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

12.1 SALIENT FEATURES
CHAPTER - 12
WEST BENGAL
The salient features of the power sector in West Bengal are as follows:
i) The installed capacity of 5,772 MW comprising of 4,660 MW in the State
Sector, 312 MW from the DVC plus Central Allocation of 600 MW.
ii) The length of transmission and distribution lines is 1,96,012 ckt km.
iii) The transformer Capacity is 38,408 MVA.
iv) 84.97 per cent of the villages have so far been electrified. Number of
pumpsets energised is about 1.15 lakh.
v) Number of consumers is 7.3 million.
vi) Power demand in the State is 26,783 MU. Export outside the State was
3,171 MU in 2004-05. The energy sale pattern in 2004-05 was 29.51 per
cent domestic, 45.10 per cent industrial, 12.04 per cent commercial, 4.36
per cent agricultural, 3.32 per cent public service, 4.34 per cent traction
and others 1.32 per cent.
vii) The Plant Load Factor (PLF) of the State sector thermal power was 66 per
cent in 2004-05 with average availability at 80 per cent. The AT&C losses
for WBSEB were 37 per cent, whereas the T&D losses for the whole State
were 25 per cent.
viii) During 2005-06, the peak load was estimated as 4,694 MW with
availability of 3,981 MW. For the current year (2006-07), the peak load is
estimated to rise to 4,892 MW with availability increasing to 4,376 MW.
The State is planning to bridge this gap during this year itself. The
projections for 2011-12 are 5,832 MW of peak load with availability
increasing to 6,990 MW. In 2005-06, availability was 29,678 MU,
whereas energy demand was 27,600 MU. During the current year, the
energy demand is likely to rise to 29,010 MU, whereas the availability is
likely to rise to 31,094 MU. Projections for 2011-12 are 48,545 MU of
availability with the energy demand rising to 37,020 MU.
12.2 CONCLUSIONS
The State Electricity Regulatory Commission came into being in 1999 and is
issuing tariff orders. The Government of West Bengal is going to finalise its