Energy shortfall estimated to be 70,232 million units this year
Updated: Jun 08, 2013 03:08:22pm
New Delhi, Jun 8 (KNN) According to the latest projections from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) India will see an electricity supply shortfall of 6.7 per cent in the current fiscal with the southern region expected to be the worst hit.
The overall energy shortfall is expected to be 70,232 million units, resulting in a deficit of 6.7 per cent this fiscal.
CEA - the planning body for the Indian power sector - came out with this report at a time when there is already a major power crisis across the country, with acute coal shortages, environmental hurdles and transmission woes hurting electricity generation.
"The country is expected to experience energy shortage of 6.7 per cent and peak shortage of 2.3 per cent despite very high shortages likely to be experienced by Southern Region. This is due to transmission constraints between Northern-North Eastern-Eastern-Western - Southern Regional Grid, which restricts flow of power to the Southern region," CEA said in its latest report.
In the current fiscal, the capacity addition would be 18,432 MW with majority contribution coming from thermal sources, it said.
Out of the estimated additional capacity, thermal plants would account for 15,234 MW, hydro sources 1,198 MW and the remaining 2,000 MW from nuclear energy.
The requirement would be 10,48,533 million units whereas the availability is pegged at 9,78,301 million units.
According to CEA, the all India peak shortage is estimated to be 6.2 per cent following the transmission constraints.
The projections have been made after taking into consideration power availability from operating stations, fuel and water availability at hydro electric plants.
The country's power sector map is divided into five regions -- Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern and North Eastern.
Among them, South is projected to see the maximum electricity shortages of 19.1 per cent this financial year. It would be followed by Northern-Eastern (11.3 per cent), Northern (5.8 per cent) and Western (1.2 per cent).
Meanwhile, the Eastern region is anticipated to see an energy surplus of 10.2 per cent.
CEA noted that peaking shortages in the Northern, Southern and North-Eastern Regions would be 1.3 per cent, 26.1 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively. (KNN)
The overall energy shortfall is expected to be 70,232 million units, resulting in a deficit of 6.7 per cent this fiscal.
CEA - the planning body for the Indian power sector - came out with this report at a time when there is already a major power crisis across the country, with acute coal shortages, environmental hurdles and transmission woes hurting electricity generation.
"The country is expected to experience energy shortage of 6.7 per cent and peak shortage of 2.3 per cent despite very high shortages likely to be experienced by Southern Region. This is due to transmission constraints between Northern-North Eastern-Eastern-Western - Southern Regional Grid, which restricts flow of power to the Southern region," CEA said in its latest report.
In the current fiscal, the capacity addition would be 18,432 MW with majority contribution coming from thermal sources, it said.
Out of the estimated additional capacity, thermal plants would account for 15,234 MW, hydro sources 1,198 MW and the remaining 2,000 MW from nuclear energy.
The requirement would be 10,48,533 million units whereas the availability is pegged at 9,78,301 million units.
According to CEA, the all India peak shortage is estimated to be 6.2 per cent following the transmission constraints.
The projections have been made after taking into consideration power availability from operating stations, fuel and water availability at hydro electric plants.
The country's power sector map is divided into five regions -- Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern and North Eastern.
Among them, South is projected to see the maximum electricity shortages of 19.1 per cent this financial year. It would be followed by Northern-Eastern (11.3 per cent), Northern (5.8 per cent) and Western (1.2 per cent).
Meanwhile, the Eastern region is anticipated to see an energy surplus of 10.2 per cent.
CEA noted that peaking shortages in the Northern, Southern and North-Eastern Regions would be 1.3 per cent, 26.1 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively. (KNN)
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