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With gas price revision that is likely to come into effect after the elections resulting in a substantial increase in power purchase and generation cost, the Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL) is seeking to reallocate its power purchase agreements with some of the gas and coal-based power plants.
The average power-purchase cost, which is Rs 5.66 per unit, is expected to come down to Rs 5.10 if the power ministry accepts the company’s proposal, its CEO and Executive Director Praveer Sinha said on Wednesday.
Some of the plants with which the company is seeking to reallocate its power-purchase agreements include — Anta (13 MW), Auriya (21 MW), Dadri (27 MW), Bawana (60 MW), GT (60 MW), Pragati (66 MW), Aravalli (100 MW) and Rajghat (40 MW).
While the 1,500-MW Bawana plant is the biggest gas-based plant, it is able to produce only up to 320 MW when fully functional, and remains almost non-functional due to non-availability of gas.
Summer plan
Announcing their summer action plan on Wednesday, the three power discoms in the city said they had made all necessary arrangements to check power outages. Power theft, however, remains a big challenge for the discoms, officials said.
“The problem is acute in certain areas of West Delhi like Najafgarh, Jaffarpur and parts of Mundka, and areas like Karawal Nagar, Daryagang, Paharganj, Krishna Nagar, Nand Nagri andYamuna Vihar. This causes undue overloading of the distribution network, which may lead to unplanned outages,” an official said.
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