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| Govt exploring thermal energy options | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 28: Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation is approaching the Centre for allocating coal blocks for setting up of a thermal power plant to meet the growing energy requirements.
This was stated at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Power Development Corporation, presided over by Governor Mr N N Vohra, here this afternoon.
The meeting was informed that the State of Jammu and Kashmir required base load power of about 2000 MW, as the power generation plummets drastically during the winter while the demand shoots up.
Being a non-cal bearing State, sufficient allocation of coal would be required for the proposed thermal plant. Vohra called for making all the power houses operational to their full capacities in view of the power shortage in the State.
The Board was informed that the third unit of the Baglihar Hydro Electric Project-I is under trial run and with the running of all the three units of 150 MW capacity each, the power generation will improve subject to availability of water in River Chenab. The meeting was attended by the Advisor to Governor, Mr C Phunsog, Chief Secretary, Mr S S Kapur, Economic Advisor to the Government, Dr Hasib Drabu, Financial Commissioner, Planning & Development, Mr S L Bhat, Principal Secretary to Governor, Mr B B Vyas, Commissioner Secretary, PDD, Mr Sanjeev Naik and Managing Director, Power Development Corporation, Mr Shant Manu. |
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