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20,000 MW Capacity The estimated hydro power potential of the state is 20,000 Megawatts (Mws), of which 16480 Mws have been identified. Out of the identified potential, only 2318.70 Mws or 14 percent have been exploited so far, consisting of 758.70 projects under Central Sector i.e. 690 Mws (Sala Hydro Electric Project) and 480 Mws (Uri-I Hydro Electric Project) and Dulhasti 390 Mws. The prestigious Baglihar Hydro Electricity Project, with a capacity of 450 Mws was commissioned during 2008-09.
2120 MW Peak Demand
Rs 6.19 Per Unit Cost of Supply
The base load requirement of the State is about 716 Mws and peak demand is currently pegged at about 2120 Mws. The sixteenth All India Power Survey has projected an increase in power demand of Jammu and Kashmir from 1706 Mws i.e., 9640 Mus during 2004-05 to 2120 Mws i.e. 14750 Mus during 2008-09. By 2010-11, the demand is expected to touch 2441 Mws i.e. 14321 Mus and 4000 Mws i.e. 19500 Mus by 2020-21.
The power tariff in J&K State is determined by an Independent Regulator known as State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC). It came into existence through SERC Act 2000. It has issued two tariff orders for the years 2007-08 and 2008-09. The average cost of supply comes to Rs. 6.19 unit. However, the agricultural consumers have been provided power at Rs. 1.84 unit. During the year 2008-09, 204.88 MUs of power valued at Rs. 126.82 crore (cost of supply to Rs. 6.19 unit) has been consumed by this category of consumers. These consumers have, however been billed for Rs. 37.72 crore @ Rs. 1.84 unit. Thus a subsidy of Rs. 89.10 crore has been availed of by these consumers and it work out to 70.26% of the cost of supply.
1278.99 Cr Proposed Outlay Under Power Sector Rs. 3875.82 crores were approved as outlay for the years 2007-07, against which Rs. 3045.15 crores were spent on all the projects/schemes. An amount of Rs. 8196.95 crores have been earmarked for all this sector under 11th Five Year Plan which is 112 percent more than that of 10th Plan outlay. The approved outlay 2008-09 is to the tune of Rs. 1096.14 crore, out of which 705.76 crore have been spent upto January 2009. However it is anticipated that the expenditure will touch about 1567.82 crore during current year. Proposed outlay for the year 2009-10 is to the tune of 1278.99 crore.
63% Aggregate Losses Management of any Sector determines the health of that sector. An inefficient management leads to chaos and acts as a great hurdle in development of that sector. Only 32.50 percent of the energy through out was realised in the year 2009-07 and it is expected to grow to the tune of 37.18 percent in the year 2007-08, which is one of the lowest in the country. The transmission and distribution losses are about 50 percent while as rest 13 percent are collected loses making it an aggregate of 63 percent. Collection efficiency is only between 65-70 percent.
Around 55.28% Tariff Realisation
95%
During the year 2006-07 an amount of Rs. 395.26 crore were realised against the total target of Rs. 7111 crore, thereby constituting 55.28 percent of the targeted revenue realisation in the power sector. During 2007-08, revenue of 693.24 crore has been realised.
By the end of March 2008, out of 6417 inhabited villages, 6152 were electrified thereby, registering 95.87 percent average. Out of 9278 hamlets, 6600 (71.14 percent) hamlets were electrified. Besides, 1246 Harijans Basties were electrified. Number of installations rose to 1241054 during 2007-08
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