Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Oct 1: With the present and other planned Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) or a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA), Jammu and Kashmir will likely be unable to meet and cater the power demands of consumers in the upcoming nine years.
A study by the Government of India has analyzed the daily and monthly pattern of unserved energy in the year 2034-35, it can be seen that contracted capacity (present and planned) is unable to meet the demand.
“It can be seen that during the high demand of winter months, the proportion of unserved energy is high,” reads the study.
Besides, the report further reveals that the surplus capacity is available with states due to RE availability, demand variation etc.
“The pattern of surplus capacities for J&K and Ladakh has been observed as below. This capacity can be shared with other states which might result in reduced fixed cost burden on the utilities resulting in further reduction in the cost for consumers,” it reads.
The report further suggests that J&K and Ladakh have likely surplus capacity available from April to September in the range of 230-740 MW for 2027-28 as shown below which can be shared with other states.
The GoI has further said that a study has been carried out for J&K & Ladakh based on the inputs received from J&K SLDC with a view of fulfilling RPO trajectory.
The study suggests the optimal resource mix till 2034-35 taking into account all technical and financial parameters associated with capacities.
It also optimizes power purchase on a long-term basis while evaluating resource adequacy for meeting the demand on 24 X 7 basis while considering variation in demand, RE generation and forced outages of thermal capacities.
The study has also assessed the requirement of Planning Reserve Margin for catering to above highlighted uncertainties so that demand can be met reliably throughout the year.
