With massive capacity addition in the power sector, there will be nearly double the amount of electricity available than therequirement of the State by 2021-22.
Secretary Energy Hemant Sharma reviewed the power scenario here and according to latest projection of power availability and requirement, it has came to fore that there will be 57,664 million units (MU) of power available by 2021-22, while requirement will be 29,636 MU.
Huge surplus of power will be available due to capacity addition inside the State by Independent Power Producers (IPP)s, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the State public sector thermal plants of the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC).
Since 2017-18, Odisha is running as a power surplus State with 25,582 MU available vis a vis requirement of 25,275 MU.
In 2018-19, power requirement is 26,374 MU, where as available of power is 32,137 MU. Requirement of power in 2019-20 will be 27,409 MU, where as 42,101 MU will be available.
By 2020-21 power availability will cross 50,000 MU and requirement will hinge at 28,616 MU. And in 2021-22, power requirement will be 29,636 MU, where as 57,664 MU will be available, said a senior official in Department of Energy.
Under this backdrop, the Odisha Government has once again requested the Government of India for surrender of share allocation from Central generating plants outside the State such as Barh STPS I and II in Bihar (283 MW), Pirpanthi STPS Bihar (200 MW), Kanti STPP Bihar (30 MW), Nabinagar STPP I and II (355 MW), NSPCL , Bokaro, Jharkhand (250 MW), Ketwa, STPS, West Bengal (200 MW), so a total of 1,514 MW.
In the State, hydro production is normally at 550 MW, and in peak tome, it goes up to 1,040 MW. Similarly through State thermal power stations, normal production is 750 MW. IPPs are producing 290 MW, and in paek time it goes up to 360 MW. Captive Generating Plants (CGPs) are producing 250 MW, and during peak season similar amount of power is made available.
Central Sector Power Stations (ISGS)s are producing 1,110 MW,in normal period, which can go up to 1,200 MW in peak hours.
While Odisha has been allocated high cost NTPC power from neighbouring States such as Barh-I (418 MW) and Barh-II (166 MW), the cost per unit is likely to be more than Rs 5 leading to high retail tariff for the consumers in the State.
The Union Ministry of Power was earlier requested for surrender of the high cost power and its swapping with NTPC power from Kaniha and Talcher.
Till date the Union Ministry of Power has not accepted the request and once again the State has presented its request to Union Minister of Power RK Singh, said sources in Department of Energy.