Power ghost to haunt 17 states this year
Updated: Jun 10, 2013 01:22:53pm
New Delhi, Jun 10 (KNN) As many as 17 states including Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are expected to witness severe power crunch this fiscal, with Tamil Nadu projected to receive less than three-fourth of its total electricity requirements.
While, the whole country would face acute power supply shortage, the three Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka would top the list for the impending crisis, according to latest projections from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
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.
Further, CEA has estimated that the southern region -- comprising four states and one union territory -- is likely to see a power deficit of 19.1 per cent in 2013-14.
The shortages in various parts of the country are due to factors such as fuel scarcity, poor financial health of power distribution companies, renewable sources of energy, and transmission woes.
While the deficit in Tamil Nadu is estimated to be around 26.5 per cent, the shortage in Kerala would be around 24.8 per cent, Karnataka 23.2 per cent and Andhra Pradesh 9.1 per cent.
Meanwhile, Puducherry is projected to have an electricity supply surplus of 9.9 per cent.
As far as North India is concerned, the states which are projected to witness power supply shortages include Punjab (19.7 per cent), Assam (19.7 per cent), Bihar (19 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (18 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (17.7 per cent), Uttarakhand (15.4 per cent), Rajasthan (15.1 per cent) and Tripura (13.5 per cent).
Other states among the 17 which are expect to witness shortages are - Maharashtra (9.8 per cent), Goa (4.5 per cent), Jharkhand (6.8 per cent), Nagaland (5.6 per cent) and Odisha (0.8 per cent).
The power sector map is divided into five regions - Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern and North Eastern.
While the Eastern region is anticipated to see an energy surplus of 10.2 per cent, the North-Eastern region is anticipated to see power deficit of 11.3 per cent, followed by Northern region (5.8 per cent) and Western region (1.2 per cent).
The silver lining is that the Eastern region, which has states including West Bengal and Bihar, is projected to have a power surplus of 10.2 per cent.
The figures are based on the gap in supply and demand of electricity calculated on million units basis. (KNN)
While, the whole country would face acute power supply shortage, the three Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka would top the list for the impending crisis, according to latest projections from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
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.
Further, CEA has estimated that the southern region -- comprising four states and one union territory -- is likely to see a power deficit of 19.1 per cent in 2013-14.
The shortages in various parts of the country are due to factors such as fuel scarcity, poor financial health of power distribution companies, renewable sources of energy, and transmission woes.
While the deficit in Tamil Nadu is estimated to be around 26.5 per cent, the shortage in Kerala would be around 24.8 per cent, Karnataka 23.2 per cent and Andhra Pradesh 9.1 per cent.
Meanwhile, Puducherry is projected to have an electricity supply surplus of 9.9 per cent.
As far as North India is concerned, the states which are projected to witness power supply shortages include Punjab (19.7 per cent), Assam (19.7 per cent), Bihar (19 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (18 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (17.7 per cent), Uttarakhand (15.4 per cent), Rajasthan (15.1 per cent) and Tripura (13.5 per cent).
Other states among the 17 which are expect to witness shortages are - Maharashtra (9.8 per cent), Goa (4.5 per cent), Jharkhand (6.8 per cent), Nagaland (5.6 per cent) and Odisha (0.8 per cent).
The power sector map is divided into five regions - Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern and North Eastern.
While the Eastern region is anticipated to see an energy surplus of 10.2 per cent, the North-Eastern region is anticipated to see power deficit of 11.3 per cent, followed by Northern region (5.8 per cent) and Western region (1.2 per cent).
The silver lining is that the Eastern region, which has states including West Bengal and Bihar, is projected to have a power surplus of 10.2 per cent.
The figures are based on the gap in supply and demand of electricity calculated on million units basis. (KNN)
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