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| Onset of winter may reduce power generation in J&K | | | EARLY TIME REPORT
Jammu, November 12
With the advent of winter. the state Government's worry has again increased over the possibility of major drop in the power generation from various projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
Government sources said that as a result of major drop in the level of river water in the Jehlum, Chenab and the Indus the overall power generation could decline to 24 per cent of the installed capacity. The sources said that the drop in power generation will force the state Government to raw additional power from the Northern grid for which the Jammu and Kashmir Government has made a separate allocation.
According to these sources, hurdles created by Pakistan over the construction of new power projects in the name of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 and paucity of resources had prevented the state Government and the centre from utilizing the water resources which have been identified to have the potential of generating 20,000 MWs of electricity.
Government reports say that so far out of the potential of 20,000 MWS the state has been able to have a total generation of 2320 Mws. Out of this 1560 MWs were in the central sector and the remaining 760 MWs in the state sector. It is because of this that political parties, especially the PDP, has been campaigning for transfer of all those power plants that fall in the central sect or to the state sect or so that Jammu and Kashmir had not to bank on a meager share of 25 per cent of power from these projects.
Expert s said that till six new power projects were constructed and commissioned the state could be given at least 50 per cent share from the power projects in the central sector. In addition to this the Government of India need to take up with Islamabad and the World Bank the issue of reservoir construction which could help he state to ensure better supply of water to the power projects for improved generation of electricity during the lean period.
These experts also favour that the Government of India compensate the annual losses that Jammu and Kashmir state faces because of the limitations posed by the Indus Water Treaty on the use of river waters for power generation and irrigation facilities. The state Government has tabulated the annual loss to the tune of Rs.6,000 crores and if the state receives this amount annually it could help Jammu and Kashmir to set up new power projects and invest more funds for power purchase from the northern grid.
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