Orissa may have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with as many as 27 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to secure its long-term supply but the state's power deficit position is set to continue at least till the end of the current fiscal.
The state is set to face a shortfall of 1825 million units (MUs) of power in 2010-11 according to the Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) prepared by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
As against the overall demand of 24,795 MUs in this fiscal, the power availability will be 22,970 MUs, thereby creating a deficit of 7.4 per cent.
In the eastern region, Bihar is the only state apart from Orissa which will grapple with power shortfall during 2010-11. Bihar will face a power deficit to the extent of 15.7 per cent. Other states in the region like West Bengal, Jharkhand and Sikkim will in a surplus position.
The eastern region, as a whole, will have an overall energy requirement of 98,451 MUs and the availability will be 101,707 MUs, a surplus of 3256 MUs in 2010-11.
On a pan-India basis, the power deficit has been projected at 10.6 per cent. Out of the total power demand of 876,856 MUs, the power availability will be 784,006 MUs, a deficit of 92,849 Mus.
The CEA report has projected a power deficit for all the state except Delhi, West Bengal, Sikkim and Jharkhand.
However, in terms of peak energy requirement, Orissa will be in a surplus position in the current financial year. The total peak power availability in the state will be 3916 MW compared to the peak demand of 3850 MW, a surplus of 66 MW.
The country, as a whole, is projected to face a peak power deficit of 12.1 per cent in this fiscal.
The assessment of gross energy generation in the country during 2010-11 has been carried out by CEA taking into consideration the past operation performance of the thermal plant, their vintage, maintenance schedule of the generating units, partial and forced outages, and availability of fuel.
In case of hydro-electric plants, the storage position of reservoirs, extent of utilization of stored waters till the onset of the next monsoon, estimates of carry over waters to the next hydrological year and estimates of generation considering the anticipated inflows and past performance are taken into consideration while estimating gross generation.
The generation from the new units considering their commissioning schedule has also been included in the estimates of the generation targets. The net energy availability in each state has been worked out at the respective Regional Power Committee Secretariats taking into account factors like generation from generating plants owned by the state, share of power from the common projects, allocation of firm power from the Central generating stations, allocation from unallocated quota of power from the Central generating stations and energy import-export under long-term bilateral agreements. The country is set to witness a capacity addition of 21,441 MW during 2010-11which consists of 18,755 MW of thermal power, 1466 MW of hydro power and 1220 MW of nuclear power.
