(a) whether power is not being supplied to Uttar Pradesh as per its demand;
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to ensure power supply to Uttar Pradesh
as per its demand; and
(c) the extent by which the Government has got success in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) : During the period April-June, 2001, the energy requirement in U.P. was
11505 MU while availability was 10297 MU showing a shortage of 10.5%.
(b) & (c) : The power shortage in U.P. is attributable mainly to low generation from
its own sources and financial crunch limiting its paying capacity for purchase of adequate
power against its entitled share from the central sector stations in the Northern Region.
As a result, the state`s firm shares from some of the central projects having high energy
cost had been diverted to other constituents of the region. The following steps have been
taken to enhance power availability in the state:
(i) out of the diverted shares of 460 MW, 300 MW has been restored to U.P. w.e.f.
3.2.2001 at their request.
(ii) U.P. has been allocated 14% out of the unallocated central share from central
sector power stations in the Northern Region.
(iii) U.P. has also been given 100 MW out of the power imported from Eastern Region
to Northern Region.
The energy and peak shortages in U.P. have reduced to about 11% and 13%
respectively during April-June, 2001 as compared to corresponding shortages of 13% and
14% during the same period in last year (April – June, 2000).