Year
End Review – 2008
Ministry
of Power
Following are the highlights
of the performance in the year 2008:
Capacity
Addition
Between January and November this year projects aggregating
to 4611.8 MW are commissioned. This comprises of 2869.8 MW of thermal capacity,
1967 MW of hydro capacity. Details are as below:________________________________________________________________________
|
Sl.No.
|
PLANT
NAME
|
STATE
|
AGENCY
|
SECTOR
|
CAPACITY
COMMISSIONED (MW)
|
|
|
HYDRO
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
TEESTA
V-U 1,2,3
|
SIKKIM
|
NHPC
|
C
|
510
|
|
2
|
BAGLIHAR-I
U1,2,3
|
J&K
|
JKPDC
|
S
|
450
|
|
3
|
MANERI
BHALI U-1,2,3,4
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
UJVNL
|
S
|
304
|
|
4
|
BALIMELA
U-7,8
|
ORISSA
|
OHPC
|
S
|
150
|
|
5
|
GHATGHAR
PSS U1,2
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
GOMID
|
S
|
250
|
|
6
|
JURALA
PRIYADARSHNI U1,2
|
AP
|
APGENCO
|
S
|
78
|
|
7
|
PURULIA
U-1
|
West Bengal
|
WBSEDCL
|
S
|
225
|
|
|
TOTAL
HYDRO
|
1967
|
|
|
THERMAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
BHILAI JV
U1
|
CHATTISGARH
|
NTPC
|
C
|
250
|
|
2
|
KAHALGAON
II U6
|
BIHAR
|
NTPC
|
C
|
500
|
|
3
|
GH TPP-II
|
PUNJAB
|
PSEB
|
S
|
500
|
|
4
|
YAMUNA
NAGAR U-1
|
HARYANA
|
HPGCL
|
S
|
300
|
|
5
|
AMARKANTAK U-5
|
MP
|
MPGENCO
|
S
|
210
|
|
6
|
VALUTHUR
GT
|
TN
|
TNEB
|
S
|
59.8
|
|
7
|
SAGARDIGHI
U 2
|
WEST BENGAL
|
WBPDCL
|
S
|
300
|
|
8
|
RAIGARH
TPP PH-I U2, PH-II U 3,4
|
CHATTISGARH
|
JIN. POWER
|
P
|
750
|
|
|
TOTAL THERMAL
|
2869.8
|
|
|
TOTAL
PROJECTS COMMISSIONED DURING JANUARY 2008 TO NOVEMBER 2008
|
4611.8
|
|
|
C:
Central Sector, S: State Sector, P: Private Sector
|
|
|
|
The following
projects were declared on commercial operation during the same period i.e. from January, 2008
to November, 2008 :
|
Sl
No
|
Project
Name
|
Unit
No.
|
Capacity
(MW)
|
Date
of COD
|
|
1
|
Mejia TPS
Extn
|
U-5
|
250
|
29.02.08
|
|
2
|
Dholpur
CCPP (Ph-I)
|
ST
|
110
|
01.03.08
|
|
3
|
Rayalaseema TPP St-II
|
U-4
|
210
|
29.03.08
|
|
4
|
Paras TPS
Extn
|
U-1
|
250
|
31.03.08
|
|
5
|
Yamunanagar
TPP
|
U-1
|
300
|
14.04.08
|
|
6
|
O.P.Jindal
STPP (Ph-II)
|
U-3
|
250
|
16.04.08
|
|
7
|
Durgapur TPS Extn
|
U-7
|
300
|
30.04.08
|
|
8
|
O.P.Jindal
STPP (Ph-II)
|
U-2
|
250
|
15.06.08
|
|
9
|
Sipat
STPS-II
|
U-4
|
500
|
20.06.08
|
|
10
|
Yamunanagar
TPP
|
U-2
|
300
|
24.06.08
|
|
11
|
Kahalgaon
STPS-II
|
U-5
|
500
|
01.08.08
|
|
12
|
Sanjay
Gandhi TPS Extn
|
U-5
|
500
|
27.08.08
|
|
13
|
Sagardighi
TPP
|
U-1
|
300
|
01.09.08
|
|
14
|
O.P.Jindal
STPP (Ph-II)
|
U-4
|
250
|
05.09.08
|
|
15
|
Mejia TPS
Extn
|
U-6
|
250
|
24.09.08
|
|
16
|
GHTPP
|
U-3
|
250
|
16.10.08
|
|
17
|
Bakreswar
TPS Extn
|
U-4
|
210
|
31.10.08
|
|
18
|
Sagardighi
TPP
|
U-2
|
300
|
04.11.08
|
|
|
|
Total
|
5280
|
|
Besides above, Central Electricity
Authority, accorded concurrence to the following hydro projects during the period
January, 2008 to November, 2008 :
|
S.No.
