Parliament Question: Self-reliance and consumer rights in the Power Sector in the country including Jharkhand

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2700 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 SELF-RELIANCE AND CONSUMER RIGHTS IN THE POWER SECTOR IN THE COUNTRY INCLUDING JHARKHAND 2700 # SHRI DEEPAK PRAKASH:

SMT. KIRAN CHOUDHRY:

SMT. SEEMA DWIVEDI:

DR. PARMAR JASHVANTSINH SALAMSINH:

SHRI MITHLESH KUMAR:

SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA:

DR. MEDHA VISHRAM KULKARNI:

SHRI SUBHASH BARALA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) details of the 17 critical power sector items that have been identified to promote domestic manufacturing under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative;

(b) the manner in which the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules have impacted the timelines for obtaining new electricity connections in metropolitan and rural areas;

(c) whether the mandatory 50 per cent domestic content requirement for public procurement has been successfully notified for all 215 identified power sector items; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a): Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has identified 16 critical power sector items which are currently being imported. These items have been prioritized to promote domestic manufacturing under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. The details of the 16 critical Items are given at Annexure-I.

(b): Electricity being a concurrent subject, the supply and distribution of electricity to the various categories of consumers in a State/UT is within the purview of the respective State Government/Power Distribution Utility. Further, the Power Distribution Utility works as per the Supply Code, Performance Standards and Regulations laid down by the State Commission.As per the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2024 notified by Ministry of Power, the State Commission shall specify the maximum time period, after submission of application complete in all respects, not exceeding three (03) days in metropolitan areas, seven (07) days in other municipal areas and fifteen (15) days in rural areas, within which the distribution licensee shall provide new connection or modify an existing connection. Provided that for rural areas of States and Union Territories having hilly terrain, the maximum time period for new connection or modification of an existing connection, after submission of application, complete in all respects, shall not exceed thirty (30) days. Provided further that where such supply requires extension of distribution mains, or commissioning of new substations, the distribution licensee shall supply the electricity to such premises immediately after such extension or commissioning within a period not exceeding ninety (90) days.

For the purposes of this rule, the term 'States and Union Territories having hilly terrain' means the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh.

These provisions have improved timeliness and strengthened consumer rights in the power sector.

(c) & (d) : The Ministry of Power has notified 215 Power Sector items with at least 50% Minimum Local Content (MLC) requirement, vide Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order dated 16.11.2021. The details of 215 notified items are given at Annexure-II.

*********ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2700 ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 16.03.2026 ************* The details of the 16 critical power sector items that have been identified to promote domestic

manufacturing under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Initiative:

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Name of Critical Item HSN Code No 1 Subsea Cables (HVDC & HVAC) 8544 85059000, 2 Permanent Magnet (NdFeB) for actuators 85051190 Oxygen Free High Conductivity Copper Rods of very high precision, 3 74071010 of flatness, ppm level <5, various diameters (Dia 25 to 45 mm) Aluminum zinc coated steel sheets of non-skin passed, non-oiled, non- 4 72106100 chromatid grade, 2mm thickness HVDC Valve assemblies including IGBT/ Thyristors, Capacitor banks 5 8481 and cooling system 6 Porcelain Hollow Insulators – Complete range from 33 kV to 800 kV 85462090 Composite/Polymer Hollow Core Insulators – Complete range from 33 7 85469090 kV to 420 kV Modular type Ethernet Switches (automatic data processing/ communication switches) suitable for IEC communication protocol ex 8 85176290 IEC61850, PLC Controllers (FRTU) with digital inputs and digital outputs 9 Lightning Arrester 85354010 Solid insulated/screened touch proof bus bars, adaptors of high 10 85366990 dielectric strength and insulation properties Likely under 8546 or 8547 (Electrical 11 Insulating Spacers / Gas Partitions Insulation Chamber / Insulation Rod Insulators of Any Material) 12 Hollow Core Insulators for Gas-Air Bushings (>245 kV) 85469090 850421, 850422, 850423, 850431, 13 Voltage Transformers 850432, 850433, 850434 Pipes for Gas Insulated Bus Ducts and Bus bar (ID >400mm) (Spiral 14 7608 welded Aluminium pipe) Epoxy raw material (Resin, Hardener), Liquid Silicone Rubber, Bus 15 bar insulation shrink tubing of high die electric strength and insulation 390730, 3910 properties.

