The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed about the various policy measures taken by the government to increase or expand power generation capacities / capabilities in the country including North Eastern Region. The details of the same are listed below.

1. During March, 2019, the Government approved measures to promote hydro power which are detailed below:

• Declaring Large Hydro Power (LHPs) (> 25 MW projects) as Renewable Energy source.
• Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO)
• Tariff rationalization measures for bringing down hydro power tariff.

• Budgetary Support for Flood Moderation/Storage Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs).

• Budgetary Support towards Cost of Enabling Infrastructure, i.e. roads/bridges. The guidelines for Budgetary Support towards Flood Moderation component as well as towards Cost of Enabling Infrastructure have also been notified by Govt. on 28.09.2021.
• Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) Charges on the transmission of power from new Hydro Power Projects would be applicable, for which construction work is awarded and Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is signed on or before 30.06.2025. Subsequently, part waiver of ISTS charges, in steps of 25% from 01.07.2025 to 01.07.2028, has been extended for HEPs for which construction work is awarded and PPA is signed up to 30.06.2028.

Since year 2014-15, nine Hydroelectric Projects with aggregate installed capacity of 2,412 MW have been commissioned in the North Eastern Region including Sikkim. The details are as under:

 

Sl. No.	NAME OF PROJECT	STATE	CAPACITY (MW)	YEAR OF COMMISSIONING
1	JORETHANG LOOP	SIKKIM	96	2015
2	TEESTA-III	SIKKIM	1200	2017
3	TURIAL	MIZORAM	60	2017
4	NEW UMTRU	MEGHALAYA	40	2017
5	DIKCHU	SIKKIM	96	2017
6	TASHIDING	SIKKIM	97	2017
7	PARE	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	110	2018
8	KAMENG	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	600	2021
9	RONGNICHU	SIKKIM	113	2021

 

Currently, eight hydroelectric projects with aggregate installed capacity of 6,037 MW are under construction in the North Eastern Region of the country. The details are given below.

 

List of Hydro Electric Projects (above 25 MW) under implementation

 

Sl. No.	Name of Project	Sector	Cap. Under   Execution (MW)	Estimated Year of Completion
Arunachal Pradesh
1	Subansiri Lower	Central	2,000	2023-26        (May'25)##
2	Dibang Multipurpose Project	Central	2,880	2031-32 (Feb'32)
Assam
3	Lower Kopli	State	120	2024-25   (Mar'25)
Sikkim
4	Teesta St. VI	Central	500	2026-27      (Aug'26)
5	Rangit-IV	Central	120	2024-25              (Aug'24)
6*	Bhasmey	Private	51	*
7*	Rangit-II	Private	66	*
8*	Panan	Private	300	*

 

##:  2 units (500 MW) likely during 2023-24, 4 units (1,000 MW) during 2024-25 and remaining 2 units (500 MW) during 2025-26

* The project is presently stalled.

Further, as per Section 8 (1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, any generating company intending to set up a hydro generating station shall prepare and submit to the Authority for its concurrence, a scheme estimated to involve a capital expenditure exceeding such sum (presently, ₹ 1,000 crores), as may be fixed by the Central Government, from time to time, by notification.

Accordingly, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) accorded concurrence to 17 Hydro Electric Schemes (14,589 MW) in North Eastern Region including Sikkim. The details are given below:

 

This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Lok Sabha on December 7, 2023.

 

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