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Hydro-Power
> Power Scenario
in Himachal Pradesh |
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The
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (“HPSEB”)
was constituted on September 1, 1971 in accordance
with the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948. The total
installed capacity in the state of Himachal Pradesh
(HP), as on June 30, 2003 is 964.80 MW, of which
255.00 MW is contributed by Central sector, 323.80
MW by the State sector and the balance 386.00 MW
by the private sector. In addition to the above
capacity, HP also purchases power from other states.
The following table depicts the energy generated,
energy purchased and energy sold by HPSEB for the
five year period ended 2004. |
| (MU's) |
| Particulars |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
| Energy
sold (a+b) |
3,118 |
3,040 |
3,219 |
3,636 |
4,028 |
| Within
HP (a) |
2,182 |
2,206 |
2,332 |
2,519 |
2,725 |
| Outside
HP (b) |
936 |
834 |
887 |
1,117 |
1,303 |
| Energy
generated (c) |
1,201 |
1,153 |
1,150 |
1,272 |
1,309 |
| Energy
purchased (d) |
2,684 |
2,451 |
2,589 |
3,237 |
4300 |
| Energy
available for sale (c+d) |
3,885 |
3,604 |
3,738 |
4,509 |
5609 |
(Source:
HPSEB 33rd Annual Report 2003-2004 and HPERC Tariff
Order 2004-05) |
Consumption
Pattern
The total customer base of HPSEB as on March 31,
2002 was around 1.52 million. The per capita power
consumption in Himachal Pradesh was around 378 units
and was comparable to the national average of around
355 units. The table below shows the consumption
pattern in the State: |
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FY
2003 |
FY 2004 |
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Consumer
category |
Sales
(MUs) |
Share |
Sales
(MUs) |
Share |
| Agriculture |
20 |
1% |
22 |
1% |
| NDNCS |
11 |
0% |
13 |
0% |
| Domestic |
705 |
28% |
745 |
29% |
| Commercial |
187 |
7% |
198 |
7% |
| Government
Irrigation and WSS |
224 |
9% |
245 |
9% |
| Small
Industrial Power |
122 |
5% |
132 |
5% |
| Large
Industrial Power |
1108 |
44% |
1,202 |
44% |
| Street
Lighting |
9 |
0% |
10 |
0% |
| Bulk |
132 |
6% |
140 |
5% |
| Temporary
Supply |
1 |
0% |
1 |
0% |
| Total |
2519 |
100% |
2707 |
100% |
(Source:
HPERC Tariff Order 2004-05) |
Potential
for Hydro Power Development in HP
Himachal Pradesh, a hilly terrain State, has significant
potential for hydro power development. The state
has an identified Hydel power potential of 20,376
MW as follows: |
|
Basin |
Hydro
Power Potential (MW) |
| Beas
Basin |
4,501 |
| Ravi
Basin |
2,361 |
| Satluj
Basin |
8,634 |
| Yamuna
Basin |
1,049 |
| Chenab
Basin |
3,267 |
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564 |
| Total |
20,376 |
(Source:
HPSEB Website)
Out of this identified potential,
3,942 MW has been harnessed up to March 31, 2002
and the balance capacity is yet to be developed.
Demand
– Supply Analysis for the Northern Region
The Tata Energy & Resources Institute
had been commissioned to estimate the demand-supply
gap in the northern region of the country.
The states covered in the study were Delhi,
Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
The brief scope of the study included detailed
assessment of demand and supply scenario for
the five year period commencing 2003-04 to
2007-08 in the selected states in the Northern
region. The results of the five states taken
together are summarized in the following table: |
| North
India |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
| Estimated
demand |
158,806 |
166,884 |
174,415 |
183,306 |
| Supply
from existing projects |
127,853 |
128,273 |
128,535 |
129,453 |
| Surplus
/ (Deficit) |
(30,952) |
(38,610) |
(45,879) |
(53,852) |
| Supply
from units that have commenced construction |
9,966 |
16,640 |
18,610 |
20,032 |
| Surplus
/ (Deficit) |
(20,986) |
(21,,970) |
(27,269) |
(33,820) |
| Supply
from units that have not commenced construction |
737 |
3592 |
11,688 |
29,175 |
| Surplus
/ (Deficit) |
(20,249) |
(18,378) |
(15,581) |
(4,644) |
(Source:
Tata Energy & Resources Institute)
Tata
Energy & Resources Institute has concluded that
the power deficit is likely to continue in the northern
region over the next five year period and that the
deficit is likely to get accentuated in the event
the commissioning of the capacity under construction
/ under planning gets delayed.
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