16 Motors and VCB mechanisms assembly with miniature gear train 8501, 853521 ***********ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2700 ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 16.03.2026 ************* The details of 215 identified power sector items:

Class-I Local Item Electrical Equipment for Generation, Transmission and Sl. Supplier Sl. Distribution sectors with sufficent local capacity and No. (Minimum Local No. competition Content (%)

(A) Common items for Transmission, Distribution and Generation Sector Power Transformers (up to 765 kV, including Generator 1 1 60 transformers) 2 2 Instrument Transformer (up to 765 kV) 60 3 3 Transformer Oil Dry Out System (TODOS) 60 4 4 Reactors up to 765 kV 60 5 5 Oil Impregnated Bushing (up to 400 kV) 60 6 6 Resin Insultated Paper (RIP) bushings (up to 145 kV) 50 7 7 Circuit Breakers (up to 765 kV AC - Alternating Current) 60 8 8 Disconnectors/Isolators (up to 765 kV AC) 60 9 9 Wave trap (up to 765 kV AC) 60 Oil Filled Distribution Transformers up to & Including 33 kV 10 10 [Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO)/Amorphous, 60 Aluminium/Copper wound] Dry Type Distribution Transformer upto and including 33 kV 11 11 60 (CRGO/Amorphous, Aluminium/Copper wound ) 12 12 Conventional Conductor 60 13 13 Accessories for Conventional conductors 60 High Temperature/High Temperature Low Sag (HTLS) conductors 14 14 (such as Composite core, GAP, ACSS, INVAR, AL59) and 60 Accessories 15 15 Optical ground wire (OPGW) – all designs 60 16 16 Fiber OpticTerminal Equipment (FOTE) for OPGW 50 17 17 OPGW related Hardware and Accessories 60 18 18 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) 50 19 19 Power Cables and accessories up to 33 kV 60 20 20 Control cables including accessories 60 21 21 XLPE Cables up to 220 kV 60 22 21.A XLPE Cables (above 220 kV and upto 400 kV) 50 23 22 Substation Structures 60 24 23 Transmission Line Towers 60 25 24 Porcelain (Disc/Long Rod) Insulators 60 26 25 Bus Post Insulators (Porcelain) 60 Porcelain Disc Insulators with Room Temperature Vulcanisation 27 26 50

(RTV) coating Porcelain Longrod Insulators with Room Temperature 28 27 50 Vulcanisation (RTV) coating 29 28 Hardware Fittings for Porcelain Insulators 60 30 29 Composite/Polymeric Long Rod Insulators 60 31 30 Hardware Fittings for Polymer Insulators 60 32 31 Bird Flight Diverter (BFD) 60 Power Line Carrier Communication (PLCC) System (up to 800 33 32 60 kV) 34 33 Gas Insulated Switchgear (up to 400 kV AC) 60 35 34 Gas Insulated Switchgear (above 400 kV AC) 50 36 35 Surge/Lightning Arrester (up to 765 kV AC) 60 37 36 Power Capacitors 6038 37 Packaged Sub-station (6.6 kV to 33 kV) 60 39 38 Ring Main Unit (RMU) (up to 33 kV) 60 40 39 Medium Voltage (MV) GIS Panels ( up to 33 kV) 60 Automation and Control System/Supervisory Control and data 41 40 50 Acquisition (SCADA) System in Power System 42 41 Control and Relay Panel (including Digital/Numerical Relays) 50 43 42 Electrical Motors 0.37 kW to 1 MW 60 44 43 Energy Meters including Smart Meters 50 45 43.A Head End System (HES) 100 46 43.B Meter Data Management System (MDMS) 100 47 44 Control & power cables and Accessories (up to 1.1 kV) 60 48 45 Diesel Generating (DG) set 60 49 46 DC system (DC Battery & Battery Charger) 60 50 47 AC & DC Distribution Board 60 51 48 Indoor Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) upto 33 kV 60 Poles (PCC, PSCC, Rolled Steel Joist, Rail Pole, Spun, Steel 52 49 60 Tubular) 53 50 Material for Grounding/earthing system 60 54 51 Illumination system 60 55 52 Overhead Fault Sensing Indicator (FSI) 50 56 53 Power Quality Meters 50 57 54 Auxilliary Relays 50 58 55 Load Break Switch 50

