“Congratulations to Himachal Pradesh on joining UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana). We are confident of every single state joining UDAY,” Goyal said in a tweet.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday expressed confidence that all the states in the country will join the Centre’s ‘UDAY’ scheme for revival of debt-laden power distribution companies.
Himachal Pradesh today became the fourth state after Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Rajasthan to join the scheme.
“Congratulations to Himachal Pradesh on joining UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana). We are confident of every single state joining UDAY,” Goyal said in a tweet. The minister further said he met the heads of all the banks with exposure to discoms.
“Met the heads of all the banks with exposure to discoms. All banks are fully participating in UDAY,” he tweeted.
The scheme is optional and gets operationalised by signing a pact between states, state discoms and the Centre. The central government’s UDAY aims at reviving ailing state electricity boards and operational efficiencies of power distribution companies. It envisages on reducing interest burden, cost of power and AT&C losses.
Consequently, the discoms will become sustainable to provide adequate and reliable power enabling 24×7 power supply. The scheme provides that states would take over 75 percent debt of discoms, as on September 30 in two years.
“India provided leadership not just to protect interests of developing and less developed countries, but to balance the deep concerns of future generations with climate justice, equity and fairness for all,” the Ministry of Power said in a statement, quoting Mr Goyal.
India was the cynosure of all eyes at the Conference of Parties (COP21) climate summit in Paris and ultimately lived up to the expectations, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said.
“India provided leadership not just to protect interests of developing and less developed countries, but to balance the deep concerns of future generations with climate justice, equity and fairness for all,” the Ministry of Power said in a statement, quoting Mr Goyal.
Mr Goyal was speaking at the World Leadership Dialogue in Pune.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the landmark climate change deal reached in Paris as the victory of “climate justice” and said there are no winners or losers in the outcome.
The world, Mr Goyal said, saw “true leadership” after 196 countries tackled the most difficult problem facing our planet – climate change and global warming – and converge with a historic agreement, and path forward for humanity.
“1,600 points of dissent reduced to 0 in 10 days,” he said, in an apparent reference to different ideas and viewpoints that floated around.
In a tweet, the minister said: “Congratulations to PM Narendra Modi on the historic ParisAgreement to fight climate change, which fully safeguards India’s interests.”
The historic agreement was reached after tough deliberations among participating countries.
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The minister said however that the Delhi government has not approached the Union Power Ministry or him on sorting out issues related to PPA for shutting down the Badarpur power plant, which is one of the measures being contemplated to curb the rising pollution in the national capital.
Amid Delhi deciding to shut down the Badarpur power station, Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the state government is free to work within the framework of power purchase agreement (PPA) and with proper planning.
The minister said however that the Delhi government has not approached the Union Power Ministry or him on sorting out issues related to PPA for shutting down the Badarpur power plant, which is one of the measures being contemplated to curb the rising pollution in the national capital.
The sanctity of PPA needs to be respected, Goyal said adding that the Delhi government is free to work within that framework. “It cannot shut down a power plant without proper planning,” the minister said. According to the information provided on NTPC ‘s portal, Delhi is the sole beneficiary state of the plant, having installed capacity of 720 MW.
An expert said that besides the payment of fixed cost for shutting down the Badarpur plant, Delhi government would have to sort out other issues like the plan of islanding of the capital region. Under the scheme which is to be completed, the national capital’s power system will be isolated and not affected by a failure in the regional grid.
Mumbai has such system in place. On acceptability of UDAY scheme, meant for revival of debt stressed power distribution companies, Goyal said that most of the states will come on board by March next year.
As many as nine states have already communicated their willingness to join the scheme including Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. Exuding confidence about the revival of Indian economy, Goyal said that India will be bright spot in 2016 when most of the major economies facing serious challenges.
NEW DELHI: Over 30,000 MW of stalled power generation capacity has been revived in the last 18 months, the government said in Lok Sabha today, adding that it is working to ensure that there are no problems related to electricity supplies in the coming 10 years.
Piyush Goyal, Minister for Coal and Power, said there is enough coal and electricity available in the country. In the last 18 months, the government has revived stalled power generation capacity of over 30,000 MW, he said while replying to questions.
