annual report 1994-95 ministry of power

Section 3(l)(v) of the Electricity (Supply) Act,
1948.
(vi) Following are the 15 Subordinate Offices of
the CEA :
1. Southern Regional Electricity Board,
Bangalore.
2. Western Regional Electricity Board,
Bombay.
3. Eastern Regional Electricity Board,
Calcutta.
4. Northern Regional Electricity Board,
New Delhi.
5. North Eastern Regional Electricity
Board, Shillong.
6. Power Systems Training Institute,
Bangalore.
7. Hot line Training Centre, Bangalore.
8-11 Regional Power Survey Organisations
at New Delhi, Bangalore, Bombay,
Calcutta.
12-15 Regional Inspectional Organisations
at Madras, Goa, New Delhi, Shillong
As per a notification issued on 19.10.1994
energy schemes estimated to involve a capital
expenditure exceeding Rs. 100 crores shall be
submitted to the Central Electricity Authority
for its concurrence.
9.1 TECHNO-ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF
SCHEMES BY CEA
(i) Techno economic appraisal formation is
responsible for examination of the schemes
for proposed thermal power stations from
techno economic angle. The schemes are
cleared with a view to yielding benefits during
different plan periods. This includes
inspection of sites proposed for TPP, tying
up of necessary inputs like coal, water,
environmental clearances, civil aviation
clearance etc and techno economic
appraisal of thermal power projects before
submitting any scheme to CEA for
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according approval. CEA is also responsible for
establishing the need for captive projects in public
sector undertakings and to recommend the same
whenever required and their analysis. Techno
economic clearance of revised cost estimates in
respect of earlier cleared/ ongoing schemes of
public sector undertakings/SEBs is also the
responsibility of formation.
(ii) During the year 1994-95 upto 30th November,
1994, 8 nos of new thermal power generating
schemes/RCE were cleared from technoeconomic
angle of CEA. The break-up of
schemes which were cleared by CEA from
utilities is as under
Type of scheme : Utility/Licensee
Total capacity (MW) : 3693
No. of schemes : 7 in public sector and
1 in Private sector
Estd. cost (Rs. Lakh) : 1128717
Break-up details of the schemes cleared by CEA:
A New Thermal Schemes
Sl. Name of Scheme Capacity Date of Estimated
No. (MW) CEA cost
clearance (Rs. Lakhs)
Public Sector
1. Gandhinagar Extn. 1x2l0 14.06.94 68200
2. Faridabad CCGT Ph.1-NTPC 400 11.10.94 118144
3. Kozhikode DGPP 120 11.10.94 35500
4. Kayamkulam CCGT-NTPC 400 10.11.94 127160
5. Kawas GTCC-NTPC
(Revised cost estimates)
656 19.5.94 142222
6. Jhanor-Gandhar CCGT NTPC
(Revised cost estimates)
657 31.10.94 250000
7. Talcher STPS
Stage I (NTPC)
2x500 12.8.94 254980
Private Sector
8. Neyveli (Zero Unit) TPS 250 19.8.94 132511
by M / s ST-CMS Electric Co.