Question raised in Lok Sabha on New Power Plants, 28/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on New Power Plants, 28/07/2016. As per Section 7 of the Electricity Act 2003, any generating company may establish, operate and maintain a generating station without obtaining a license/permission under this Act, if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid. Accordingly, sanction of the Government is not required for setting up of thermal power projects. However, for setting up of Hydroelectric Power Projects, the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) are required to be submitted for concurrence of Central Electricity Authority (CEA). Presently, 50 proposals for setting up of Hydro Electric projects have been received from various States in Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for concurrence/appraisal, the details of which are given at Annex-I. 15 Hydro Electric projects have been concurred by CEA. The details of these projects along with their present status are given at Annex-II.