CHANDIGARH: Haryana power minister, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav said on Friday that the visit of Haryana chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda to Bhutan in connection with the purchase of 2000 MW of hydel power is very significant step for making the state free of any power shortage in the coming times. Hooda would visit Bhutan from December 14 and 16 regarding purchase of 2000 MW hydel power from Bhutan.
Capt Ajay Singh Yadav said that he would not be able to become a part of this visit as he has to attend 'Vijay Divas Samaroh' pre-scheduled to be organized at Rewari on December 16 in the memory of martyrs of Rejangala on 50th anniversary of Indo-China war. He said that senior officers of Power Utilities would be part of this delegation.
He said that coal based power plants were operational in the State, but keeping in view the limited resources of coal and increasing rate of power, other alternatives of power generation needed to be sought to meet increasing future demands. He said that hydel power was available at cheaper rates as compared to coal based power plants. Also, nuclear power plant of 2800 MW was being set up at village Gorakhpur of district Fatehabad which would soon be operational and the state would not face power shortage anymore, said Yadav.
He said that senior officers of Power Utilities had already visited Bhutan and have interacted with them at official level. The rates of the power would be as per the MoU to be signed between the two countries. He said that the State Government was also exploring the possibilities of purchasing hydel power from Arunachal Pradesh in the future. He said that the power plants of Yamunanagar and Khedar had restarted power generation.
He said that with a view to provide uninterrupted power supply of 14 to 20 hours to the rural consumers, power utilities had already launched a campaign in the State. Uninterrupted power would be supplied to those villages where line losses would be less than 25%, each house equipped with power connection, the electricity meters installed outside the house and timely payment of electricity bills. He said that continuous efforts were being made to prevent power theft for which eight special police stations had been set up in the State and about 2000 such cases had been caught. He said that power utilities were also encouraging the people to pay off their electricity bills on time. Capt. Ajay Singh Yadav had appealed the people to join hands with the government to prevent power theft.
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