orissa
38 Ib Valley TPS (Units 5 &6) (AES IB Valley Cor.) 500 2369.48 39 Duburi TPP Units 1 & 2 ( Kalinga Power Corporation) 500 2191.534
Rajasthan
40 Dholpur CCGT (M/s RPG Dholpur Power Co.Ltd.) 702.7 2294.078 41 Barsingsar TPP( M/s Hindustan Vidyut Corporation Ltd.) 500 2106.635
Tamil Nadu
42 Neyveli TPS - Zero Unit (Ms. ST-CMS) 250 1200 43 Pillaiperumalnallur CCGT(M/s PPN Power) 330.5 1121.70 44 North Madras TPS -II(M/s. Videocon Power ) 1050 4423.80 45 Basin Bridge DGPP (M/s. GMR Vasavi ) 200 756.77 46 Tuticorin TPP St. IV (M/s. SPIC ) 525 2324.10 47 Samayanallur DGPP (M/s Balaji Power Corp. Ltd.) 106 384.221 48 Samalpatti DGPP(M/s Samalpatti Power Co.) 106 391.863 49 North Madras TPP( M/s Tri-Sakthi Energy Private Limited) 525 2246.77 50 Cuddalore TPP (M/s Cuddalore Power Company) 1320 6379.157 51 Vembar CCGT (M/s Indian Power Projects Limited) 1873 5060.165
Uttar Pradesh
52 Vishnuprayag HEP (M/s JPIL) 400 1614.6 53 Rosa TPP (M/s. Indo-Gulf Fertilizers) 567 2432.10 54 Srinagar HEP (M/s Duncans North Hydro Power Co. Ltd.) 330 1699.12
West Bengal
55 Balagarh TPS (M/s. Balagarh Power Com.) 500 2234.69 55 Bakreshwar TPP ( Bakreshwar Power Gen. Co. Ltd) 420 1621.588 57 Gouripore TPP ( Gouripore Power Company) 150 659.442