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Nat|ona| L|ectr|c|ty o||cy
- Introduct|on
Came lnLo exlsLence on 6
Lh
lebruary 2003 under Lhe
provlslons provlded ln LlecLrlclLy AcL 2003 (Sec 31)
1he nL recognlzes LhaL
- Around 44 of households do noL have elecLrlclLy access (2001)
- LlecLrlclLy ls an essenLlal requlremenL
- uemand has ouLsLrlpped supply hlgh crosssubsldles
- lnadequacles ln C1 u (lack of commerclal orlenLaLlon hlgh
A1C losses)
- LlecLrlclLy lndusLry ls caplLal lnLenslve wlLh long gesLaLlon perlods
|ms Cb[ect|ves Cf NL
- 1he nL alms aL achlevlng Lhe followlng ob[ecLlves
rovldlng unlversal access of elecLrlclLy ln nexL 3 years
AvallablllLy of power by 2012 (overcome energy shorLages
avallablllLy of splnnlng reserves)
8rlnglng abouL lmprovemenLs ln quallLy of supply aL reasonable raLes
lncreaslng per caplLa consumpLlon Lo over 1000 kWh per year by
2012
Lnsurlng a mlnlmum llfellne consumpLlon of 363 kWh per year per
household as a merlL good by 2012
llnanclal Lurnaround and aLLalnmenL of commerclal vlablllLy of all
enLlLles ln Lhe secLor
roLecLlon of consumers' lnLeresL
Issues ddressed 8y 1he NL
- 8ural LlecLrlflcaLlon
- CeneraLlon
- 1ransmlsslon
- ulsLrlbuLlon
- 8ecovery of cosLs subsldles
- CompeLlLlon prlvaLe secLor parLlclpaLlon
- CLher lssues such as P8u energy conservaLlon eLc
Rural Llectrification Policy
- 8ellable rural elecLrlflcaLlon sysLem wlll alm aL creaLlng Lhe
followlng
8LC wlll be Lhe nodal agency for achlevlng Lhe goal seL by naLlonal
Common Mlnlmum rogram (nCM)
8ural LlecLrlflcaLlon ulsLrlbuLlon 8ackbone (8Lu8) wlLh aL leasL one
33/11kv subsLaLlon per 8lock ls neLworked and connecLed Lo Lhe sLaLe
Lransmlsslon sysLem
LmanaLlng from 8Lu8 would be supply feeders and one dlsLrlbuLlon
Lransformer aL leasL ln every vlllage seLLlemenL
Wherever above ls noL feaslble decenLrallzed dlsLrlbuLed
generaLlon faclllLles LogeLher wlLh local dlsLrlbuLlon neLwork would
be provlded Lo every household
arLlcular aLLenLlon would be glven ln household elecLrlflcaLlon Lo
Lrlbal areas and oLher weaker secLlons
enerat|on
- CapaclLy addlLlon of more Lhan 100000 MW (20022012) Lo
meeL Lhe ob[ecLlves such as
lncrease per caplLa consumpLlon Lo 1000 unlLs
Splnnlng reserve of aL leasL 3
Lnsure grld securlLy and quallLy and rellablllLy of power supply
- ydro enerat|on
aunch of 30000 MW hydro lnlLlaLlve wlLh u8s of 33000 MW
capaclLy already under preparaLlon
AvallablllLy of debL flnanclng of longer Lenure for hydro pro[ecLs
SLaLe CovernmenLs need Lo revlew procedures for
approvals/clearances for speedy lmplemenLaLlon of pro[ecLs
roper lmplemenLaLlon of naLlonal ollcy on 8ehablllLaLlon and
8eseLLlemenL (88)
- 1herma| enerat|on
Coal would conLlnue Lo remaln Lhe prlmary fuel for meeLlng fuLure
elecLrlclLy demand
lmporL based coal planLs ln coasLal areas wlll be encouraged because
of economlc vlablllLy
uevelopmenL of lgnlLe mlnlng Lechnlque Lo reduce cosLs of power
generaLlon
Cpenended abouL lmporLed nC based capaclLy addlLlons buL
envlsages shlfL from llquld fuels Lo gas/lmporLed regaslfled nC
Lconomlcs of generaLlon and supply of elecLrlclLy should be Lhe basls
for cholce of fuel
lncrease ln share of nuclear power and nonconvenLlonal sources of
energy Lhrough prlvaLe secLor parLlclpaLlon
8enovaLlon and modernlzaLlon for achlevlng hlgher efflclency levels
needs Lo be pursued
- apt|ve enerat|on
lberal provlslons ln Lhe LlecLrlclLy AcL 2003 wlLh respecL Lo seLLlng
up of capLlve power planL
Surplus capaclLy of such planLs could be supplled Lo Lhe grld
conLlnuously or durlng cerLaln Llme perlods
Crld lnLerconnecLlons for capLlve generaLors shall be faclllLaLed as
per secLlon 30 of Lhe AcL
1ransm|ss|on
- need for adequaLely augmenLlng Lransmlsslon capaclLy as per masslve
generaLlon plans
- 1he pollcy emphaslzes Lhe followlng Lo meeL Lhe above ob[ecLlve
developmenL of Lhe naLlonal Crld for provldlng adequaLe
lnfrasLrucLure for lnLersLaLe Lransmlsslon of power
1he C1u and S1u have Lhe key responslblllLy of neLwork plannlng and
developmenL
neLwork expanslon as per anLlclpaLed Lransmlsslon needs ln open
access reglme
Cpen access ln Lransmlsslon has been lnLroduced Lo promoLe
compeLlLlon
lndependenL sysLem operaLlon Lhrough nuC 8uCs and SuCs
ConsLlLuLlon of 8Cs (8eglonal ower CommlLLees) nuC