Demand of Power in Meghalaya  

 

MONTHWISE POWER DEMAND DURING THE YEARS 2007 – 08 & 2008 - 09  

MONTH AND YEAR

UNRESTRICTED PEAK DEMAND (MW)

RESTRICTED PEAK DEMAND MET (MW)

% DEFICIT

April-07

385

240.35

37.57

May-07

385

197.24

4877

June-07

385

216.00

43.90

July-07

385

257.80

33.04

Aug-07

385

267.04

30.64

Sept-07

385

266.28

30.84

Oct-07

385

265.42

31.06

Nov-07

385

237.50

38.31

Dec-07

385

215.35

44.06

Jan-08

385

217.03

43.63

Feb-08

385

214.02

44.41

Mar-08

385

202.45

47.42

April-08

385

193.61

49.71

May-08

425

209.42

50.72

June-08

425

211.05

50.34

July-08

425

217.12

48.91

Aug-08

425

227.38

46.50

Sept-08

425

230.92

45.67

Oct-08

425

230.35

45.80

Nov-08

425

219.82

48.28

Dec-08

425

230.35

45.80

Jan-09

425

212.72

49.95

Feb-09

425

199.02

53.17

Mar-09

425

194.77

54.17

POWER AVAILABILITY & POWER REQUIREMENT  

MONTH AND YEAR

ENERGY REQUIREMENT
(In Million Units)

ENERGY AVAILABILITY
(In Million Units)

ENERGY DEFICIT (%)

REMARKS

April-07

243

55.93

76.98

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Availability = Own generation + ISGS Share + Purchase + Others generation

May-07

251

85.52

65.93

June-07

243

111.91

53.95

July-07

251

140.08

44.19

Aug-07

251

147.86

41.09

Sept-07

243

153.23

36.94

Oct-07

251

154.72

38.36

Nov-07

243

125.93

48.18

Dec-07

251

126.91

49.44

Jan-08

251

102.89

59.01

Feb-08

235

96.21

59.06

Mar-08

251

88.14

64.88

2007-08

2964

1389.33

53.13

April-08

267.80

71.38

73.35

May-08

276.80

86.88

68.61

June-08

267.80

125.55

53.12

July-08

276.80

151.59

45.23

Aug-08

276.80

152.45

44.93

Sept-08

267.80

146.10

45.45

Oct-08

276.80

140.50

49.24

Nov-08

267.80

120.22

55.11

Dec-08

276.80

110.44

60.10

Jan-09

276.80

107.47

61.17

Feb-09

250

97.46

61.01

Mar-09

276.80

90.55

67.29

2008-09

3258.80

1400.59

57.02

POWER AVAILABILITY

Year

Unrestricted Peak Demand (MW)

Power Availability (MW)
(Annual Average)

Total Availability (MW)

State Generation

Central Sector Share

Total Share

Actual drawal

2004-05

220

67.75

78.91

66.39

146.66

2005-06

280

58.76

82.70

78.07

141.46

2006-07

350

44.60

73.60

94.70

118.20

2007-08

385

75.60

85.35

82.79

160.95

2008-09

425

64.40

98.90

91.60

163.20

The development of the Power Sector in the state of Meghalaya is presently moving in the right direction so that the availability of affordable, reliable and quality power is ensured to the people of the state in the near future.

Understanding the importance of Power as a prime mover for the development of the State, the Government had initiated a number of measures to develop the state power sector to its fullest potential for the prosperity of Meghalaya and its people. 

In the past, there has not been any proper power development planning and this has resulted in making Meghalaya a power deficit state. 
The government feels that the vast hydro potential of about 3000 MW needs to be harnessed at the earliest. Thrust has been made in the development of infrastructure of the transmission network, so that the state can evacuate its future generation surplus and also to eventually draw its share of power from the Central Power sector in the North East region. There is an intention to explore and possibly tap the power potential of up to 400MW from small hydropower generation alone.

It is hoped that in the near future the state of Meghalaya will once again regain its status of a power surplus state.