The untimely rain in February this year might have played havoc with the wheat crop in parts of Haryana but proved a blessing in disguise for power availability in the state. |
According to sources in the Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGC), the state entered into swap arrangements with the deficit states of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, which needed power in the months of February and March. |
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In return, Haryana will get power from them from May to July on the basis of day head scheduling that would range from 2.4 million units per day to 10 million units per day. |
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On the basis of similar kind of understanding state will get power from Gujarat from the month of July to September.A capacity of 4,051 Mw is available with Haryana and there is a shortage of 500 Mw to 800 Mw.The demand for power in the state has been increasing at the rate of 12-13 per cent per annum. |
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"Industry has a substantial contribution to the increase in demand as due to revision in the price of furnace oil, the per unit cost of power generation in the captive unit increased to Rs 7 per unit. Consequently, many industries switched over to grid power from captive power and accentuated the demand," said the official. |
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To meet the deficit in the summers the state would purchase power from West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Sikkim. The state spends about Rs 1,000 crore on purchase of power every year. |
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Besides this, Haryana is having discussions with Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for the swap of power. "Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand consume more power in winters. We can lend them our surplus power in winters with an understanding of getting back in summers," he added. |
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About six thermal power generation projects in Haryana are under various stages of execution and are expected to be completed in next three years. The state has projected to add 5,000 Mw of power in the next three years by investments in government projects and in Independent Power Producers (IPPs). |
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The first one is to be commissioned in phase I (300 Mw) of Yamuna Nagar thermal power project likely to be commissioned in November 2007 and phase II (300 Mw) would be commissioned in February 2008. |
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