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India's power scenario: Highlights of 2009-10

EM NEWS BUREAU , Thursday, December 09, 2010, 15:52 Hrs [IST]
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Power India's total power requirement in 2009-10 was 830,300 million kwh, growing 6.9 per cent from 777,039
million kwh in 2008-09.
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Power availability improved 8 per cent to 746,493 million kwh in FY10 from 691,038 million kwh
in FY09.

There was a minor betterment in all-India power availability with the national power shortfall
falling to 10.1 per cent in FY10 from 9.1 per cent in FY09.

The peak demand in FY10 stood at 118,472 mw in FY10 as against 109,809 mw in FY09. The
peak deficit however worsened to 13.3 per cent from 11.9 per cent in FY09.

The western region faced the highest power shortfall of 13.7 per cent in FY10, though the
situation improved from the comparable metric of 16 per cent in FY09.

The northern region suffered a power shortfall of 11.6 per cent in FY10, worsening from 11.1 per
cent in FY09. Punjab and Uttar Pradesh were worst-affected with power shortages of over 21 per
cent in FY10.

Maharashtra continued to the largest state in terms of power consumption. Availability of power
to the western state was 101,537 million kwh in FY10 that was 18.7 per cent lower than the
anticipated demand. Nevertheless, power shortage in FY10 showed an improvement over 21.4
per cent in FY09.

Gujarat showed a dramatic improvement in its power scenario with shortages falling sharply to
4.5 per cent in FY10 from 9.8 per cent in FY09. This was amongst the lowest level of power
shortages seen in any industrially-developed state.

The southern region was comfortable with power shortages of just 6.4 per cent in FY10, as
against 7.5 per cent in FY09. Andhra Pradesh was the largest power consumer in FY10, followed
by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

The eastern region-more a generating region than a consuming onefaced a power shortfall of just
4.5 per cent in FY10. However, in terms of power availability (taken as a proxy for consumption),
the entire region was smaller than Maharashtra, for a frame of reference.

Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir were the worst in terms of peak deficit with this metric in FY10
crossing 30 per cent, as against the national average of 13.3 per cent.

The peak load management in the command area of Damodar Valley Corporation showed signs
of trouble with peak deficit in FY10 climbing to 12.9 per cent from a mere 1.8 per cent in FY09.

North-east India showed an overall improvement in its power scenario with power shortages and
peak deficit both falling appreciably in FY10 as against FY09.

Himachal Pradesh had the rare distinction of being the only state to have had a peak demand
surplus in FY10. The northern state's peak demand of 1,118 mw was surpassed by 3.6 per cent.

Coal-rich Chhattisgarh saw power availability reduce in FY10, but this was commensurate with
lower demand. However, peak deficit worsened from 2 per cent in FY09 to 4.1 per cent in FY10.

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