THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)
(a) : The targets for power generation are fixed on year to year basis
and not for the entire Five Year Plan. The target for the years 2007-08, 2008-09
& 2009-10 are given as below:-
Year Generation Target (Billion Unit)
2007-08 710.000
2008-09 774.344
2009-10 789.511
(b) to (d) : The actual electricity generation in the country during the year
2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 (April`09-June`09) has been marginally lower than
the target for the year/period. The details of target set vis-Ã -vis actual
generation from conventional sources like thermal, hydro and nuclear during
the aforementioned period are attached as Annex.
The main reasons for shortfall in achieving the targets are given below:-
# Less inflows/low reservoir levels at some of the hydro power stations.
# Inadequate supply of gas for gas-based thermal plants.
# Loss of generation due to shortage of coal at some of the thermal power plants.
# Delay in achieving commercial operation / commencement of full generation from some of the newly commissioned thermal units due to non-completion of balance of plants works.
# Shortfall of generation at some of the new thermal units due to initial stabilization problem.
# Low generation in nuclear plants due to fuel constraints.
# The extended planned maintenance/forced outages in respect of some of the thermal power stations.
(e) : The following steps have been taken / are being taken to achieve
the generation targets set:
i) Rigorous monitoring of the on-going generation projects.
ii) Import of coal to bridge the gap between the requirement and its availability from domestic sources.
iii) Augmentation of gas supply to utilize stranded capacity of gas based power stations.
iv) Harnessing surplus captive power into the Grid.
v) Utilization of unutilized capacity of gas based stations on liquid fuel.
vi) Coordinated operation and maintenance of hydro, thermal, nuclear and gas based power stations to optimally utilize the existing generation capacity.
