MoP - Ministry of Power

GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
The generation during 2006-07 was 10090 million units.
During the current year 2007-08, the generation from BBMB
Power Houses has been 8425 Million Units up to 30.11.2007
against the target of 7205 Million Units. Generation of 10839
Million Units is anticipated up to 31st March,2008 against
the annual target of 10150 million units fixed by the Central
Electricity Authority. The Power House wise plant
availability of BBMB Power Houses for the year 2007-08
up to 30.11.2007 has been Bhakra Left Bank-99.76%,
Bhakra Right Bank 98.35%, Ganguwal 94.35%, Kotla
96.15%, Dehar 80.02% and Pong 96.68%. The Power
generation at BBMB Power houses is being evacuated
through BBMB Power evacuation system running into 3706
circuit kilo metres length of 400 Kilo Volts, 220 Kilo Volts,
132 Kilo Volts and 66 Kilo Volts transmission lines and 24
Sub-stations. The Bhakra Beas Management Board Power
evacuation system operates in an integrated manner in the
Northern Grid with its transmission network spreading over
the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and
Delhi. The system is interconnected with transmission
system of POWERGRID and the States of Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Delhi. The availability of transmission
system during the year 2006-07 was 98.17% whereas the
A view of Bhakra Dam
availability of transmission system during 2007-08 up to
November, 2007 has been 98.72%.
IRRIGATION
At the time of partition of India, about 80% of the irrigated
area of Punjab went to West Pakistan leaving India with
very meagre irrigation resources. The mighty Bhakra-
Nangal and Beas Projects changed the scenario and turned
Northern India into granary of the Nation. The Bhakra
Nangal and Beas Projects have not only brought Green
Revolution in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan,
but also White Revolution by way of record production of
milk. The States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are
being supplied on an average about 28 million acre feet of
water per year which irrigates 125 lac acres of land.
RENOVATION, MODERNISATION AND UPRATING
(RM&U)
The Renovation, Modernization and Uprating of two units
each of Ganguwal and Kotla Power Houses and all the six
units of Pong Power House (60 to 66 MW) has already
been completed in year 2004.
The contract for renovation, modernization and uprating of
Bhakra Left Bank Power House machines (5x108 mega
watt) in operation for the last about 45-46 years has already
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