Yusuf blames UP for power crisis
Oct 11, 2011 |
While Delhiites are facing severe powercuts, blamegame has started among the politicians. Delhi power minister Haroon Yusuf on Monday that the power crisis has surfaced because of Uttar Pradesh.
The present load shedding is due to technical reasons, like frequency disturbances, un-planned overdrawal by neighbouring states and supply of some amount of generation from northern region to southern region. The crisis of generation coupled with overdrawal by neighbouring states like UP has created a situation of load shedding in Delhi from October 5, he said.
The minister further said that Uttar Pradesh alone has overdrawn over 800 to 2,000 MW in the last few days. This unplanned overdrawal by UP has resulted in frequency disturbances and discoms are forced to adopt loadshedding because of under frequency. Coupled with this, the shortage of coal and less generation have aggravated the problem.
However Mr Yusuf assured that uninterrupted and quality power would be provided.
In this festive season, the government has taken major steps to improve the power availability in the city. He further said that Dadri and BTPS are being urged to generate full capacity of 1,400 MW and 620 MW, respectively. Gas has now been allocated to Bawana Power Plant and it is expected to start generation soon. Preparations are now underway for gas tie-ups and inauguration, he added.
Meanwhile, the Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra slammed the Delhi government and the private discoms for power crisis in the city.
Every year, chief minister Shiela Dikshit assures the people of Delhi that this year there would not be any powercut but every year she fails to come up to the peoples expectations. In fact there is a shortage of 1,500 to 2,000 megawatts of electricity in Delhi.
The Bawana Power Plant could not be completed in time. The date of commissioning of the Bawana Power Plant was extended several times during the last five years even though all assurances were given that the plant would be made operational prior to the Commonwealth Games, he said.
Yusuf blames UP for power crisis | The Asian Age
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Uddhav Thackeray warns Maharashtra govt of violent protests over load shedding
Published: Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011, 22:43 IST
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI
Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray today said Maharashtra government would be responsible if the protests against prolonged load shedding turned violent in the state.
"If the protests flare up, Shiv Sena will side with the people," Uddhav said.
He criticised the state government for failing to provide uninterrupted power supply to the people.
"Power shortage and load shedding is a sin committed by Congress-NCP. In neighbouring states like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, there is no problem of electricity," he said.
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ddhav said 16 to 18 hours of electricity outage in rural areas of the state as well in cities like Pune, Thane and even in suburban Mumbai will have adverse effect on the students who are preparing for the examinations and also farmers.
BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari observed that the state government was not doing anything to mitigate the looming power crisis.
"People will have to celebrate a black Diwali this year and small industries and residents in rural areas will have to suffer (due to load shedding)," he said.
Uddhav Thackeray warns Maharashtra govt of violent protests over load shedding - Mumbai - DNA
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Heavy load-shedding likely in Assam
Staff reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 10 – The State may face further shortage of power amounting to 175 MW in the next seven days with effect from this evening. In the face of this, the State-run Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL) may have to resort to heavy load-shedding during this period, said Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) sources here.
According to the sources, the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) authorities have informed the APDCL today that several organisations in Arunachal Pradesh have called for bandhs during this period. This may force the NEEPCO to suspend operation of its Ranganadi Hydroelectric Power Project in the period.
The share of power Assam is entitled to from this NEEPCO hydel project is 175 MW. In case operation in the power plant is suspended, Assam may lose this size of power. This will lead to the overall shortfall of around 300 MW of power in the State during the said period.
The State is already undergoing a shortfall of 275 MW of power. It is trying to reduce this shortfall by procuring between 100 MW and 150 MW of power from the spot market at the rate of Rs 6.22 per unit at the sending end, which turned in to Rs 8.10 per unit at the receiving end.
Today, the peak load hour power demand of the State was 1100 MW and its off-peak load hour power demand was 800 MW. For tomorrow, the APDCL has arranged to procure up to 160 MW of power from the spot market in view of the Lakshmi Puja. It will have to buy this amount of power at the rate of Rs 7.67 per unit at the sending end, which will emerge to be Rs 9.90 per unit at the receiving end, sources said.
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No relief from load shedding in Barak during puja
TNN Oct 2, 2011, 09.37AM IST
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SILCHAR: There will be no relief from load shedding in the Barak Valley areas of Assam during Durga Puja days, a senior ASEB official said here on Saturday.
"Production in all the thermal power projects across the country came to a standstill for past few days due to a strike called by workers in the coal sector. Therefore, there is an extreme power crisis all over the country, including Assam's Barak Valley districts. We are not getting power even in exchange of high price for purchase of the same. Though there are chances of some improvement during the festive days, this will stand negligible", said central Assam Power Distribution Company Limited deputy general manager Sudhir Das Gupta.
He added that due to a strike in the coal sector, Assam has not been getting the stipulated quantity of 150 MW power from the central sector even in exchange of a high price of Rs 7.50-Rs 8 per unit.
"The Barak Valley districts need 93 MW power daily. But, it's getting only 45-50 MW now from load dispatch centre at Kahilipara. Assam too will witness a major shortage of power. Over the years, the rate of consumption of power and the capacity of transformers has largely been enhanced due to implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electricity Scheme in the Barak Valley areas. But, the supply of power has not increased", said the DGM.
