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India witnesses peak power deficit for February at 3.3%: CEA

18 Mar 2014 Evaluate

India’s power deficit for the month of February stood at 4,424 MW or 3.3 percent of the demand. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) reported that country’s total peak power demand was 1,32,507 MW last month, of which 1,28,083 MW was met, leaving a peak power deficit at 4,424 MW.

Region wise, southern India was the most affected, registering a deficit of 5.2 percent or 1,883 MW. Total electricity demand of the southern region comprising states Karnataka, Kerala,   Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, was 36,427 MW as against a supply of 34,544 MW. The electricity requirement in eastern states was 14,976 MW of which 14,499 MW was met, leaving the region with a shortage of 477 MW or 1.3 percent. The western region including states Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa, reported a power shortage of 2.1 percent as the demand of region was 41,184 MW against a supply of 40,331 MW. The demand in the country’s northern region was 37,895 MW, of which 36,780 MW was met, registering a power deficit of 1115 MW or 2.9 percent. While, the north-eastern region registered a deficit of 96 MW.

In India, electricity is produced with the help of coal, crude oil, water and natural gas. Acute coal shortages in the country has become primary reason for power deficit in the country as coal-fired plants account for 68% of India's installed electricity capacity. Presently, the Coal India (CIL) is the only producer of domestic coal accounting for around 80 percent of the domestic production. CIL is currently struggling to meet domestic coal requirement and has recently noted that its production target of 475 million tonne (MT) coal for the current fiscal will remain unachievable amid concerns like shutdown of mining activities in Talcher Coalfields in Odisha. India’s gas based installed capacity stands at nearly 8 percent at 20,000 MW of which around 6,000 MW is currently stranded because of unavailability of natural gas.

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