14,374-MW power generation likely by 2013-14
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 26
The total installed power generation capacity in Haryana is likely to go up to 14,374 MW by the 2013-14, Tarun Bajaj, MD, the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN), said while addressing the 24th meeting of the technical coordination subcommittee (TCC) of the Northern Regional Power Committee here.

Bajaj said the peak demand in Haryana was hovering around 5,000 MW at present, which transformed into 1,000 lakh units a day. By the end of the 11th Five-Year Plan, the demand was expected to peak at 11,155 MW with a 15 per cent annual growth. Keeping pace with the growth, Haryana is set to execute a programme to add about 5,000 MW installed generating capacity during the 11th Plan. According to present indications, state’s generation capacity is likely to increase to 9,700 MW by the end of 11th Five Year Plan and to about 14,374 MW by the year 2013-14. The state has supplied two-and-a-half to three times extra power during the last decade to meet the growing demand of consumers. The main reason of growth of load in Haryana is its proximity to Delhi, he said.

Bajaj said the state had entered a new phase of developing and augmenting the power transmission system with the signing of first ever transmission agreement in the country with the Viability Gap Funding support from the Central Government. This is also the first project in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode in any sector in Haryana with the Viability Funding Gap.

He said the mounting demand of power, expanding network, voltage up gradation and technological sophistication called for bigger financial commitments. The need was felt for attracting private finance and technical inputs by taking the PPP route for development construction and operation & maintenance of power projects.

Over 50 delegates from Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, HP, the Power Grid Corporation of India, Central Electricity Authority, National Thermal Power Corporation, Nuclear Power Corporation, National Hydro Power Corporation, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam, IP Gas Power Company Ltd and the BBMB are participating in the two-day meeting to resolve inter utilities issues.

YK Raizada, chairman of the TCC, said most of the northern states had witnessed fewer disturbances this winter season due to better maintenance of the system as compared to recent years. He said the northern states had a peaking shortage of 11 to 13 per cent and energy shortage of 13 to 15 per cent due to all-round development, which has been a challenge for the power producers.