Chhattisgarh is expected to add 14,140 MW of additional power generation capacity in its thermal plants between November 2015 to March 2022, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in its perspective transmission plan report prepared for 20 years ( 2014-34).
The objective of the plan is to present broad outlines of the requirement of additional transmission system in the Indian grid during the next two decades.
The National Electricity Plan is under preparation u/S 3(4) of the Electricity Act 2003. This Plan would inter-alia give generation capacity addition for period up to 2021-22 based on integrated resource planning requirements for the country.
In the absence of the generation addition programme for 13th Plan period, an estimate was made considering the ongoing and likely capacity addition for the conventional generation projects. For the renewable generation projects, as explained above, we do not have data corresponding to the 175 GW RES target, as such the modelling and analysis was carried out with only the known RE generation projects.
Major high capacity transmission corridors have already been planned and which are under implementation would be sufficient to meet import/export of power among various regions in the year 2021-22.
This is based on the assumptions of load growth and generation capacity addition as stated in the report.
Initially, the High Capacity Corridors from Chhatisgarh and Odisha were planned with reduced reliability due to uncertainties in generation addition by IPPs. The generations which were associated with these high capacity corridors are coming up in phased manner and till now no major constraint is being faced.
However, with the coming up of more generations, additional transmission strengthening may be required to meet the reliability criteria. This would be taken up with firm status of new generation projects.
The State Transmission Utilities (STU) should take up planning and implementation of their respective intra-state systems and its interconnection with ISTS matching with the schedule of implementation of various ISTS schemes.
Further high capacity transmission system would be needed for new UMPP or any high capacity generation projects. These would be planned as soon as their schedule becomes visible.
The Chhattisgarh Government announced recently that for development of power sector and strengthen infrastructure related to it, a five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) has been chalked out.
Under this plan, funds to tune of around Rs7,466 crore have been included and time duration for the visionary scheme has been fixed from 2016-17 to 2020-21.
The works for various schemes including general schemes such as Chief Minister Urban Electrification Scheme, Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana, Mukhyamantri Manjra Tola Vidhyutikaran Yojana, EITC, IT projects, civil works and others will be carried out.
Along with extension of 4500 km-long 33 kv line, as many as 290 substations of 33/11 kv will be developed in the State.
The State has recorded significant rise in number of power connection holders. During the time of Chhattisgarh’s formation, the State had around 18 lakh power connection holders which is now around 42 lakh.
Meanwhile, NTPC ltd, India’s largest power utility has recorded highest ever overall Annual Power Generation of 241.98 BUs ( excluding JVs ) in the financial year 2015-16.
The company exceeded its capacity addition target by adding 2255 MW taking NTPC Group’s total installed capacity to 46653 MW as on March 31, 2016 , a NTPC Press release informed.
NTPC’s solar stations achieved highest ever generation of 160.8 MUs at a CUF of 16.64 per cent. Four coal power stations of the company were amongst the top 5 in the country in terms of PlF during the period.
The company met its capex target of Rs25,000 crore during the year and also achieved 100 per cent realisation of the dues. Coal Mining activities shall also commence at its Pakri Barwadih Mine soon. Company reduced its imported coal consumption by 42.19 per cent during the year to 9.47MMT from 16.38 per cent during last year.
NTPC’s efforts during second half of FY 16, as a result of rationalisation of coal linkages, reduction in imported coal consumption, enforcement of third party sampling of coal and other measures led to reduction in energy charges of coal stations by nearly 20 per cent.
NTPC shall endeavour to bring down the energy charges further to help the Discoms, it stated.
With capacity addition of 9550 MW during the current plan, NTPC is all geared up to achieve the target of 11920 MW for the 12th five year plan ending 2016-17.
NTPC presently has 18 coal based, 7 gas based, 8 solar PV, one Hydro and 8 Subsidiaries/Joint Venture power stations. Company has a capacity of over 24,000 MW under different phases of completion .
It may be recalled that NTPC’s upcoming 1600 MW lara Super Thermal Power Project in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh has acquired all necessary clearances from the Union Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change for the project, officials stated.
The lara plant of NTPC would be utilising super critical technology for power generation.
The power to be generated by upcoming project will be supplied to Chhattisgarh , Goa and Maharashtra States, officials stated.
The project is most likely to go on stream by March 2017.
The coal requirement for the proposed plant would be met from Talaipalli Coal Block of Mand in Raigarh Coalfields, officials stated.