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No end to J&K's Power woes State likely to face 53% T&D losses in current year 3/28/2015 11:57:20 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: Despite having potential of producing 20 thousand mega watts of power, the power woes for J&K are steadily increasing as demand in the state is expected to rise from 1706 MWs to 4217 MWs by 2021-22 (i.e 150 %) with no relief in insight, especially since the center has refused to return power projects to state. As per 18th All India Power Survey, it has been projected that an increase in power demand from 1706 MWs i.e. 9640 MUs during 2004-05 to 4217 MWs i.e. 218 87 MUs during 2021-22.Survey further reveals that as per estimates of Power Development Department (PDD) the total availability of power for the year 2014-15 amounts to 13084.50 MUs against the restricted demand of 13459.00 MUs. To meet the restricted demand the state may require additional 374.50 MUs through banking arrangements with NVVN, Punjab, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and also arranges power from Power Trading Corporations besides overdrawls from Northern Grid. "The state is perpetually energy deficient and has to rely on power purchases from Northern Grid to meet its requirements especially during winters when demand peaks and own generation reduces due to drastic reduction in river discharge. As such there remains a huge gap between the requirement and the availability of power," it says. Survey has also pointed another area of concern of Transmission and Distribution losses which are very high in the state than at the National level. These losses account for 62% for 2011-12, 57% for 2012-13 delete 55% for 2013-14 and around 53% estimated for 2014-15. The main reasons for such losses are technical as well as commercial. The high technical losses are attributed to existing out dated system. To minimize such losses the system needs upgradation and improvement. Apart from tightening of controls, major structural reforms are called for. It is pertinent to mention here that out of the identified 16475 MW power potential, only 2813.46 MWs or 17 percent has been exploited so far, consisting of 761.96 MWs in state Sector from 21 power projects, 2009 MWs from 07 power projects under Central Sector i.e. 690 MWs (Salal Hydro Electric Project), 480 MWs (Uri-I Hydro Electric Project), 390 MWs (Dulhasti) 120 MWs (sewa-II) 45 MW NimoBazgo, 44 MW Chutak and 240 MW [Uri - II (2 units of 120 MW commissioned)], and42.5 MW from 2 private sector projects.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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