|
Name of Project & Installed
Capacity
|
Location (State)
|
Date of CEA Concurrence
|
Estimated cost
(Rs. Crores)
|
|
1.
|
Dibang
12x250=3000
MW
(Central
Sector)
|
Ar.
Pradesh
|
23.01.2008
|
16425.65
(With external roads)
15886.39
(Without external roads)
(PL
11/2007)
|
|
2.
|
Gundia
1x200 =
200 MW
(State
Sector)
|
Karnataka
|
25.04.2008
|
1119.56
(PL
11/2007)
|
|
3.
|
Singoli
Bhatwari
3x33 = 99
MW
(Private
Sector)
|
Uttarakhand
|
11.07.2008
|
666.47
(completion)
|
|
4.
|
Alaknanda
3x100 =
300 MW
(Private
Sector)
|
Uttarakhand
|
08.08.2008
|
1415.96
(Completion)
|
|
5.
|
Rupsiabagar
Khasiabara 3x87 =261 MW
(Central
Sector)
|
Uttarakhand
|
16.10.2008
|
1715.15
(PL
5/2008)
|
Availability
of Energy
During
the period Jan. 08 to Nov. 08, total availability of energy in the country
was 625289 MU, as against 601517 MU during the same period last year, representing
a growth of about 4%.
During
the period Jan.08 to Nov.08 total energy exchanges in the country were 16918.90
MU, as against 15837.6 MU during the same period last year, representing a
growth of about 6.8%.
During
the period Jan. 08 to June, 08, total inter-State trading of power in the
country was 8255.25 MU, as against 7735.22 MU during the same period last
year, representing a growth of about 6.7%.
Power Exchange
Two power
exchanges have been granted permission to function by CERC, Indian Energy
Exchange Limited (IEX) and Power Exchange India Limited (PXI). IEX started
its operations on 28.6.08 and PXI on 22.10.08
The volume
of power transacted by the two power exchanges upto 5 p.m. of 5.12.08, the
maximum and minimum market clearing prices are as given below:
|
|
Total
energy transacted
|
Maximum
market clearing prices
|
Minimum
market clearing prices
|
|
IEX
|
1470.30
MU
|
Rs. 11.00
|
Rs. 0.92
|
|
PXI
|
26.96 MU
|
Rs. 11.00
|
Rs. 3.00
|
It can
be seen from the volume of transactions given above, that surplus power to
the extent given above has been utilized in deficit areas and thereby resulted
in optimum utilization of the country’s power resources.
Transmission
Capacity Addition
has to be supplemented with commensurate addition in the Transmission Sector.
During the period under review, details of capacity for which the sub-stations
were commissioned are given in the following table :
|
S.No.
|
Particulars
of Sub-Station
|
Sector
|
Capacity
(MW/MVA)
|
|
1.
|
765 kV
|
Central
|
3000
|
|
2.
|
400 kV
|
Central
|
7245
|
|
3.
|
400 kV
|
State
|
2640
|
|
4.
|
220kV
|
State
|
9383
|
|
|
Total
|
|
22268
|
Details
of Transmission Lines completed during January, 2008 to November, 2008 are
given in the following table :
|
S.No.
|
Name of
the Transmission Line
|
Sector
|
Line
Length
(CKM)
|
|
1
|
765 KV
Lines
|
Central
|
354
|
|
2.
|
400 KV
Lines
|
Central
|
2911
|
|
3.
|
400 KV
Lines
|
State
|
1143
|
|
4.
|
220 KV
Lines
|
Central
|
65
|
|
5.
|
220 KV
Lines
|
State
|
2931
|
|
|
Total
|
|
7404
|
Distribution
Distribution
despite being of crucial importance in the entire electricity supply chain,
remained neglected area and thus, resulting in huge Aggregate Technical and
Commercial (AT&C) losses.
