Power generation to go up by 5500 megawatts by year 2013-14

  • 02/08/2010

  • Central Chronicle (Bhopal)

Concerted efforts are being undertaken in Madhya Pradesh for increasing power generation. For this purpose, various schemes and projects are under construction in different phases due to which power generation in Madhya Pradesh will go up by 5,486 by the year 2013-14. Out of this, 724 MW power generation will rise in 2010-11, 1295.5 MW in 2011-12, 1911.5 MW in 2012-13 and 1555 MW in the year 2013-14. A 600 MW unit of the 1200 MW Malwa thermal power station will become critical in March 2013 while the second unit in September 2013. Similarly, one unit of 250 MW each of Satpura Thermal Power Extension unit of 500 MW will start generating power in March and September 2013. Indira Sagar Right Wing Canal is of 15 megawatt. It will start functioning from May 2010. Madhya Pradesh has a 10 megawatt share in this project, which the state will start getting in 2010-11. The first unit of Seepat (3x660 megawatt) will become critical in October 2010, second one in April 2011 and the third one will start functioning from October 2011. Ninety-four megawatt power will become available from the first unit from the first unit in 2010-11,, 94 MW from the second unit in 2011-12 and 95 MW from the third unit in 2011-12. The Barh thermal power unit