GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.717

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

717. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether power generation projects operating in public sector are generating lesser electricity than their installed power generation capacity;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the number of projects out of them turned unviable due to less power generation?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER,

COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL ) 

(a) & (b) : Power generation projects operating in public sector are generating electricity as per their share in monitored power generation capacity. The generation and monitored capacity in public sector is given at Annexure.

(c) : Plants which are efficient are being utilized more than the other plants. Also, Plants having long term PPA are not expected to be adversely affected as the fixed charges would be admissible based on requisite availability.