SJVNL's Maharashtra wind energy project starts generation…

 

Public sector hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd's (SJVNL) maiden wind energy project in Maharashtra has started generation, a senior company official said in Shimla Wednesday.

"Fifteen of the 56 wind power turbines of 47.6 MW Khirvire project in Ahmednagar district have started generating energy," SJVNL deputy general manager Vijay Verma told agency.

The project, with an annual energy generation of 85.65 million units of electricity, would be fully commissioned by March this year, he said.

For its commissioning, SJVNL has entered into an agreement with Spanish company Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica.

SJVNL is a joint venture between the central and the Himachal Pradesh governments. The former holds 74.5 per cent stake, while the remaining 25.5 per cent is held by the state government.

However, the central government sold 10 percent equity in May 2010.

SJVNL's maiden project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh started generation in 2004-05.

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BYPL not to get power from Nathpa Jhakri power station…

 

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Ltd has regulated power supply to Reliance-backed discom BSES Yamuna from Nathpa Jhakri power station from January 1 to June 30, 2014, following non-payment of dues.

BYPL had earlier been barred power supply from this Himachal Pradesh-based power plant from October to December 2013, after defaulting on payments and now SJVN Ltd has extended this power regulation till June-end. This deprived the national capital of about 40-50 MW of power.

SJVN Ltd sent a regulation notice to the state load dispatch centre on regulation of supply from its 1,500 MW hydel plant in December, sources said. BYPL's share from the plant is 27.24% of total allocation.

"SJVN Ltd in its notice has informed that power rendered surplus due to regulation of power supply to BYPL would be sold through PTC on energy exchange platform," said an official. Sources said the regulation will continue in 'duration of regulation' or up to an earlier date if the default is rectified.

"The regulation will be communicated by reducing the schedule of BYPL from the identified source (Nathpa Jhakri plant). SLDC Delhi will have to regulate drawal schedule for the intrastate regulated entities and the regional load dispatch centre (RLDC) would regulate drawal schedule of Delhi State Control Area," said a notice served by SJVN Ltd.

BSES discoms have been regularly defaulting on payment to entities like NTPC, NHPC, DTL, IPGCL and PPCL, claiming cash flow crisis and financial difficulties.

The discoms are now in the midst of disagreement with the new government led by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal who not only ordered a CAG audit for the companies but also announced a Rs 200 crore subsidy benefit for consumers, the cost of which owed to the BSES companies would be adjusted against their pending dues to Delhi government. BSES discoms have said that this adjustment would not be sustainable for them.

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Hydro Power Generation in the country at all time high; reduces the power purchase rate in the open markets...

 

As per the data published by Central Electricity Authority, the early monsoon in the North India has led all time high hydro power generation with 6.04% rise to 31.28 Billion Units during the first quarter.

Due to the additional supply the demand-supply gap in the grid has been eased and due to which the power purchase rates has been reduced by one-third of the last year's level.

Hydro Power generation figures of some of the key hydro plant companies are:

• Generation of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, country's largest hydro project of 1500 MW by 11.4 per cent to 2329 million units highest so far for the period.
• Jaypee Power owned Karcham Wangtoo, largest private hydro project, recorded 10 per cent higher generation . The generation is ever highest in any quarter for Karcham Wangtoo that has installed capacity of 4414 million units per annum.
• Rains pushed power generation in Bhakra Beas, key project in North, by 38 per cent over target set by the CEA. This all time high generation of 4,570 million units has ensured ever highest supply during summer months to states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh. It has enabled state run discoms to supply more power to agriculture.

Rains have come as a windfall for small hydro power producers who are recorded high plant load factor.

Such private producers have remained unaffected by volatility in price in open market as they have long term power purchase agreement with state governments.

 

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