Vyasee Project: Electricity generation will start as a trial from today

Vyasee Project: Electricity generation will start as a trial from today
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Dehradun. The Vyasee project will bring a big relief in a time of severe power shortage in the state amid scorching heat. On behalf of Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL), power generation has started here on a trial basis. The state will start getting electricity from April 20.

The work of stopping the water under the Vyasi Hydroelectric Project is almost complete. Lohari village has come under the JD of this project, which is now submerged. Under the project, the trial of hydropower generation started on Wednesday. After this, it will take some time for commercial power generation. According to UJVNL, from April 20, Uttarakhand will start getting 353 million units of electricity. After the rise in the water level in the Yamuna, this project will start generating electricity up to 120 MW.

Construction work started in 2014
The Vyasee Project is a run of river hydroelectric project located on the Yamuna River at Weashani Juddo in the district. The construction work of the project was started in the year 2014 after obtaining all necessary approvals. The cost of this project is Rs 1777.30 crore. We are starting the trial tomorrow. Synchronization takes some time. Electricity generation will start. After that, we will start commercial production. From April 20, the state will start getting 353 million units of electricity. – Sandeep Singhal, MD, UJVNL

Power crisis increased with the increase in heat in the state: With the increase in heat in the state, the power crisis has started increasing. Despite buying electricity worth Rs 12 to 15 crores daily, the power cuts are increasing. For UPCL also, the crisis has started increasing due to continuous expenditure. Due to the increasing power shortage in the state, now the cuts have reached industries and villages as well as small towns. On Tuesday, where two hours were cut in furnace industries, then in rural areas, there was a cut of two to two and a half hours. Small towns were also cut short for one to two hours on Tuesday due to a power shortage.

Expenditure of 12 to 15 crores per day: The demand with UPCL has reached 42.5 million units at present, while the availability of electricity is only up to 32 million units relative to this. UPCL has to buy 10 to 11 million units of electricity every day at the rate of Rs 10 to 11 per unit.

The real-time market is also not able to provide support: Although UPCL is continuously trying to complete the power supply, after the National Exchange, it is not getting enough power from the real-time market also. UPCL’s SE Commercial Gaurav Sharma said that due to this, there are a shortage of about three million units or 30 lakh units of electricity every day, due to which the cuts have to be made.

Anita Amoli

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