Power India found that with Noida Power Company Ltd (NPCL) entering into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Essar Energy for 240 MW Power, bring some relief to the Noida residents.
Under the said agreement, which was signed for a period of 25 years, Essar will supply power to NPCL from its under construction 600 MW Tori – II Coal based thermal Power Project in Jharkhand from April 2014.
The agreement was signed between NPCL and Essar Power Jharkhand Limited, a subsidiary of Essar Energy, following a competitive bidding process.
At present, aggregate power demand in Greater Noida is around 180 MW, but is expected to rise sharply in the next few years due to increasing population.
NPCL informed that the 'delivered levelised tariff', at which power would be purchased from Essar, is so far the highest long-term tariff achieved through competitive bidding in India.
Power consumers would be at lesser risks of being subjected to higher tariffs over the years, because the unit cost price of electricity for NPCL would remain stable over a 25-year period.
At present, NPCL purchases power from Uttar Pradesh Power Company Limited (UPPCL) apart from other power generators in Gujarat, West Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir.
The UP Power Transmission Company is at present working to upgrade the 132-KV substation in RC Greens in Greater Noida to increase its capacity to 220 KV.
"Low transmission capacity at the disposal of NPCL, which has been the major bottleneck in ensuring unhindered power supply, would be mitigated once this up gradation work is completed in the next few months. This coupled with adequate power at our disposal would ensure 24X7 electricity supply in Greater Noida," as said by NPCL official.
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