In the last 18 months, the government has revived stalled power generation capacity of over 30,000 MW, he said while replying to questions.
According to him, there are some power problems in Southern India, mainly on account of transmission issues. About 4,000 MW generation capacity have been added in the region in the last 18 months and additional 20,000 MW would be installed in the next three years, he added.
Goyal emphasised that there is no politics with respect to the government’s efforts towards electrification of villages. The government has launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for separation of agriculture and non- agriculture feeders, strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure for adequate electricity supply in rural areas.
“Under the scheme, all un-electrified villages/ habitations would be covered for electricification which would give access to electricity to rural households. All the remaining un-electrified villages are targeted to be electrified by May 1, 2018,” Goyal said.
In the 12th Plan period (2012-17), projects amounting to Rs 63,810 crore has been sanctioned so far under DDUGJY, including the subsumed Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, he added. With regard to electrification works in Uttar Pradesh, Goyal said his Ministry is yet to receive the data from the state government.
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All the Un-electrified villages are to be electrified by 1st May, 2018. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
The Minister further stated that for the financial year 2015-16, the budgetary allocation under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana is Rs. 4500 Crore. Several Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) of various states, including Rajasthan have large outstanding debts.
Ministry of Power has launched a Scheme UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) for improving operational and financial efficiency of DISCOMs. The scheme envisages reduction in interest burden, reduction in cost of power and improvement of operational efficiency. The mechanism includes taking over of Discoms debt by the respective States and measures to prevent future slippages, the Minister added.
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Saying that discoms were trapped in a vicious cycle with operational losses being funded by debt and Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) will provide the financial support for their revival.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) reform is aimed at reviving ailing discoms. Goyal said, “The weakest link in the power value chain is distribution, wherein DISCOMs in the country have accumulated losses of approximately Rs 3.8 lakh crore over the past few years”. He said that discoms were trapped in a vicious cycle with operational losses being funded by debt and UDAY will provide the financial support for their revival.
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Power Ministers of all States and Union Territories have unanimously decided to ensure electrification of all the remaining un- electrified villages by 31st March 2017 in mission mode under Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Jyoti Yojana ( DDUGJY) . The two day conference of Power, New Renewable Energy and Mines Ministers of States and Union Territories which ended in here today has also resolved to work in mission mode to complete the activities in the roll out plan for achieving the 24×7 Power For All by 2019 or earliest. It was decided that the States whose plan documents on Power For All have not been prepared should get it expedited with the help of consultants and central team members so that all these documents are completed by 31st December 2015. The conference was chaired by Shri Piyush Goyal Union Minister of State ( IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy .
States have also resolved to ensure expeditious implementation of Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) projects by implementing them within 30 months from date of sanction. They have also resolved to achieve 15 % Aggregate Technical and Commercial Losses (AT & C) at national level by 2019-20. A state level mission will be established to plan smart grid activities in States.
States which are presently not having Right of Way (RoW) and Right of Use( RoU) / policy should take immediate step for having the same.
States have resolved to set targets for replacement for all existing conventional street lights and incandescent bulbs with LED by 2019. Nine States namely Haryana, Uttar Pradesh , Punjab, Maharashtra , Karnataka, Tamil Nadu , Madhya Pradesh , Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have decided to replace 10 % of existing agricultural water pumps with energy efficient pumps including solar within one year.
States have also agreed to set up solar parks as per stipulated schedule and to mandate the installation of solar roof tops on Government buildings
States have also decided to encourage interstate and intrastate transmission of renewable energy through various measures like allowing open access, not charging wheeling charges, cross subsidy charges , banking charges etc.
States which are rich in wind resource agreed to put in place a mechanism for forecasting and scheduling of wind power by 1st January 2016.
In his concluding remarks Shri Piyush Goyal urged the states to take steps for clearing the dues of power generation companies by March 2016 so that next financial year can be started in a clean slate . The Minister appealed the states to stand by their commitments in additional allocation of power and renewable energy.
