Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is all set to augment its power generation by a substantial 3300 megawatts in the coming year, a senior official said Wednesday.
UP Power Corporation Chairman Navneet Sehgal said such a rise in power generation would be historic and unprecedented.
According to him, ‘the government would be creating history by adding as much energy to the state as the previous governments had not been able to generate over the past 60 years.’
He added: ‘At present the state’s total general capacity is of the order of just about 5000 MW, which would go up to 8300 MW by the end of 2011.’
The state’s minimum daily demand of 7200 MW is presently met by importing more than 2000 MW from other states.
Asked if UP would become self-sufficient in power by next year, Sehgal said: ‘We would still need to import the same amount of power as the demand in 2011 is likely to go up to around 10,000 MW. But I am confident that we will be in a position to meet our demand with our independent resources by 2014, when we hope to ensure 24-hour power supply to the entire state.’
The generation already in the pipeline in UPCL-run thermal stations include two thermal units of 250 MW each at Harduaganj, two units of 250 MW in Paricha, besides two 500 MW units at Anpara ‘D.’
Besides, two units of 600 MW each were also expected to be commissioned at the private sector run Anpara ‘C’ thermal power station by the middle of 2011.
