Haryana has geared up for a complete power transmission overhaul. The three-pronged drive of Haryana government involves unplugging sockets on pilferages, plugging in the private sector to pace up transmission, and pulling all stops on the generation front. This, it hopes, will cut down transmission losses, strengthen the transmission network by joining hands with the private sector and step up power generation by energising one project a year.
The Bhupinder Singh Hooda government had, soon after assuming office in 2005, embarked upon a Rs 13,000-crore investment plan aimed at strengthening the transmission and distribution network, the two main portals of pilferage and losses, across the state. The state government succeeded in bringing about a significant reduction of about 10% in overall losses during the last four years.
With a view to speed up transmission of power, the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN) had, for the first time in the state as well as in the country, decided to take the public-private partnership route on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis as a pilot project. Request for qualification (RFQ) has been invited for evacuation of power from the 2×660 mw thermal power project, Jhajjar, and the 1,424-mw Adani Power at Mohindergarh. The last date for receipt is March 4, 2009.
The state will provide land for setting up two 400-kv sub-stations at Kabulpur in Rohtak and Deepalpur in Sonipat. The HVPN will shortlist the bidders for awarding the project through an open competitive bidding process. The state government will help the successful bidders in obtaining necessary clearances from the department of forests and environment required for setting up sub-stations and lines.
An HVPN spokesman said that the estimated cost of the sub-stations and associated link lines of the ambitious projects was about Rs 600 crore. The successful bidder shall be required to construct the substation and line in 24 months. The bidder will transmit electricity for a period of 25 years, including two years of construction under the agreement.
The persistent power generation efforts made by the government have seen the total installed generation capacity available with Haryana rise to 4,679.86 mw. While 2,187.7 mw is located within the state at the thermal and hydro power stations in Panipat, Faridabad and Yamunanagar, the balance comes from Haryana?s share in the central sector generating stations and from long-term power contracts.
The available capacity varies between 2,800 and 3,600 mw during different seasons, depending upon the inflows at hydro stations/planned/forced outages of generators. The demand varies between 3,100 and 5,100 mw in various seasons and during off-peak and peak hours.
Thanks to rapid industrialisation, urbanisation and more power being supplied to the agricultural sector, the peak demand of power in Haryana during 2008-09 is expected to grow up to 7,335 mw considering 15%of growth. By 2009-10, it shall go up to 8,435 mw and up to 11,155 mw in 2011-12.