MP sets new milestones in the power sector

TNN Dec 28, 2012, 05.49PM IST

BHOPAL: A number of successes have been achieved in the power sector of the state during the last 9 years, a government spokesman said here on Thursday. A new record of power supply has also been created. Besides increase in transmission system capacity, losses have also been brought down to a large extent. A number of schemes have been launched to facilitate farmers. SMS-based service has been started for replacing burnt- up or defective transformers. The spokesman said that call centers have been set up in cities of the state for registering complaints round-the-clock for the convenience of the residents. Online bill payment facility and Any Time Payment Machines have also been introduced. A new record of power generation was created on December 20, 2012 in the history of Madhya Pradesh when 1,813.12 lakh units of power was supplied. Earlier, 1,755.57 lakh units were supplied during Diwali on November 13, 2012 which was 16% more than the 1,519 lakh units supplied last year and 28% more than the 1,371 lakh units supplied in 2010-11 during the same festival. The installed power generation capacity of the state has increased to 6069 megawatts. It is 104% more than the 2991 MW installed capacity of the year 2003. Installed capacity including the central sector and other sources was 4884 MW in the year 2003-04, which has increased to 9548 MW as on March 2012. This increase is about 96%.