THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) : As a special case, full generation of one unit of Anta GPS was allocated to
Rajasthan in October, 1993 due to acute power shortage conditions prevailing in the
State. This special allocation was continued due to prolonged outage of units 1 & 2 of
the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) with effect from February, 1994 and
August, 1994 respectively.
(b) : Anta GPS (419 MW) is a regional power station and all the constituent
States/UTs of Northern Region have firm shares in the power station in accordance with
the sharing formula. The Unit-I of RAPS was restored in April, 1997 and Unit-2 in June,
1998. Consequent to restoration of units 1 and 2 of RAPS and persistent pressure from
the other constituent states of Northern Region for restoration of their entitled shares in
Anta GPS, the special allocation to Rajasthan from Anta GPS had to be withdrawn in
October, 1999.
(c) & (d) : Request has been received from Government of Rajasthan for restoration
of the special allocation of one third output from Anta GPS. However, restoration of the
special allocation to Rajasthan would deprive the other states in the Northern Region of
their entitled shares in Anta GPS is likely to attract stiff opposition from other beneficiary
States.
