'State to meet energy demand this summer'

BANGALORE: With all its hydel reservoirs full and major power plants working to their optimum capacities, the state government is hoping to meet its energy requirements during the summer with
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BANGALORE: With all its hydel reservoirs full and major power plants working to their optimum capacities, the state government is hoping to meet its energy requirements during the summer with ease.

Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday after a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje said that the electricity demand was expected to touch 150 million units (MUs) per day during summer and the government was making sincere efforts to meet the demand.

All major plants Raichur, Bellary and Udupi were working satisfactorily and the technical snags that used to affect the sustained generation at RTPC were almost fixed. This apart, the second units of 600 MW capacity each would be commissioned at Bellary and Udupi plants in February.

The generation from hydel sources was also expected to last till May end with an average of 40 MUs per day. In addition to this, the government was in the process of signing an MoU with the Chhattisgarh government to purchase 250 MW power every day starting from March. This would be in addition to the 1000 MW of power being purchased by the government now, she added.

"With all these proactive steps, we hope to meet the electricity demand during summer," Shobha said.

Kavika in North Karnataka

With more number of power plants coming up in North Karnataka, the state government has decided to start an unit of Karnataka Vidyut Karkhane (Kavika) there.

The Kavika unit will either be in Bagalkot or Bijapur districts, and is expected to start functioning from the next academic year.

"The setting up of the Kavika unit in the vicinity of power plants would avoid delays in fixing mechanical problems," Karandlaje said.

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