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Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 28: The Government today claimed that the National Hydro-electric Power Corporation –the major beneficiary of state’s water resources –has agreed to enhance one per cent power quota in addition to 12 per cent royalty quota due to Jammu and Kashmir on various projects.
Minister for Tourism Nawang Rigzin Jora told Legislative Assembly, on behalf of the Chief Minister that NHPC has agreed to enhance 1% power quota for local area development in addition to 12% power provided to State from various power projects under its control.
The Minister said that under state hydel policy 10 projects have been awarded to various IPPS in Phase-I out of which one has been commissioned and others are in various stages of implementation.
Jora said tenders for 18 power projects under Phase-II of the IPPS programme are being re-tendered. He said power projects of 2100 MW capacity are being executed in Joint venture by JKSPDC and NHPC.
In reply to main question of Mr. M. Y. Tarigami, the Minister informed the House that JKSDPC has drawn a comprehensive plan for harnessing the identified potential in phases, subject to availability of resources.
The Minister said that at present 12 percent free power is available to the state out of the projects being implemented by NHPC. He said the State has been exploring various option to increase its share of free power.
The Minister informed the House that maximum unrestricted demand of power during summer and winters is 2000 MW and 2247 MW respectively. He said similarly, maximum restricted demand during summers and winters is 1288 MW and 1434 MW respectively. The availability of power in summer and winter is 900-1500 MW and 600-1200 MW respectively, he added.
Jora said that state is deficit in power throughout the year. But in order to reduce the hardships faced by the state during severe winter when we have more deficit than in summers, power is banked from various states and agencies in summers and retrieved back during winters when hydel power depletes and schedule decreases.
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