The per capita (per consumer) consumption of electricity has declined by 2,121 units in the State in the last 14 years. “An average of 6,743 units of power was being utilised per consumer in the year 2000 in the State. Now, the consumption average is 4,622 units,” Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das told the State Assembly in a written reply on Tuesday.
Das informed that various power generating companies, including the OPGC and the NTPC, are generating highest of 3,800 MW of power against the State’s highest need of 3700 MW. In the year 2000, a total of 2,955 MW was being generated against the need of 1993 MW. The Gridco furnished this information, the Minister revealed. While there were a total of 19,42,709 electricity consumers in the State in 2000, the number has increased to 56,18,674 now, Das informed.