Power India found that Chhattisgarh is one of the few States of India where Power sector is effectively being developed.
Based on the current production of surplus electric power, position of the State is comfortable and profitable.
The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) is in a strong position to meet the electricity requirement of the new State and is in good financial health.
Chhattisgarh provides electricity to several other states because of surplus production, and it's power hubs are Korba and Bilaspur.
In Chhattisgarh, NTPC has an installed thermal capacity of 2100 MW at Sipat, Bilaspur while CSEB's units have a thermal capacity of 1240 MW and hydro capacity of 130 MW. Apart from NTPC and CSEB, there are a number of private generation units of large and small capacity. The State Government has pursued a liberal policy with regard to captive generation which has resulted in a number of private players coming up.
As per a study made by the Power Finance Corporation Ltd New Delhi, the State has potential of 61,000 MW of additional thermal power in terms of availability of coal for more than 100 years and more than 2,500 MW hydro capacity. To tap this vast potential, substantial addition to the existing generation capacity is already under way.
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