The state is now self-sufficient in power generation.
Nellore: Andhra Pradesh, which purchases around 500 MW of power to meet short term demand every summer will stop doing so during the peak summer month of May and eventually do away with the practice altogether. According to APGenco chairman and managing director K. Vijayanand, the state is now self-sufficient in power generation. He expressed confidence in handling the additional requirement of summer.
The CMD disclosed this while briefing media persons at Genco's Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station located at Nelaturu, 30 km from Nellore on the eve of CM's visit to the plant on Saturday to dedicate the first and second 800 MW power plants besides laying foundation stone for a third. The current power generation is 150 million units (mu) per day. He said that the generation would go up to 165 to 175 mu per day. The peak summer demand of additional 20 mu will be addressed and power provided to all sectors without any hassles.
Mr Vijayanand said that APGenco and Transco stood first in the country with respect to containing losses both in utility and transmission and making optimum use of power. He said that they are also at the forefront with respect to adhering to all environmental protection conditions. He said that Genco was the first public sector organisation to use most advanced supercritical technology at their unit at Nelaturu and it helped to bring down ash generation by 27.5 per cent. Pollution levels are much less compared other conventional plants. He attributed it to the mix of 70 per cent Indian and 30 per cent imported washed coal. According to Mr Vijayanand, the two units would generate 39 million units per day from Saturday.
The 600 MW RTPP, 800 MW third unit at Nelaturu and 800 MW Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power plant will start generation within 36 months, i.e., by 2019. Genco entered MoUs with various cement production companies for disposing 2,000-3,000 tonnes of fly ash per day and the bottom ash will be given free of cost for construction activity in the vicinity of the plant and other needs such as laying roads locally. CEO of State Energy Conservation Mission A. Chandrasekhar Reddy and chief engineer of the plant Satyanarayana were present among others.
