The All India thermal generation during 2014-15 was 878.32 BU in comparison to 792.47 BU during 2013-14 registering a growth rate of 10.83%. This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. To further improve thermal power generation in the country, following steps have been taken by the Government:
- Re-allocation of coal blocks cancelled by Hon’ble Supreme Court through auction/ allotment. This will lead to improved thermal power generation in the country.
- For power projects which are affected due to short supply of gas, Government of India has sanctioned a scheme which envisaged supply of imported spot RLNG to the stranded gas based power plants as well as plants receiving domestic gas up to the target PLF selected through a reverse e-bidding process. The scheme envisages financial support from PSDF (Power System Development Fund).
III. Renovation modernization (R&M) and life extension (LE) of old and inefficient generation units is considered as an economical option to supplement the capacity addition. A total of 70 thermal generation units with aggregate capacity of 12066 MW for LE works and 65 thermal generation units with aggregate capacity of 17301 MW for R&M works have been identified during 12th Plan.
- Strengthening of inter/intra-state and inter-regional transmission capacity for optimum utilization of available power.
- Coordinated operation and maintenance of hydro, thermal, nuclear and gas based power stations to optimally utilize the existing generation capacity.
The Minister further stated that To bridge the gap between supply and demand, 88,537 MW additional capacity (excluding 30,000 MW capacity addition planned from Renewable sources) have been planned to be added during 12th Plan.
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