With power corporation operating in red a fact came to light the government agencies owe over Rs 5000 crore to the power corporation and if the departments pay this money financial crisis of the corporation can be resolved.
The fact came to light in the meeting of Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan with the power official on Friday. He was informed that departments like Irrigation, Jal Sansthan, Municipal Corporation, River Pollution and local Bodies have a pending bill of Rs 3484 crore while the Government offices owe Rs 1993 crore to the UPPCl.
The Chief Secretary has called a meeting of officials on August 7 to clear this pendency.
While reviewing the progress in power sector he said to ensure 24-hour electricity supply, 122 power sub-stations would be built. He also issued directions for arrangement of required transformers to ensure electrification to 1.75 lakh Majras (small settlements in villages) by September 2016. He said that free of cost electricity connection will be provided to 1.72 lakh BPl families.
“Construction of 33/11 KV substations in 166 tehsils out of total 201 tehsils must be completed by October 2014 and by March 2015 remaining tehsils should be covered,” he said.
The Chief Secretary said that pending works of Anpara-D thermal power project, Harduaganj extension, Panki extension, Obra-C, Ghatampur, and Meja thermal power projects should be completed in a time-bound manner.
Principal Secretary, Energy Sanjay Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Additional sources of Energy. Jeevesh Nandan, Chairman & Managing Director, U.P. Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam. Kamran Rizvi, Managing Director, U.P. Power Corporation A.P. Mishra attended this meeting.