It is a summary from the Energy Part of India Year Book 2014.

1. ENERGY
FOR IAS

2. HISTORY
• IN INDIA IT COMMENCED IN 19TH CENTURY
• Electricity supply in DARJEELING in 1897
• Hydropower Station at SIVASAMUDRAM in
1907.
• With the formation of State Electricity Board
and FYPs systematic growth has been seen in
Power Supply Industry all over the country.

3. Ministry of Power
• It is the concerned ministry.
• Strarted Fuctioning w.e.f 2 June 1992
• Earlier known as Ministry of Energy Resources
• Electricity is in Concurrent List of 7th Schedule
Works:
 Planning
 Policy Formulation
 Processing of projects for investment decisions
 Monitoring of implementation of power projects
 Training and Manpower Development etc. Regard to
thermal, Hydro Power Generation, Transmission and
Distribution.

4. Ultra Mega Power Projects
Providing Power to all at Reasonable rate and
ensuring fast capacity addition
Total 9 UMPPs were Proposed
4000MW

5. 9 UMPPS
Sl.N
o
UMPP Place Status
1. SASA UMPP M.P. (Awarded) 1 unit commisioned
2. Mundra Gujrat(Awarded) All 5 units
commisioned
3. Krishnapattam A.P.
Coastal(Awarded)
13th plan
4. Tilaya Jharkhand(Awarde
d)
12th plan
5. Chattisgarh
6 Odhisa
7 Tamil Nadu
8 Maharastra -
Coastal
9 Karnatala Coastal

6. NEW SITS FOR UMPPS
Sl
.
N
o
Place Distt State
1. Nyunipalli Prakasham A.P.
2. Husainabad Deogarh Jharkhand
3. Bijoypatna Chandbali(Bhadrak
District)
Odhisa
4. Narla and Kasinga Kalahandi Odhisa
5. Kakwara Banka Bihar

7. CENTRAL ELETRICITY AUTHORITY(CEA)
Statutory Organisation
Formed Under Eletricity Supply Act 1948
Superceded by Eletricity Act 2003
Important Role in Formation of Policies and
Programmes for Power Deveopment in the
country.

8. Various Organisations Under MoP
PSUs/Corporations/Other Organiations
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
1975
Thermal plants : concept to commissioning and operations.
National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC)
1975
Hydro plants : concept to commissioning and operations.
North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO)
1976
Developing power projects in North Eastern region of the country.
Power Finance Corporation (PFC)
1986
Financing of power development schemes.

9. Contd…
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)
1948
Generation, Transmission and Distribution in specified region.
Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)
1967
Administration, Operation and Maintenance of projects under Board.
Initially known as Bhakhra Nangal Project
Supply of Water for irrigation in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
Drinking Water in Delhi and Chandigarh
Provide Power Generation in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and HP
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
1969
Financing and implementing rural electrification schemes.
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
1975
Thermal plants : concept to commissioning and operations.

10. Contd…
Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC)
1988
Development of hydro potential in specific river / valley.
Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN)
1988
Development of hydro potential in specific basin. Joint Venture of Govy. Of
India and Govt. of HP.
Powergrid (Powergrid)
1989
Transmission system for evacuation of central sector power and
establishment / operation of inter-regional grids, load despatch centres.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
2002
Responsible for spearheading the improvement of energy efficiency of
economy through regulatory and promotional instruments

11. yojnas
Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna
 Launched in April 2005.
 Provide electricity to all rural Households
belonging to BPL
 90% Capital Subsidy is provided by Center for
Projets
 Since 10th Plan(5000cr.) to 12th Plan(6000cr.)

12. Franhisees
• In order to maintain the infrastructure being
created and to Provide Uninterrupted Quality
Power
• It has been made Mandatory in the Scheme
• NGOs, User Associations, Cooperatives or
individual enterpreners
• Input Energy covered by Fr. Is Measured by the
utility and target for revenue collection
• %of input energy supplied/point of metering by
utility

13. National Common Minimun
Programme
• Providing Access to electricity to all
households in Five Years.

14. Petrolium
and Gas

15. Coal Bed Methane Policy
• Natural Gas(Methane) absorbed in Coal and
Lignite
• Eco-Friendly
• CBM Policy – July 1997
• 30 CBM Blocks have been Awarded
• Raniganj Block- 2.3 laKH CUBIC METER PER
Day

16. Organisations
• ONGC Ltd.- Exploration and Production of Crude Oil,
natural gas,Value added Products
23 June 1993
ONGC Videsh Ltd.- From Outside India 8 proj.
Russia, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam, Columbia, South Sudan,
Venezuela and Brazil
1989-OVL
OIL- 18 feb 1959 , Initially Naharkatiya and Boran in
Assam.
In 1961- Joint Venture with UK(Burmah Oil Co. Ltd.)
GAIL- Aug 1984

17. Solar cities
• 2011-12- 5 cities
• Total- 38
• Model Solar Cities- Nagpur, Chandigarh,
Gandhinagar

18. Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiative
• Minimize Dependence on diesel in this region
• Hydel and Solar Photovoltaic Power Projects
Initiated
• 5500 Domestic Green Houses for BPL
• 5000 Commercial Green Houses
• 10 Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Defence
Establishments.

19. Heat Energy – cooking purposes
• Family Size bio-gas plants
• Improved Cook Stoves
• World’s Largest System for cooking in
Community Kithchen- Shirdi in Maharastra,
20,000 people per day saving 60,000kg LPG
every year

20. Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar
Mission
• In Jan 2010
• Under National Ation Plan for Climate Change
• 3 Phases-I Phase- Marh 2013
ii Phase- March 2017, IIIrd Phase- March 2022
• 1000Mw set up