Union Power Minister, Shri R K Singh said that the steps are being taken by developers/government for revival of the stalled projects.
As many as 39 hydro projects totalling 14,623.5 MW capacity are under implementation in the country while nine out of these are stalled, h In a written reply, Parliament was informed by Power Minister R K Singh.
Out of these, 30 projects aggregating to 13,387.5 MW are under active construction and likely to be commissioned by 2026-27 and nine projects aggregating to 1,236 MW are presently stalled as on December 31, 2022,” Singh said.
Out of 30 under-construction projects, only two, namely Phata Byung (76MW) and Tapovan Vishnugad (520 MW) located in Uttarakhand were impacted due to natural events such as floods/avalanche in the last 10 years, Singh stated.
No large hydro power project lies in the close proximity of Joshimath town, he informed the House that the nearest power project, Tapovan Vishnugad HEP is also far away from the site where subsidence took place in recent past.
Tapovan Vishnugad HEP remains unaffected from the subsidence in Joshimath. However, the district administration issued an order on January 5, 2023 to stop the construction activities at the project site until further orders, he stated.
