As many as 1,569 villages have not yet been connected with electricity in the State, informed Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das in the Assembly on Tuesday,
In response to a question of Congress MlA Bhujabal Majhi, the Minister stated that the average power need of the State is 3,300 MW and peak hour need is 4,000 MW.
The State doesn’t need to buy power from outside as an average of 3,560 MW and highest 4,060 MW from different sources, he said.
In response to a related question asked by BJD MlA Prabhat Ranjan Biswal, the Minister informed that while an average 930 MW power is available from hydropower projects, 750 MW from thermal power plants, 880 MW from IPP and Renewable sources, 150 MW from CGP injection, 2,720 MW State power and 850 MW as State share from Central power plants.