People are suffering due to power crisis in the State but the power crisis is still going on. The situation is that load shedding of 250 MW to 300 MW is happening across the State. In such a situation, people are getting electricity only for about eight to nine hours.
The State Energy Transmission Corporation informed that the demand of electricity in the State on normal days remains up to 1500 MW but in summer this demand has reached from 1800 MW to 2000 MW. At the same time, due to shortage of coal in power plants, there is a shortage of electricity at the National level due to which there is a shortage of electricity in the State as well. Situation is that electricity is also being available in urban areas in a couple of hours but in rural areas the situation is even worse.
The total demand is 1800 to 2000 MW due to heat which is during peak hours. At the same time, the demand is up to 1600 MW in non-peak hours whereas the available power ranges from 1100 to 1200 MW. But due to non-availability of electricity, the situation is getting worse. On normal days the demand for electricity ranges from 1400 to 1500 MW.
Power generation in the state: TVUNL is facing coal shortage. While up to 300 MW of electricity is produced from this plant. There is also a shortage of coal in modern power plants which gives 60 MW power to the State. At the same time, the Sikidri Hydel Power Plant is closed due to lack of water. The state gets 50 MW of electricity from the Inland Power Plant. Apart from all this, DVC supplies electricity in seven districts where the problem of load shedding persists.
JBVNL Managing Director, KK Verma informed that the efforts are being made to get more power from the Central Power Exchange. “At present, the only option for smooth power supply in the state is here. However, other states have also bid for power purchase at the Central Power Exchange. In such a situation, Jharkhand got 100 MW electricity last night whereas the demand was for one thousand MW,†he added.
It is to be known that Jharkhand had to pay to the exchange at the rate of Rs 12 per unit for taking electricity from the Central Power Exchange which is the maximum value.
