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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Power

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.1663
TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 27, 2012
ADB Loan for Power Sector

 

1663. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR: 

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a)   whether it is a fact that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide a loan to Government for providing electricity and strengthening the distribution thereof in the country;

(b)   if so, the details thereof; and

(c)    what would be the share of Karnataka in the ADB loan to meet its acute power shortage?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)

(a): Based on the project proposals received from various states, Government of India borrows from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for power projects for providing electricity and strengthening the distribution thereof.

 (b): Details of such ongoing power projects are annexed.

(c): Ministry of Power has not received any project proposal from Government of Karnataka for availing ADB loan for its power projects. However, an agreement has been signed with Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for an assistance of JY 10643.00 million for Bangalore Distribution Up-gradation Project tm 30.03.2007. The project is presently under execution by Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM).

 ANNEX

 ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1663 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 27.08.2012.

Details of such ongoing power projects with ADB Loans

Sl No.

Project/Executing agency

Agreement

Date

Loan Amount

(USD Million)

1

Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Programme- tranche- I / UJVNL

22.02.2007

41.92

2

M.P. Power Sector Investment Programme tranche- I / MPPTCL

12.04.2007

106.00

3

M.P. Power Sector Investment Programme tranche- II / M.P. East Discom

12.04.2007

45.00

4

M.P. Power Sector Investment Programme tranche- III / MPPTCL

23.08.2007

144.00

5

M.P. Power Sector Investment Programme tranche- IV / M.P. East, West and Central Discoms

07.03.2008

90.00

6

H.P.  Clean  Energy  Development Investment Programme tranche-I / HPPCL

10.11.2008

150.00

7

Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Programme  tranche- II / PTCUL

25.02.2009

62.4

8

Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Programme  tranche- III / PTCUL

25.02.2009

30.6

9

M.P.  Power  Sector  Investment Programme  tranche- V / M.P. East, West and Central Discoms

27.05.2009

166.00

10

Assam Power Sector Development Programme  Tranche- I/

ASEB

15.02.2010

60.30

11

H.P.  Clean  Energy  Development Investment Programme tranche-II / HPPCL

12.03.2010

59.1

12

Assam Power Sector Development Programme  Tranche- II/ ASEB

17.01.2011

89.70

13

H.P.  Clean  Energy  Development Investment Programme tranche-III / HPPCL

17.01.2011

208.00

14

Bihar Power Sector Development  Programme/ BSEB

15.06.2011

132.20

15

M.P.  Energy  efficiency  Improvement  Programme  tranche- I/ M.P. East, West and Central Discoms

17.08.2011

200.00

16

M.P.  Power  Sector  Investment Programme  tranche- VI / M.P. East, West and Central Discoms

17.08.2011

69.00

17

Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Transmission Project tranche- I/ HPPTCL

15.12.2011

113.00

18

M.P. Energy efficiency Improvement Programme tranche- II/ M.P. East, West and Central Discoms

27.02.2012

200.00

19

Assam Power Sector Development Programme  Tranche- III/ ASEB

27.02.2012

50.00

20

Gujarat Solar Power Transmission Project/ GETCO

16.03.2012

100.00

 

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