Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

Rajasthan
IMPROVEMENTS IN TECHNICAL PARAMETERS
Kota Thermal Power Station
Particulars
1995
-96
1996
-97
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
-02
2002
-03
2003
-04
PLF (%) 72.90 75.70 82.15 78.82 84.57 86.45 85.30 88.01 86.04
Heat rate
(kcal/kWh)
2720 2728 2748 2790 2796
Oil consumption
(ml/KWh)
3.83 2.52 1.69 1.30 0.96 0.68 0.63 0.43 0.39
Auxiliary
consumption (%)
10.22 9.85 10.04 10.03 9.59 9.46 9.54 9.77 9.81
Plant availability
(%)
Unscheduled
76.54 78.54 85.41 81.36 86.01 86.77 85.97 89.02 90.36
breakdowns in terms
of MkWh
237 505 177 163
Suratgarh Thermal Power Station
Particulars
1998
-99
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
-02
2002
-03
2003
-04
PLF (%) 71.24 74.44 80.24 85.04 88.94 80.74
Heat rate (kcal/kWh) 2374 2448 2356 2505 2576 2429
Oil consumption (ml/kWh) 9.45 4.35 2.74 1.56 1.07 0.98
Auxiliary consumption (%) 10.45 10.265 9.26 9.31 9.18 9.37
Plant availability (%) 79.16 83.43 86.19 87.66 91.62 84.78
Investments Made to Improve Generation Capacity
6.9
(Rs crore)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
-96 -97 -98 -99 -00 -01 -02 -03 -04
New capacity 397.75 401.90 537.73 581.93 562.37 826.78 855.45 859.82 255.4
Renovation and
modernisation
0 0 0 0 0 2.98 0 0 6.26
Main Drivers of Power Sector Reforms (in Order of Priority)
1
2
3
4
Poor performance of SEBs in terms of high cost, inappropriate pricing, inadequate expansion,
unreliable power supply, etc;
Inability of the State sector to finance the needed expansion/modernisation;
Desire to raise revenues for the Government through sale of assets (disinvestments; and.
Need to remove subsidies to the sector in order to release State resources for other priorities.
Desired Outcomes of The Reforms (in Order of Priority)
1 More affordable access to electricity for consumers;
2 Better service quality for consumers;
3 Redefining the role of public sector; and
4 Improvement in fiscal position of the Government