Constructions of 19 GW of Hydroelectric Projects, 6 GW of PSPs yet to Start: MoS Power Shripad Naik
A total of 26 hydroelectric projects with 19,214 MW capacity and five pumped storage projects (PSPs) totalling 6,020 MW are yet to begin construction, stated Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik in response to a Rajya Sabha query on pending power projects.
December 10, 2024. By Mrinmoy Dey
He further stated, that as per Section 7 of Electricity Act, any generating company can establish, operate and maintain a generating station without obtaining license if it complies with the technical standards related to connectivity with the grid. “Accordingly, the various power generating projects are under different stages of implementation,” he said.
He, however, clarified that if the capital expenditure for the hydroelectric project exceeds INR 1,000 crore, the project requires concurrence for the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
While 14 projects aggregating to 13,798 MW is yet to be taken up for construction in Arunachal Pradesh, 4 projects aggregating to 3,119 MW is pending in Jammu and Kashmir. 2 PSPs aggregating to 2,500 MW is yet to be taken up for construction in Maharashtra.
Other PSPs pending for construction are in Madhya Pradesh (1,920 MW), West Bengal (1,000 MW), and Odisha (600 MW).
Two hydroelectric projects aggregating to 691 MW is yet to be taken up for construction in Himachal Pradesh.
The Minister further shared that 3 hydroelectric projects aggregating to 815 MW in Uttarakhand is included in the list of 24 projects under review by the Supreme Court and hence, the construction for those are yet to begin.
In an earlier response, Naik stated that eleven hydroelectric schemes aggregating to 8,036 MW and 44 PSPs aggregating to 60,050 MW are currently under survey and investigation for preparation of detailed project report (DPR).
As per the study carried out by CEA during the period 2017-2023, India’s exploitable large hydro potential stands at about 133.4 GW and the identified pumped storage potential is about 181.4 GW.
Arunachal Pradesh has the highest potential for hydropower generation with an estimated capacity of 50,394 MW which is about 37.77 percent of India’s total hydroelectric power potential.
Himachal Pradesh comes second with a potential of 18,305 MW which is about 13.72 percent of the nation’s total potential. Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir have hydropower potential of about 13,481 MW and 12,264 MW respectively.
As far as hydroelectric schemes which are in the DPR preparation stage, there are 7 projects in Arunachal Pradesh with a cumulative installed capacity of 6,676 MW. 4 more projects – one each in Kerala (800 MW), Jammu and Kashmir (260 MW), Meghalaya (210 MW), and West Bengal (90 MW), are also under the DPR preparation stage.
In PSPs, Maharashtra leads with 9 projects in the DPR preparation stage with a total installed capacity of about 16,700 MW. Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh follow closely with total cumulative installed capacity of 15,850 MW and 13,020 MW respectively.
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