Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Jan 9: In Jammu and Kashmir, hydel power generation has reduced by nearly 77 percent.
An official informed that the Power Development Department is able to generate only 277 Megawatts (MWs) of power out of the total generation capacity of 1197 MW.
The official further said that on Friday, the 900 MWs power projects in Baglihar were able to generate only 129 MWs of power.
It also said that from Jammu PDC, the department was able to generate only 80 MWs of power followed by 10 MWs by Independent Power Producers (IPP) of Jammu.
The official figures also reveal that PDD was generating only 58 MWs of power from the Kashmir based power plants.
As already reported, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is likely to witness power deficiency of more than 34 percent during the peak demand in the month of January.
According to the official figures, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the peak demand will likely have a power deficit of 34.2 percent against the available power position.
The updated anticipated power supply position for January-2026 for both the Union Territories reveals that there will be a peak availability of 2460 Megawatts (MWs) against the requirement of 3737 MWs—keeping a loophole of 1277 MWs.
However, the official documents also said that representatives of HP SLDC, Punjab SLDC and J&K SLDC informed that the shortfall would be met through real-time exchanges and Banking arrangements.
Earlier it was reported that in Jammu and Kashmir, hydel power generation has reduced by nearly 70 percent from the local generation plants.
An official had informed that the power generation from all the power plants owned by Jammu and Kashmir has decreased by nearly 800-900 Megawatts (MWs).
The official had also said, “The power generation from across local power plants is currently ranging from 330 MWs to 400 MWs.”
It also said, “From one of the plants from Baglihar, the power generation is ranging from 250-380 MWs and in case of another power plant of Baglihar, Kishenpur and New Wanpoh, we are generating a maximum of one MW.”
The official further informed that the department is able to generate only 71 MWs from Kashmir based power plants. (KNO)
