April 30, 2012
The Working Group on Power for formulation of the 12th Five Year Plan has estimated total fund requirement of Rs.13,72,580 crore for the power sector. The details are as under:
• Generation: Rs.6,38,600 crore
• Transmission: Rs.1,80,000 crore
• Distribution: Rs.3,06,235 crore
• Others*: Rs.2,47,745 crore
• Total: Rs.13,72,580 crore
Others include R&M, R&D, DSM&EE, HRD &Training, Renewable Energy & Captive etc.
The National Electricity Fund (Interest Subsidy Scheme) has been approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in its meeting held on 13.12.2011 to provide interest subsidy aggregating to Rs.8,466 crore on loan disbursement amounting to Rs.25,000 crore to the State Power Utilities – both in the public and private sectors, to improve the distribution network.
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is the Nodal Agency to operationalize the scheme through which funds for interest subsidy scheme would be provided, under the guidance of the Steering Committee formed for National Electricity Fund (NEF) Scheme.
During the Twelfth Five Year Plan, the main sources of financing are commercial banks, public financial institutions, dedicated infrastructure/power finance institutions, insurance companies, overseas markets, bilateral/ multilateral credit, bond markets and equity markets. In addition, steps have been taken by Government to make available funds through Credit Enhancement Schemes and Infra-structure Debt Fund etc.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Power Shri K.C.Venugopal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.