Haryana Power Generation Corporation ltd (HPGCl) has set new records of highest efficiency and lowest fuel consumption during the year 2013-14.
Principal secretary (Power) and chairman of Haryana Power Utilities, Devender Singh, on Thursday said that the oil consumption was 0.85 ml and coal consumption remained 705 gm per unit of electricity produced in the State’s thermal plants, which is the lowest since the formation of the HPGCl. The thermal units achieved a Station Heat Rate of 2,447 kcal per unit and auxiliary consumption of 8.49 per cent which is lowest-ever achieved by the HPGCl.
He said that all the thermal units of the HPGCl, except Unit-2 of Khedar (Hisar), are available for generating power at their full rated capacity. These units will start power generation as per demand of electricity in the State.
Devender Singh said that Haryana has nearly tripled its installed generation capacity in last nine years. During 2004-05, the installed thermal/Hydel generation capacity within Haryana was 1,587.7 MW which has now increased to 5,300.50 MW.
As per load demand projections, during the first fortnight of June, the projected requirement will be 6,000-6,200 MW against which the availability will be from 8,000-8,200 MW. During the second fortnight of June, the projected demand will be from 7,300-7,500 MW and the availability will be 9,100-9,300 MW.
In July, August and September, the projected requirement of electricity is 7,590 MW, 6,600 MW and 6,640 MW respectively against which the HPPC had already arranged 9,500 MW, 9,300 MW and 8,400 MW power respectively, for these months.