Frequent load shedding in UP costs industries minimum 5 hrs production loss
Updated: May 31, 2014 02:14:57pm
Noida, May 31 (KNN) Industrial units in different parts of Uttar Pradesh are suffering huge production losses due to inadequate power supply and frequent load shedding that forces shut down of the manufacturing facilities.
“Each time the power supply is snapped and restored, it takes about half an hour to restart the plant,” Past President of FISME, Neeraj Kedia said adding that it leads to large scale production loss.
Kedia, who is also the Managing Director of Muzzafarnagar based Chakradhar Chemicals Private Limited, said that post elections, the power problems in the state has increased massively.
In the industrial areas there are frequent power cuts of half an hour at least for 8 – 9 times a day, while in the residential areas, the power goes off for four to five hours continuously for 5 – 6 times a day, he said.
Meanwhile, the Union Power Ministry has said that Uttar Pradesh can tide over the situation by sourcing power from the surplus states.
“Power can also be requisitioned from other surplus States of northern region for which there is no transmission constraint,” Ministry of Power said in an official release.
The internal generation of UP is approximately 10,100 MW out of which only 4, 500 - 5, 500 MW is currently available which can be improved by the State to meet its shortage, it added.
“Further, 377 MW from NTPC’s Jhajjar plant is also available which can be requisitioned by the State. During the election days, UP did procure 277 MW from NTPC’s Jhajjar plant from 3rd May to 15th May, 2014,” Power Ministry said adding that UP can also procure adequate power from the power exchanges to meet its shortage
The peak demand of Uttar Pradesh is of the order of 12,700 MW out of which around 10,700 MW is met leaving a shortfall of around of 2,000 MW at present.
Paricha plant of 500 MW capacity which went on forced outage yesterday has been restored and is generating on full load. Now another private sector plant Anpara-C of 600 MW is out because of non-procurement of imported coal by the generating company.
Coal supply to that plant from Coal India is more than 90 per cent which is as per the linkage granted to that plant. The availability of power from the Central Generating Power Stations (CGPS) to UP is also normal.
The State is not taking power equivalent to its allocation from gas based stations of Anta, Aurayia and Dadri and in case requisition is made by the State Distribution Utilities, about 300 MW can be made available immediately. The coal stock position of other State thermal units is comfortable and adequate, the release said. (KNN/SD)
“Each time the power supply is snapped and restored, it takes about half an hour to restart the plant,” Past President of FISME, Neeraj Kedia said adding that it leads to large scale production loss.
Kedia, who is also the Managing Director of Muzzafarnagar based Chakradhar Chemicals Private Limited, said that post elections, the power problems in the state has increased massively.
In the industrial areas there are frequent power cuts of half an hour at least for 8 – 9 times a day, while in the residential areas, the power goes off for four to five hours continuously for 5 – 6 times a day, he said.
Meanwhile, the Union Power Ministry has said that Uttar Pradesh can tide over the situation by sourcing power from the surplus states.
“Power can also be requisitioned from other surplus States of northern region for which there is no transmission constraint,” Ministry of Power said in an official release.
The internal generation of UP is approximately 10,100 MW out of which only 4, 500 - 5, 500 MW is currently available which can be improved by the State to meet its shortage, it added.
“Further, 377 MW from NTPC’s Jhajjar plant is also available which can be requisitioned by the State. During the election days, UP did procure 277 MW from NTPC’s Jhajjar plant from 3rd May to 15th May, 2014,” Power Ministry said adding that UP can also procure adequate power from the power exchanges to meet its shortage
The peak demand of Uttar Pradesh is of the order of 12,700 MW out of which around 10,700 MW is met leaving a shortfall of around of 2,000 MW at present.
Paricha plant of 500 MW capacity which went on forced outage yesterday has been restored and is generating on full load. Now another private sector plant Anpara-C of 600 MW is out because of non-procurement of imported coal by the generating company.
Coal supply to that plant from Coal India is more than 90 per cent which is as per the linkage granted to that plant. The availability of power from the Central Generating Power Stations (CGPS) to UP is also normal.
The State is not taking power equivalent to its allocation from gas based stations of Anta, Aurayia and Dadri and in case requisition is made by the State Distribution Utilities, about 300 MW can be made available immediately. The coal stock position of other State thermal units is comfortable and adequate, the release said. (KNN/SD)
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