New Delhi, July 01: Relieved by the arrival of monsoon which is likely to bring down the power demand in the city, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said Government was working hard to make Delhi a power surplus state.
"The city was hit by heat wave of such intensity after 13
years and the delay in Monsoon only added to the problem. The
demand for electricity too has shot up drastically touching
over 4000 MW this year from around 1900 MW a decade ago,"
Dikshit said.
She said the city will become a power surplus one in a couple of years. "It will take some time but we will do the job," she said while speaking at an event jointly organised by Delhi Power Co Ltd, Delhi Transco Ltd and Indraprastha Power Generation
General Manager of Pragati Power Corporation Ltd Rajinder
Tiku said the work on 1500 MW power plant at Bawana is in full
swing and will be completed by March next year before the
Commonwealth Games.
A joint venture project with Haryana government is also
under execution in which a 1500 MW plant is being set up at
Jhajjar. Delhi will receive 750 MW from this plant, he said.
Land has also been acquired for setting up 750 MW power
project at Bamnauli, which is expected to be commissioned by
2012-13, the official said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, July 01, 2009, 14:24