J&K Govt to procure additional 500 MW power to meet winter demand
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Administrative Council (AC) which met here on Sunday under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, gave its approval for purchase of additional energy of 500 MW of firm power from Ministry of Power (MOP) to meet Base Load power requirement of the UT.
LG administers reading of Preamble of Constitution
NEW DELHI/JAMMU: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Sunday administered the reading of ‘Preamble to the Constitution’ along with officials and staff on the Constitution Day.
The Lt Governor, while paying the tributes to the Founding Fathers of the Constitution, said that the holy book has been our astute guide and an abiding source of inspiration.
He called upon the people to rededicate themselves to uphold the values of justice, liberty, equality and dignity for all citizens.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary and Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.
The AC assents for allocation of additional 500 MW of power from Ministry of Power in B(v) mode(procurement being done by PFC)to meet Base Load power requirement essentially required to meet the winter demand.
Sinha pays tributes to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack martyrs
JAMMU: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has paid tributes to the martyrs of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Remembering the martyrs of the terror attack he said:
“Humble tributes to all those who lost their lives in the heinous Mumbai terror attack of 2008. We’ll always stand in solidarity with the bereaved families.
I salute the valour and dedication of our security personnel who made the supreme sacrifice to protect the motherland”.
The availability in winter reduces due to high proportion of hydropower in the UT. In order to bridge this gap between demand and availability of power during winter months AC approved signing of fresh Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)by J&K Power Corporation Limited (JKPCL) with NTPC regarding Singrauli-III run by NTPC.
This will subside the energy demand in J&K which is increasing at a CAGR of 10%. Singrauli-II being a thermal power station is a must run station, due to which its power supports J&K’s power requirement during winter when the generation from hydro generators of ISGS reduces to 150-300 MW only i.e. a reduction of 70-90% of summer generation.
As such, it will increase its availability by signing new Power Purchase Agreement of JKPCL with NTPC regarding Singrauli-III which would help the UT in tiding over the power shortage faced by it during the lean winter season.
