Big Relief To Small Power Producers

The state electricity board will purchase electricity from small power producers

Shakeel Qureshi

Himachal government has provided a big relief to small power producers of the capacity of 100 kilowatt. The aftereffects of this decision will be visible in near future as about 1000 such small power projects are expected to be established in Himachal. According to sources, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has approved 85 small power projects for this hill state. At present more than 800 small power projects are functioning in Himachal that are generating up to 100 KW of electricity here. The state electricity board under its power policy in the past had taken a decision not to buy electricity from these power producers, which the state government now has changed. Earlier electricity generated by such power producers was reserved for captive use, which was not possible. Therefore the state government has taken a decision that state electricity board will purchase electricity from these power producers. This decision from state government will provide big relief to small power producers. Himalaya Power Producer Association has recently raised this issue in front of Additional Chief Secretary Energy Tarun Sridhar in a seminar. The association told additional chief secretary that state electricity board has imposed a ban and not purchasing electricity from them. In such a scenario where will they sell the electricity generated, they asked. The decision now has been taken in this perspective signalling a big relief for small power producers.

Small Projects Useful During Monsoon

These small power projects established on khads will prove useful for state electricity board during monsoon period when power production in big hydropower projects usually scales down considerably due to silt accumulation. However these small power projects generate electricity even during monsoon session that helps electricity board to provide uninterrupted supply to consumers. Member of  Himalaya Power Producer Association Amarnath Kaushal said that the problems of small power producers was raised in front of state government that has reciprocated positively.

Milk Production Increases In Himachal

Jaideep Rehan

The milk production rate per person per day has increased in Himachal Pradesh with the hill state now producing more than 13 lakh tonnes of milk annually. The milk availability per person per day was 531 grams in Himachal in year 2016-17 that is about an increase in 20 gram per person per day as compared to 2015-16. This graph has constantly remained above 500 mark for the past two years. In fact, the milk production graph is witnessing constant rise since 2001 barring 2009-10. The milk production figure in Himachal in year 2001-02 was 7.56 lakh tonne that has increased to 13.28 lakh tonne now. The state has witnessed milk production of more than 10 lakh tonne continuously after 2007-08. However the milk production declined a little bit in 2009-10 when the production figure stood at 9.71 lakh tonne. The further analysis of milk production figures for the year 2016-17 reveals that Lahaul Spiti stands at the top of list in per person per day milk availability. Here this figure stood at 721 gram. Lahaul and Spiti is the only district of Himachal where milk availability per person per day crossed 700 mark. Kinnaur stood at last position in this respect with milk availability per person per day standing at 405 gram. The condition of Kangra district too cannot be termed as satisfying as for as milk availability per person per day is concerned. The milk availability per person per day in the state’s biggest district in terms of population stood at 418 gram. Chamba is the other district where milk availability per person per day stood below 500 gram. Here the same figure stood at 495 grams. Rest nine districts including Lahaul Spiti recorded more than 500 gram of milk availability per person per day.

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