On 24th May, 2003, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India launched a scheme, formulated by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), for preparation of Preliminary Feasibility Report (PFRs) of 162 New Hydro Electric Schemes totaling to over 50,000 MW.  All the PFRs were targeted to be completed by September, 2004. CEA was entrusted with the overall responsibility for the scheme. Preparation of PFRs involves conceptual planning, preparation of project and equipment layouts, infrastructure requirement, environmental and geological studies, power evacuation arrangement, cost estimates and economic evaluation. PFRs of all the 162 schemes have been prepared ahead of schedule.  The schemes are located in 16 states as under : Sl. No. State Number of Schemes Installed Capacity (MW) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1 81 2 Arunachal Pradesh 42 27293 3 Chhattisgarh 5 848 4 Himachal Pradesh 15 3328 5 Jammu & Kashmir 13 2675 6 Karnataka 5 1900 7 Kerala 2 126 8 Madhya Pradesh 3 205 9 Maharashtra 9 411 10 Manipur 3 362 11 Meghalaya 11 931 12 Mizoram 3 1500 13 Nagaland 3 330 14 Orissa 4 1189 15 Sikkim 10 1469 16 Uttaranchal 33 5282 Total   162 47930  Preparation of DPRs for Low Tariff Schemes Sl. No. Particulars Number IC (MW) 1 Total PFRs 162 47930 2 PFRs with Tariff upto Rs. 2.50 per unit 78 34020 3 International Issue/Wild Life/Others 05 1084 4 DPRs to be Prepared 73 32936