(B) Hydro Sector 56 Hydro Turbine & Associated equipment 59 a) Francis Turbine 60 60 b) Kaplan Turbine 60 61 c) Pelton Turbine 50 62 57 Main Inlet Valve & Associated Equipment 60 63 58 Penstock Protection Valve and Associated Equipment 60 64 59 Governing system & Accessories 60 65 60 Generator for Hydro Project & Associated Equipment 60 66 61 Static Excitation System 60 67 62 Workshop Equipment 60 68 63 Cooling Water System 60 69 64 Compressed Air System 60 70 65 Drainage/Dewatering System 60 71 66 Fire Protection System 60 72 67 Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning System (HVAC) 60 73 68 Oil Handling System 60 74 69 Mechanical Balance of Plant (BOP) Items 60

(C) Thermal Sector Boiler Auxiliaries 75 70 Air Pre-Heater 60 76 71 Steam Coil Air Pre Heater (SCAPH) 60 Steam soot blowers [wall blowers & Long Retractable Soot 77 72 60 Blower (LRSB)] Auxiliary Steam 78 73 60 Pressure Reducing & Desuperheating (PRDS) 79 74 Fuel oil system 60 80 75 Seal air Fan 60 81 76 Ducts and dampers 60 82 77 Duct expansion joints 60 83 78 Blowdown tanks 60 84 79 Coal burners and oil burners 60 85 80 Coal mills 60 86 81 Gear Box of Coal Mill 5087 82 Coal feeders 60 88 83 Primary Air Fans 60 89 84 Forced Draft Fans 60 90 85 Induced Draft Fans 60 Forced Draft (FD)/Induced Draft (ID)/ Primary Air (PA) Fan 91 86 50 Servo Motor Assembly 92 87 Tubes (Carbon Steel) 50 93 88 Steam pipes (Carbon Steel) 50 94 89 Steam drum 50 95 90 Separator 50 96 91 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) 50 Electro-Static Precipitators (ESPs) 97 92 Casing 60 98 93 Electrodes 60 99 94 Rapping System 60 100 95 Hopper Heaters 60 101 96 Transformer Rectifiers 60 102 97 Insulators 60 Turbine & Auxiliaries 103 98 Turbine (High Pressure/Intermediate Pressure/Low Pressure) 50 104 99 Condensate Extraction Pumps 60 105 100 Condenser On line Tube Cleaning System (COLTC) 60 106 101 Debris filters 60 107 102 Deaerator 60 108 103 Drain Cooler and Flash Tank 60 109 104 ECW Pump 50 110 105 Plate Heat Exchanger 50 111 106 Self- cleaning filters 50 112 107 Condensate Polishing Units (CPUs) 60 113 108 Chemical Dosing System 60 114 109 Oil Filter 60 115 110 Gland Steam Condenser 60 116 111 Oil Purifying Centrifuge 50 117 112 Water Cooled Condenser 50 118 113 Boiler Feed Pumps (BFPs) 50 Generator and Auxillieries Generator (including Seal Oil System, Hydrogen Cooling System, 119 114 60 Stator water cooling system) Electrical Works 120 115 Control and metering equipment 60 Control & Instrumentation System (C&I System) 121 116 Thermocouples 50 Measuring instruments [Resistance Temperature Detectors 122 117 50

(RTDs)], Local gauges 123 118 Actuators (Pneumatic and conventional electric) 50 Interplant Communication/ Public Address (PA) system except IP 124 119 50 based Coal Handling Plant 125 120 Conveyors 60 126 121 Wagon Tippler 60 127 122 Side Arm Charger 60 128 123 Paddle feeder 60 129 124 Crushers & Screens 60 130 125 Dust suppression (dry fog & plain water) system 60 131 126 Air Compressors 50 132 127 Magnetic separators & metal detectors 60 133 128 Coal Sampling System 60134 129 Stacker cum reclaimer 60 135 130 Belt weighing & monitoring system. 60 Wheel & axle assembly (without bearings) for Bottom Opening 136 131 60 Bottom Release (BOBR) Wagons Ash Handling System 137 132 Clinker grinder 60 138 133 Water jet ejectors 60 139 134 Scrapper chain conveyor 60 140 135 Dry fly ash vacuum extraction system 60 141 136 Pressure pneumatic conveying system 60 142 137 Ash water & ash slurry pumps 60 143 138 Compressors, air dryers & air receivers 50 144 139 Ash water recovery system 60 Raw Water Intake & Supply System 145 140 Travelling water screens 60 146 141 Raw water supply pumps 60 147 142 Valves, RE joints etc. 60 Water Treatment System and Effluent Treatment System 148 143 Clarification plant 60 149 144 Filtration plant 60 150 145 Ultra filtration plant 50 151 146 Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant and its membrane 55 152 147 De-Mineralised water plant (DM Plant) 60 153 148 Chlorination plant 60 154 149 Chemical dosing system 60 155 150 Effluent Treatment Plant 60 Circulationg Water (CW) & Auxiliary Circulating Water

