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

Uttar Pradesh
The State should also undertake Demand Side Management (DSM) measures in right
earnest to bring down the peak and energy deficits in the face of slow pace of generating
capacity additions.
AVERAGE HOURS OF SUPPLY
Because there is a shortage of power, the supply is not adequate to meet the peak
demand. Load shedding of 10 hours in rural areas and 6 hours in urban areas has been
officially indicated, while informal feedback indicates an even worse position. This
clearly shows a dismal performance of the power position in the State. Standards of
power quality and performance/reliability standards even if these exist or are prescribed
by UPERC cannot be complied with in such a scenario. The average hours of supply per
day in the State is indicated in the table below:
Average Hours of Supply Per Day
Area 2001-02 20 02-03 2003-04
Rural 8.45 10.13 9.08
Tehsil 16.55 18.03 9.43
District (H.Q.) 18.51 20.05 16.5
Commissionery 20.53 21.58 18.1
Mahanagar 22.17 22.51 20.5
Supply to Industries 22.3 22.3 23.4
(Source: UPPCL)
It is clear from the above table that, with the exception of industries and Mahanagar
areas, electricity supply during 2003-04 has been severely restricted as compared to the
previous year. The supply restrictions are largely attributable to the curtailment of power
purchase by UPPCL, consequent to the signing of the tripartite agreement for payment of
dues to central generating stations (CGS) and operationalisation of the availability based
tariff (ABT) regime. This deterioration in supply hours has resulted in net reduction in
electricity consumption.
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
The access to electricity and quality of supply parameters for rural areas is a matter of
concern for the State. As per the data available with the Ministry of Power, 42 per cent of
the villages of the State are yet to be electrified. Further, the access of electricity to rural
households is at a dismal 19.84 per cent (2001 Census) as against a national average of
more than 40 per cent. It is clear that the State has to cover considerable ground in terms
of providing access to electricity to its rural households, apart from providing quality
power to its existing consumers.
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