December 03, 2008

Haryana to add 5,000 MW of power generation capacity

PTI reported that Haryana government will add 5,000 MW power generation capacities in the next 2 and half years to overcome the shortage of energy in the state.

Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda chief minister of Haryana said that "With the addition of 5,000 MW to the present power generation capacity, the government would be able to provide power supply for 22 hours a day. If gas is available, the generating capacity could be further increased."

Mr Hooda said that the first unit of 300 MW capacity at Deen Bandhu Chhottu Ram Thermal Power Project in Yamunanagar is generating power regularly for last 10 days and the second unit of 300 MW capacity is likely to provide power to the state grid after 2 to 3 days. He added that construction work on 1,200 MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project in Hisar and 1,500 MW Jhajjar Thermal Power Project is going on war footing.

He said besides construction of additional power projects, the government would augment the capacity of power transmission and distribution system in a big way. He added that the state government has an ambitious plan of INR 1,963 crore, under which it would construct 70 new substations and augment capacity of 68 existing substations of different level across the state during the next 2 years. During last 3 years, the government constructed 87 new substations and augmented capacity of 196 existing substations in the state.