He added that the company was seeing 8-12 hours of load shedding everyday during the period in the Barak Valley. Das Gupta said Power Distribution Company has requested the industries, including tea estates in the Barak Valley, to stop factories during Puja days to overcome the crisis. "It can partially help improve the situation. But, the crisis will remain", said the official.
The ongoing crisis of power has angered locals. There have been reports of ransacking of ASEB offices and gheroa of officials across the valley in the past few days.
Sources said the Barak Valley has practically no source of power of its own. Private sector DLF had started two power projects in Banskandi (Cachar) and Adamtila (Karimganj) with a capacity of 15 MW and 9 MW respectively with the help of gas supplied by the ONGC from its nearest fields. But, after a few years the gas supply was stopped at Adamtila, which led to shutting down of the power plant. At Banskandi also, the production of electricity is on the verge of closure due to continued shortage of supply of gas by the ONGC.
No relief from load shedding in Barak during puja - Times Of India
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Poor connectivity, erratic power supply hit assam tea industry
BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Guwahati September 19, 2011, 0:07 IST
Barak Valley losing competitiveness as cost of tea production increases.
Poor connectivity in Barak Valley region of Assam, coupled with erratic power supply, has become an area of “serious concern” for the tea industry, as the industry attributes it as “a major reason for loss of competitiveness”.
The tea industry argued that due to “abysmal” condition of roads, extremely slow progress of the railway gauge conversion project between Lumding and Silchar, in addition to non-availability of quality power, was increasing the cost of production of tea gardens in Barak Valley, which is the second tea producing region in Assam after Brahmaputra Valley.
“Owing to poor connectivity, especially in Barak Valley, the cost of transportation of inputs as well as of dispatches were higher and adding substantial burden to the cost, which is a major reason for loss of competitiveness,” said DP Maheshwari, President of Tea Association of India (TAI), while addressing the 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) of the association in Kolkata on Sunday.
“Assam continues to remain in the dark ages decade after decade. Almost all the roads connecting the tea gardens with major towns are in abysmal condition and are not fit for plying vehicles,” said Maheshwari.
He said that frequent interruptions in power supply across Assam, besides long periods of load-shedding and supply of low voltage power, was preventing the tea planters to use grid power for manufacture of tea. Consequently, Maheshwari said, dependence on self-generation of power by using generators was on the rise in Assam, resulting in huge consumption of diesel, which in turn was increasing the cost of production of tea.
“The power supply to tea gardens in both Brahmaputra Valley as well as in Barak Valley is an area of serious concern,” added Maheshwari.
He appealed the ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) to utilise the funds that are at its disposal in uplifting the physical infrastructure in Assam, particularly in Barak Valley, which is in south Assam.
Maheshwari also expressed concern at the growing trend of absenteeism among tea garden labourers, who prefer to give a miss to their duties in the gardens in the lure of NREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) works.
In the tea producing regions of Assam West Bengal, said Maheswari, absenteeism had even touched 40 per cent during the peak plucking season in the recent days.
TAI has requested the Centre not to offer NREGS works during the plucking season in the tea growing regions.
Poor connectivity, erratic power supply hit assam tea industry
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Poor connectivity, erratic power supply hit assam tea industry
BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Guwahati September 19, 2011, 0:07 IST
Barak Valley losing competitiveness as cost of tea production increases.
Poor connectivity in Barak Valley region of Assam, coupled with erratic power supply, has become an area of serious concern for the tea industry, as the industry attributes it as a major reason for loss of competitiveness.
The tea industry argued that due to abysmal condition of roads, extremely slow progress of the railway gauge conversion project between Lumding and Silchar, in addition to non-availability of quality power, was increasing the cost of production of tea gardens in Barak Valley, which is the second tea producing region in Assam after Brahmaputra Valley.
Owing to poor connectivity, especially in Barak Valley, the cost of transportation of inputs as well as of dispatches were higher and adding substantial burden to the cost, which is a major reason for loss of competitiveness, said DP Maheshwari, President of Tea Association of India (TAI), while addressing the 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) of the association in Kolkata on Sunday.
Assam continues to remain in the dark ages decade after decade. Almost all the roads connecting the tea gardens with major towns are in abysmal condition and are not fit for plying vehicles, said Maheshwari.
He said that frequent interruptions in power supply across Assam, besides long periods of load-shedding and supply of low voltage power, was preventing the tea planters to use grid power for manufacture of tea. Consequently, Maheshwari said, dependence on self-generation of power by using generators was on the rise in Assam, resulting in huge consumption of diesel, which in turn was increasing the cost of production of tea.
The power supply to tea gardens in both Brahmaputra Valley as well as in Barak Valley is an area of serious concern, added Maheshwari.
He appealed the ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) to utilise the funds that are at its disposal in uplifting the physical infrastructure in Assam, particularly in Barak Valley, which is in south Assam.
Maheshwari also expressed concern at the growing trend of absenteeism among tea garden labourers, who prefer to give a miss to their duties in the gardens in the lure of NREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) works.
In the tea producing regions of Assam West Bengal, said Maheswari, absenteeism had even touched 40 per cent during the peak plucking season in the recent days.
TAI has requested the Centre not to offer NREGS works during the plucking season in the tea growing regions.
Poor connectivity, erratic power supply hit assam tea industry
