Mr BM Verma chairman of Jharkhand State Electricity Board said that the state would remain a power deficient state for at least the next 4 year and that the board had no choice but to buy power.

Mr Verma, however, said that the situation would improve if the Tenughat power project increased its capacity to 230 MW by the end of May 31st 2008. He added that the much awaited Dumka sub grid would start functioning by the end of October 2008.

Meanwhile, Mr Stephen Marandi deputy chief minister of Jharkhand said that the government is concerned about the power position in the state. He added that his government decided to construct an 800 MW power plant at Ormo Pahari Tola in Amrapara block of district with the supporters of two private companies.

Mr Marandi added that "More than 700 million tonnes of coal has been detected in the Orma Pahari region out of which the Jharkhand would use 437 million tonnes of the coal for the production of power."