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India witnesses peak power deficit at 3.3% in December: CEA

12 Jan 2015 Evaluate

India’s peak power deficit for the month of December declined to 3.3% from 3.7% in November mainly on the back of improved coal supplies, additional generation capacity and connectivity of the southern transmission network with the National Grid. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) reported that country’s total peak power demand was 1,39,479 MW last month, of which 1,34,940 MW was met, leaving a peak power deficit at 4,539 MW.

Region wise, north-eastern region comprising Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland were the worst affected, recording a peak deficit of 11.8% in December. Peak power demand in the southern region states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Puducherry and Lakshadweep last month was 35,668 MW, leaving a peak power deficit at 4.3%. North Indian states of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Rajasthan recorded a shortage of 5.3%  in December 2014. Electricity demand in the western region comprising Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa was nearly met in December 2014 as the region’s peak power deficit came down to 0.4% in December 2014 from last year’s 2.5% in the same month. Further, peak power shortage in eastern region including states West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha etc remained at 1.7% in the reported month.

In India, electricity is produced through coal, crude oil, water and natural gas. Coal-fired plants account for around 59% of India's total installed electricity capacity. India is still a power deficit country, as acute coal shortage in the country has become primary reason for power deficit in the country. Presently, the Coal India (CIL) is the only producer of domestic coal accounting for around 80% of the domestic production. CIL is currently facing various mining issues which are impacting its coal production.

 

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