Ministers from fifteen states and Delhi attended the two day conference. They include, Shri. K. Atchannaidu, Minister for Labour, Employment & Sports, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Shri. Mahesh Gagda, Minister for Forest Law& Legislative Affairs, Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Shri. C. P. Singh, Minister for Urban Development Housing and Transport, Govt. of Jharkhand, Shri. D. K. Shivakumar, Minister for Energy, Govt. of Karnataka, Shri. Aryadan Muhammed, Minister for Power, Govt. of Kerala, Shri. Rajendra Shukla, Minister for Enegry, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Shri. Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Minister for Energy, New & Renewable Energy, Govt of Maharashtra, Shri. C. Kipli Sangtam, Minister for Power, Govt. of Nagaland, Minister of State for Energy, Govt of Rajasthan, Shri. D.D. Bhutia, Minister for Power and Energy, Govt. of Sikkim, Shri. Natham R. Viswanathan, Minister for Electricity, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Shri. G. Jagdish Reddy, Minister for Energy, Govt. of Telangana, Shri. Manik Dey, Minister for Power, Urban Development, Rural Development& Transport, Govt. of Tripura, Shri. Yasar Shah, Minister for Energy, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Shri. Manish Gupta, Minister for Power, Govt. of West Bengal, and Minister for Power, Govt. of National Capital Territory, Delhi.
Senior officials including Secretary, Power Shri. P.K. Pujari Secretary, MNRE, Shri. Upendra Tripathy, Shr.A.K. Dubey, Additional Secretary, Coal, Shri. B.N. Sharma , Shri B.N. Pandey Additional Secretaries, Power and Power Secretaries of States and Union Territories attended the conference.
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JHUNJHUNU: The Central government is focusing on electrifying every household and is preparing a policy for issuing connection to hamlets in the country, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today.
He said the government would include Jhunjhunu in a pilot project related to electricity. “The government’s priority is to ensure electricity in all hamlets and households and concrete steps have been taken up in this direction,” Goyal told reporters during his visit to the city. He said the government has asked the states to hold monthly meetings chaired by MPs to review power related issues so that the problems can be addressed.
Goyal was in the city to attend a programme organised by a private foundation in which Noble Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi was also present.
The pilot project is about enabling a user to view power consumption on his mobile. The consumer who uses more than 200 units of electricity will be linked with a smart meter, which will be linked with a computer. The system will provide a facility to the user to see power consumption on his mobile phone. Piyush Goyal also called upon people to not involve in power theft and complain to competent authorities on detecting any case.
“Delighted that an all time low solar tariff of Rs 4.63 (a kWhr) has been achieved during reverse e-auction conducted by NTPC,” Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet.
Solar power tariffs have declined to an all-time low of Rs 4.63 per kWhr following bidding for new capacity to be installed in Andhra Pradesh, government said today.
“Delighted that an all time low solar tariff of Rs 4.63 (a kWhr) has been achieved during reverse e-auction conducted by NTPC ,” Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet.
The bids are for 500 MW of solar capacity to be installed in Kurnool district. The bidding took place on Tuesday. The price of Rs 4.63 per kWhr was quoted by US-based SunEdison in an electronic auction which was conducted by state-owned NTPC for buying power from solar power plants.
The bids are for 500 MW of solar capacity to be installed in Kurnool district. The bidding took place on Tuesday.
The price of Rs 4.63 per kWhr was quoted by US-based SunEdison in an electronic auction which was conducted by state-owned NTPC for buying power from solar power plants.
“We have got one of the lowest tariffs in the world for solar power. The tariff of Rs 4.63 per unit has been bid for power purchase agreement (PPA) of 25 years by SunEdison,” Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Joint Secretary Tarun Kapoor told agency.
“Ten project of 50 MW each totalling 500 MW will come up in Andhra Pradesh,” he said. Kapoor further said that another company had also quoted Rs 4.63 but but the bid from Sun Edison came earlier.
In another tweet said Goyal said “delighted that solar tariffs in India have broken Rs 5 per kWh level. NTPC has received bids of Rs 4.8 per kWh through ongoing reverse e-bidding.”
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