Power Supply In Delhi Plunges - Natural Gas Shortage Forcing Cutbacks - The Hindu

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NEW DELHI: The New Year has begun on a not very positive note for the Delhi Government’s Power Department -- a dip in gas supply from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has led to a shortfall in power generation. “One ONGC platform has closed down since Wednesday morning and it will remain so for the next 20 days or more. The gas which it was supplying to NTPC and Delhi has reduced and this in turn has affected power generation,” said a senior Power Department official.

Though the decrease in power generation is between 180 and 200 MW and power cuts were reported from several areas in the city, the Power Department says Delhi is unlikely to face a crisis: “Right now there is no need to worry. The surplus power that was being sold to other States including Uttarakhand and Haryana is being used to meet the city’s own demand.”

The official said production of power at NTPC’s three power plants at Dadri, Anta and Auraiya from where 10 per cent of the generation is allocated to Delhi has also been affected. “The overall production of power in several units has come down. The gas unit at Dadri that produces 88 MW is now producing 30 MW, Anta and Auriya that produce 44 and 71 MW are producing 15 and 25 MW respectively.”

To tide over the shortfall, the Power Department has already asked NTPC to increase the production using liquid fuel. “Using liquid fuel is an expensive proposition, but efforts need to be made to make up for the decline in production. BSES too has made arrangements for procuring 100 MW of gas from the Eastern parts and that should be available from Friday.”

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http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/04/stories/2008010454370400.htm

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1. Well. Another example of a declining-export scenario.

"The surplus power that was being sold to other States including Uttarakhand and Haryana is being used to meet the city’s own demand.”

Not such good news for Uttarakhand and Haryana.