03-21-2008, 07:58 PM
Delhi will have surplus power by 2010
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'The city will have surplus power supply in two years. The process of capacity building is under way at full throttle,' said R. Narayanaswami, special advisor on the 2010 Commonwealth Games for the Delhi government.
'The expected peak hour demand in the next two years is estimated to be around 5,200 MW against the current estimate of 4,400 MW in summer.' Narayanaswami told IANS in an interview.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Capacity building on the electricity front is a priority concern for the city government. The city government intends to spend over Rs.45 billion on energy during 2007-12, while over Rs.6.15 billion would be spent in the new fiscal.
'In the next couple of years, the city will get power from the Damodar Valley Corp, National Thermal Power Corp, the Dadri power plant, the Jhajhar plant and the Pragati power plant - these total 4,240 MW.'
The government also intends to get 1,800 MW from local sources in addition to the existing installed power generation capacity of 932 MW. The government will also initiate certain corrective measurers to streamline power supply.
'The transmission and distribution loss is being effectively addressed - it was around 49 percent in 2007-08 against the national figure of 30-31 percent. We are serious about making Delhi a power surplus city,' Narayanaswami said.
The government is also looking at a couple of new projects from the centre's capacity addition programme for the 11th Five Year Plan period (2007-12). At the moment, the city stands to get 750 MW from the upcoming power plant at Jhajhar in Haryana.
Officials also point out that while central government had fixed the capacity addition of 78,577 MW for the 11th Plan period, no project had been earmarked for Delhi.
'Efforts are on to get some projects in the city-state territory,' said a senior government official, requesting anonymity.
'Being the national capital, Delhi should get preference so that the basic needs of the people are fulfilled. Electricity is an area where the state government cannot do much if the required support does not come in from other quarters.'<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Fri, Mar 21 09:58 AM
'The city will have surplus power supply in two years. The process of capacity building is under way at full throttle,' said R. Narayanaswami, special advisor on the 2010 Commonwealth Games for the Delhi government.
'The expected peak hour demand in the next two years is estimated to be around 5,200 MW against the current estimate of 4,400 MW in summer.' Narayanaswami told IANS in an interview.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Capacity building on the electricity front is a priority concern for the city government. The city government intends to spend over Rs.45 billion on energy during 2007-12, while over Rs.6.15 billion would be spent in the new fiscal.
'In the next couple of years, the city will get power from the Damodar Valley Corp, National Thermal Power Corp, the Dadri power plant, the Jhajhar plant and the Pragati power plant - these total 4,240 MW.'
The government also intends to get 1,800 MW from local sources in addition to the existing installed power generation capacity of 932 MW. The government will also initiate certain corrective measurers to streamline power supply.
'The transmission and distribution loss is being effectively addressed - it was around 49 percent in 2007-08 against the national figure of 30-31 percent. We are serious about making Delhi a power surplus city,' Narayanaswami said.
The government is also looking at a couple of new projects from the centre's capacity addition programme for the 11th Five Year Plan period (2007-12). At the moment, the city stands to get 750 MW from the upcoming power plant at Jhajhar in Haryana.
Officials also point out that while central government had fixed the capacity addition of 78,577 MW for the 11th Plan period, no project had been earmarked for Delhi.
'Efforts are on to get some projects in the city-state territory,' said a senior government official, requesting anonymity.
'Being the national capital, Delhi should get preference so that the basic needs of the people are fulfilled. Electricity is an area where the state government cannot do much if the required support does not come in from other quarters.'<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->