PERFORMANCE BUDGET 1998-99 - Ministry of Power

CHAPTER II
GENERAL REVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS
1. Since “Electricity” stands included in the Concurrent List in the VII Schedule of the
Constitution of India, both the Centre and the States have concurrent jurisdiction of
the subject. While the Ministry of Power and the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
are responsible for formation of national policies for development of power and for
coordination of related activities and optimum utilisation of the available resources,
it is the States/Union Territories that carry out the implementation of power
development programmes and supply of power to the ultimate consumers. The efforts
of the State Governments in this regard are supplemented by the Central Government
by establishing a number of generation and transmission projects, which deal with
bulk power.
2. GENERATING CAPACITY ADDITION
2.1 Targets and achievement in capacity addition programme during VIII Plan
The 8th Plan programme envisaged a capacity addition of 30538 MW. As against
this, 16422.6 MW has been added. Sector-wise and type-wise details of these are
shown in table below:-
(In Mega Watt)
Target Achievement
Centre State Private Total Centre State Private Total
Hydro 3260 5860 162 9282 1465 794.7 168 2427.7
Thermal 8499 9009 2648 20156 6252 6040.5 1262.4 13554.9
Nuclear 1100 — — 1100 440 — — 440
Total 12859 14869 2810 30538 8157 6835.2 1430.4 16422.6
The actual capacity addition of 16422.6 MW during the VIII Plan is about 46% less
than the target and 23% less than the capacity added during the VII Plan. The slippages
in case of hydel projects are as high as 74% of the target.
The aggregate capacity of 2868.5 MW consisting of 835 MW hydro and 2033.5
MW thermal was targetted for commissioning during the year 1996-97. Against the
targetted capacity, the total generating capacity commissioned/rolled during the year
1996-97 was 1624.5 MW consisting of 660.5 MW hydro and 964 MW thermal.
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