GURUGRAM: In the last five months, Haryana, once a power surplus state, has entered into 10 different power purchase agreements to procure nearly 3,000 MW from different sources, including hydel and thermal. Now, the state government is planning to procure another 1,000 MW of power on a long-term basis, at least for 35 years, through bidding, TOI has learnt.
This is because the power department has cited a precarious demand-supply imbalance in the state caused by non-availability of power from Adani Power Ltd (APL) and Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL), and an exorbitant rise in procurement cost. Not to mention that Haryana has now entered the phase of deficit, with the shortage triggering blackouts across the state, including in Gurgaon, over the past few months and pushing the government’s attention towards purchase of power from different sources.
