Strict instructions were issued to the officials to meet with the deadlines in order to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of electricity in the State.
Officials claimed that completion of renovation, modernisation and upgradation (RMU) of Pathri hydro power project would be prove extremely beneficial to generate surplus electricity in the State.
Expressing his satisfaction over RMU work, Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam limited (UJVNl) managing director, GP Patel told that RMU of number three turbine of Pathri hydro power project had been completed successfully and the generation of power has increased from four megawatt to seven megawatt after RMU.
Patel also gave stern instructions to the department officials to complete RMU work of remaining turbines strictly by May 31, this year.
It is also equally important to mention here is that the RMU work on Galogi hydro power project having capacity of three megawatt and 9.3 megawatt Mohamadpur hydro project has been already done for in order to generate electricity at optimum level.
Officials claimed that the most of the hydro power projects being undertaken by the UJVNl has completed its annual target well before the due date. Patel claimed that the department has been working round the clock for improving power generation in the state run hydro power projects in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of the State.
According to him, the department proposes to carry out the Renovation modernization and upgradation (RMU) of the power stations from time to time. He further told that instructions were also given to officials to complete all pending works in the given time frame. He further said that the improvements have been due to number of maintenance and safety initiatives under taken besides overcoming the technical snags at the hydro power projects from across the State.
Patel claimed that the power generation is likely to improve further once the snow started melting in the near future with the rise in the mercury in the state. It is also equally important to mention here is that Uttarakhand is facing the acute shortage of electricity in the state and Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl) has been continuously focusing on rostering in order to meet with the demand of electricity in the State.
Additionally, UPCl is procuring electricity everyday from the private electricity generators in order to meet with the demand of electricity in the state. It is noteworthy that department is facing two to three million units of electricity on the regular basis in the State.