Under the APDRP scheme, during the
period 2004-2008, Rs 1997.15 crore was released as incentive to the States
for loss reduction and Rs. 3301.26 crore was released as Additional Central
Assistance (ACA) to states under Investment component.
Drastic reduction of losses is the
single most essential measure for turning around the power sector and for
attracting much needed investments. It appears that mere infusion of investment
through APDRP and formal adherence to reform conditionalities are not sufficient condition for drastic loss
reduction. A clear commitment to reduce AT&C losses significantly by the
end of 11th Plan from the State Governments, good corporate governance reliable
and objectively demonstrable systems of accountability coupled with incentive
schemes for staffs are some of the other drivers for improvement. Re-structured APDRP for XIth Plan has been
approved on these lines at a total outlay of Rs.51,577 crore.
Progress under
RGGVY
The Government
had already approved a capital subsidy of Rs.5,000 crore for the last 2 years
of the 10th Plan for this scheme. The continuation of the scheme in XI Plan has
been sanctioned on 3rd January 2008. A capital
subsidy of Rs. 28,000 Crore has been provided at this stage for the XI Plan.
The target of the scheme is to electrify 1,15 lakh villages and to provide
electricity connections to 2.34 Crore households.
27 States
are participating under the scheme.
Electrification
achievements under the Scheme during the period January, 2008 to November,
2008 is as under :
|
|
Villages
|
Nos.
|
Rural
Household (RHH)
|
BPL*
|
|
I
|
Un-electrified
|
8,832
|
|
|
|
II
|
Electrified
|
43,477
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
52,309
|
26,77,699
|
23,55,663
|
This
is included in the total RHH.
Franchisees
have been deployed in 22,220 villages in 14 States during the year 2008.
The cumulative
progress under RGGVY as on 16.12.2008 has resulted in electrification of
53,310 villages, intensive electrification of 67,582 already electrified villages
and release of connections to 48,95,092 rural households including release
of free electricity connections to 41,30,919 BPL households.
Energy
Conservation
Under the
Project“Power Plant Optimization Component : Improvement in the availability
and efficiency of Power Plants” under Indo-German Efficiency Programme (IGEN)
is being implemented jointly by M/s GTZ and CEA, the work of mapping of Thermal
Power Stations as planned is under completion and as on date mapping of 82
units out of 85 units of 120/200/500 MW capacity has been completed. All TPSs in the country have been advised to
set up Energy Efficiency Cell and appoint Energy Managers in compliance to
EC Act – 2001 and about 69 stations have so far reported the establishment
of Cell.
A high level
interactive workshop on “Land Requirement of new Plants and Energy Efficiency”
was organized in February 2008 to deliberate upon the various issues involved.
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
under Kyoto
protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
provides an opportunity for the Indian Power sector to earn revenue through
the reduction of Greenhouse Gases emissions particularly Carbon Di oxide (CO2).
Central Electricity Authority
(CEA), accordingly took up in cooperation with GTZ-CDM India,
to compile a CO2 database for all Grid connected Power stations in
the country. The objective of the database is to facilitate the consistent and
accurate quantification of CO2 emissions baseline by CDM project
developers in the Indian Power sector. India is first CDM country in the
world to have published such an official baseline for the power sector in the
country as a whole. The database along with a User’s Guide is available on CEA
website www.cea.nic.in. The latest
version 4.0 contains the data upto 2007-08.
Policies
& Schemes:
Hydro
Policy
Revised “Hydro
Power Policy,2008” has been notified on 31st March 2008.
Accelerated
Power Reforms and Development Programme(APDRP)
Re-structured
APDRP for XIth Plan has been approved at a total outlay of Rs.51,577 Crore.
PRA/SKK…26.12.08
(Release ID :46135)