The Jammu and Kashmir government has started 1,400 MW power project in the last five years and aims to make the state self-reliant in power generation and free from power cuts within next five to seven years, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today.
He said it was almost double the capacity of 750 MW, which were started in the state in last 60 years.
"Power projects of the capacity of 1,400 MWs have been started during the last five years by my government as against 750 MW projects that started in 60 years from 1947 to 2008 of which, Baglihar Hydro Electric Project was of 450 MW," Omar said replying to a discussion on his grants in Legislative Assembly.
He said his government has approved 850 MW Retli, 450 MW Baglihar-II, 37.5 MW Parnai, 48 MW Lower Kalnai, 390 MW Karthai Stage-I, 93 MW New Ganderbal, 1,000 MW Pakaldul, 660 MW Kiru and 600 MW Thermal Power Plant.
Abdullah said in next five to seven years the state will be self-reliant in power generation and "there will be no power cuts anywhere".
He also said that 18,000 kilometres of transmission lines were erected in the last five years while low tension network constitutes 9,204 kilometres.
"The AT&C losses have reduced from 72 per cent to 64 per cent last year which would further be reduced to 54 per cent by the end of this year. The T&D losses would also reduced to 52 per cent by the end of this year," he said, adding per capita consumption has gone up from 742 units in 2007-08 to 927 units in 2013-14 implying an increase of about 25 percent.
He said the energy deficit has declined from 37.71 per cent to 29.49 per cent and peak deficit from 33.17 per cent to 23.42 per cent during the same period.
The Chief Minister said energy supply has increased by 45 per cent during the last five years, while transformer damage rate has declined from 41.89 per cent in 2010-11 to 21.45 per cent in 2013-14.
Abdullah said that government intends to roll out a scheme on pilot basis for revenue collection from power consumers by Panchayats. "The Panchayat Halqa engaged in this task would get a share of the money realised for development activities.