(ACW) System 156 151 CW & ACW Pumps 60 157 152 Butter Fly (BF) valves, Non-return Valves (NRVs) etc. 60 158 153 Rubber Expansion (RE) joints 60 159 154 Air release valves 60 Cooling Towers (NDCT/ IDCT)-Natural-Draft and Induced Draft Cooling Tower 160 155 Water Distribution System 60 161 156 Spray nozzles 60 162 157 Packing 60 163 158 Drift eliminators 60 Cooling Tower (CT) Fans (for Induced Draft Cooling Towers 164 159 60 IDCT) 165 160 Gear boxes, shafts & motors (for IDCT) 60 Air Conditioning & Ventilation System 166 161 Split & window air conditioners 60 167 162 Chilling/ condensing unit [upto 500 ton of refrigeration(TR)] 55 168 163 Air Handling Unit (AHU) and Fresh air unit 60 169 164 Cooling Towers 60 170 165 Air Washing Units (AWUs), axial fans, roof extractors 60 171 166 Ducts, louvers & dampers 60 Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) 172 167 Spray Nozzles, 50 173 168 Spray header 50 174 169 Oxidation Blowers 50 175 170 Limestone wet Ball Mill 50 176 171 Slurry Handling Pumps for FGD system 50 177 172 Booster Fans for FGD system 50 178 173 Carbon Steel Ducts and Dampers for FGD 60 179 174 Storage Tanks and Silos 60180 175 Process Water Pump for FGD system 50

(D) Other Common Items Fire protection and detection system 181 176 Motor driven fire water pumps 60 182 177 Diesel engine driven fire water pumps 60 183 178 Hydrant system for the power plant. 60 184 179 High velocity water spray system 60 185 180 Medium velocity water spray system 60 186 181 Foam protection system 60 187 182 Inert gas flooding system 60 188 183 Fire tenders 60 189 184 Portable fire-extinguishers 60 190 185 Cranes, EOT cranes, gantry crane & chain pulley blocks etc. 60 191 186 Elevator 60

(E) Minimum Local Content percentages in Engineering, Procurement & Construction

(EPC) / Turnkey project In case the contract is awarded through the EPC route, the contractor should comply with the requirement of MLC for individual items as listed in Annexure-I and should purchase these items only from Class-I Local supplier. In addition, MLC for complete EPC project may also be

prescribed as below:

Minimum Local

(1) Package Based Works Content (%) 192 1 Boiler 60 193 2 TG System ( Water Cooled Condenser) 60 194 3 Ash Handling Plant 60 195 4 Coal Handling Plant 60 196 5 Electro-static Precipitator (ESP) 60 197 6 Circulating Water (CW) System 60 198 7 Cooling Tower 60 199 8 Water Treatment System 60 200 9 Air Conditioning System ( below 500TR) 60 201 10 Flue Gas Desusphurisation (FGD) System 60 202 11 Station Control & Instrumentation (C&I) 50 203 12 Hydro Power Projects (Electro-Mechanical Works) 60 Gas based generation Overall Gas Turbine Package (on finished Product basis) 204 13 < 44 MW 60 205 14 44 –145 MW 50 Overall Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Package (on finished Product basis) 206 15 < 44 MW 60 207 16 44 – 145 MW 60 208 17 > 150 MW 60

(2) Project as a whole 209 1 Works and service contracts in Power Sector 60 Transmission Line with Conventional conductors 210 2 60 (ACSR, AAAC, AL-59 etc.) Transmission Line with High temperature Low Sag 211 3 60

(HTLS) conductors 212 4 HVAC Substation Air Insulated (AIS) 60 213 5 HVAC Substation Gas Insulated (GIS) 60 214 6 HVDC Substation 60 215 7 Distribution Sector 60 ***************