C Shivakumar
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu will get only
200 MW of power from Gujarat against the demand 500 MW due to the
non-connectivity of southern grid with the new grid and the state's power woes
will come to an end once the connectivity is established by 2014, according to
a source connected with the project.
"The state has sought 500 MW power to tide over
the crisis but currently it will be getting only 200 MW of power through the
HVDC link and it will not be able to avail 300 MW of additional power due to
lack of connectivity between southern and the new grid which can come into
being only on 2014 after laying of 765 KV line between Raichur in Karnataka to
Solapur in Maharashtra," according to Power Research and Development
Consultants chief general manager K Balaraman.
Speaking to Express on the sidelines of two-day
conference on Renewable Energy Sector Policy Challenges here on
Wednesday, Balaraman said "The target to link both southern grid and
the new grid, which consists of north, east, west and north-east areas, was
expected to achieved by December 2013. Now the issue of inter-connectivity will
be over by 2014," he said.
He said Gujarat is willing to give power to
Tamil Nadu but the hitch is that there is no line available to transmit the full
500 MW power to the state. “Once this link is established, not only Gujarat,
which is a power surplus state, but other northern states will be able to
export power to the state,” he added.
He said the linking of the grid would ensure seamless
transfer of power from southern region and the rest of the country. He also
said the best way is to purchase power from energy source rather than going in
for import of coal which is too costly.
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