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

Rajasthan
Goals and Strategies of the MOU
MOU was signed between the Energy Department, Rajasthan Government and
Ministry of Power, Government of India on 23 March 2001. Substantial progress has
been made by the State Government on many fronts. Particularly the capacity addition
programme in generation has moved very fast and three units have been added to
STPS, raising the generation capacity by 750 MW. The plant load factor of KTPS was
envisaged to be beyond 85 per cent in 2001-02 and that of STPS beyond 80 per cent.
The GENCO has succeeded in bringing the PLF of KTPS at 90.06 per cent and that of
STPS at 90.88 per cent in 2005-06.
One 220 kV grid sub-station (GSS) and eleven 132 kV GSSs were planned to be
established in 2001-02. The targets have been exceeded and similarly the target of 3
new 220 kV GSS and 18 new 132 kV GSS in 2002-03 has also been achieved. For
energy audit as per MOU, inter-company boundary metering has been provided and
energy audit has been started. On metering of feeders, substantial work has been done.
Jodhpur and Ajmer DISCOM have already achieved the target and by August 2006,
Jaipur DISCOM would also achieve the target of 100 per cent metering of 11 kV
feeders.
Regarding 100 per cent consumer metering, no new connections in any of the
consumer categories are being released without meters. The flat rate agricultural
consumers are also being gradually converted into metered category though this is
facing resistance for a variety of reasons. Till now, 1,51,824 number of flat rate
connections have been converted into metered category in urban/rural areas. Similarly,
meters have been provided on all flat rate domestic service connections in rural areas.
As per the MoU, the State Government was to notify the Final Transfer Scheme in so
far as it relates to allocation of assets and liabilities of erstwhile RSEB. The
Government has issued appropriate amendments in the Transfer Scheme on 18
January 2002 and with these amendments, the Transfer Scheme has become final.
So far as the promises of the Government of India are concerned, on some of the
issues the progress is somewhat slow. As promised in the MOU, special allocation of
one-third capacity of Anta gas power station (GPS), i.e., 112 MW withdrawn by the
Ministry of Power in 1999 has not been restored. The Ministry of Power had also
promised 100 MW surplus power from the Eastern Grid to Rajasthan but only 30 MW
has been allotted on firm basis wef 14 December 2005. The Power Ministry had also
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