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Friday, July 18, 2008
State to be blamed for power crisis
The power crisis in the state was not entirely unexpected. In fact, it has been predicted, and while the failure of the southwest monsoon is a reason one cannot argue with, the other is entirely due to lack of proper planning. The powers that be did not tieup for buying power when it was available in June. Now, while the government is willing to buy at any cost, there’s hardly any available.
According to one expert, the southern grid came close to collapsing on Tuesday when the state was drawing power at a frequency of 48.5 hertz (hz). When the demand is less, the frequency would be 50.5 hz while it would be 48.5 hz when the demand is excessive. If the frequency drops to below 48.5 hz, the grid would collapse, he said.
The expert said that surplus power was available in the north and western regions in June and the state should have bought the power in case the monsoon failed.
“In such a scenario, Andhra Pradesh should have bought powerwherever it was available and even one MW would make a difference. There is some power available in northeastern states like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura. But since the demand is high, this power is likely to be available only at a high price of Rs 8.50 per unit,” he said.
Interestingly, even this rate would be lesser than what the state is currently paying right now for drawing power from the southern grid. ‘Dark days ahead for state’
Hyderabad: The state should have been geared up to face power crisis and bought power when it was available from other states, say experts. Now as the demand is high, the power is likely to be avaibale at higher rates. “When the state draws power at 48.5 hz, it will be paying for it at the rate of Rs 10 per unit which is costlier than Rs 8.50 per unit it can buy the few MWs that is currently available,’’ an expert said.
All round failure of the monsoon will only increase the demand and reduce the supply. As a result, a long and dark winter lies ahead of Andhra Pradesh, he predicted. Conservation of power by loadshedding and power cuts is the only way to tide over the crisis during the next four months.
Except for the eastern region, the monsoon has failed across the country and Andhra Pradesh, the largest consumer of power among the southern states, will be hit the hardest.
The peak demand currently is in the range of 10,000 MW per day while only 8,000 MW is being generated resulting in a shortfall of 2,000 MW.
According to one expert, the southern grid came close to collapsing on Tuesday when the state was drawing power at a frequency of 48.5 hertz (hz). When the demand is less, the frequency would be 50.5 hz while it would be 48.5 hz when the demand is excessive. If the frequency drops to below 48.5 hz, the grid would collapse, he said.
The expert said that surplus power was available in the north and western regions in June and the state should have bought the power in case the monsoon failed.
“In such a scenario, Andhra Pradesh should have bought powerwherever it was available and even one MW would make a difference. There is some power available in northeastern states like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura. But since the demand is high, this power is likely to be available only at a high price of Rs 8.50 per unit,” he said.
Interestingly, even this rate would be lesser than what the state is currently paying right now for drawing power from the southern grid. ‘Dark days ahead for state’
Hyderabad: The state should have been geared up to face power crisis and bought power when it was available from other states, say experts. Now as the demand is high, the power is likely to be avaibale at higher rates. “When the state draws power at 48.5 hz, it will be paying for it at the rate of Rs 10 per unit which is costlier than Rs 8.50 per unit it can buy the few MWs that is currently available,’’ an expert said.
All round failure of the monsoon will only increase the demand and reduce the supply. As a result, a long and dark winter lies ahead of Andhra Pradesh, he predicted. Conservation of power by loadshedding and power cuts is the only way to tide over the crisis during the next four months.
Except for the eastern region, the monsoon has failed across the country and Andhra Pradesh, the largest consumer of power among the southern states, will be hit the hardest.
The peak demand currently is in the range of 10,000 MW per day while only 8,000 MW is being generated resulting in a shortfall of 2,000 MW.
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