Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government is engaged in making the state self-reliant in terms of power generation. After the investment of more than 10 lakh crores comes on the ground this year, the demand for electricity will increase on a large scale. In view of this, on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the government will increase the power generation by about 5255 MW through 10 new thermal power plants in the next three years.
At the same time, by 2030, by expanding the capacity of three units of the state, the production of 5120 MW additional power will start.
The 10 new thermal power stations which are being planned to be started in the state include 660 MW Obra C Unit-2 by September this year, 660 MW Jawaharpur Unit-2 by July this year, 561 MW Ghatampur Unit-1 by July 2024, 660 MW Panki Unit by July 2024, 561 MW Ghatampur Unit-2 by December 2024, 561 MW Ghatampur Unit-3 by March 2025, 396 MW Khurja STPP Unit-1 and 396 MW Unit-2 by May 2025, 400 MW Singrauli Stage Three Unit-1 by August 2027 and 400 MW Singrauli Stage Three Unit-2 by August 2027.
With the start of all these power stations, an additional 5255 MW of electricity will be produced in the state.
In addition, the Yogi government will increase the power generation capacity of the state by 5120 MW by 2030. Under this, the capacity of the three units currently present will be increased. In this, Obra D-2 is to be expanded to 1600 MW, Anpara E-2 to 1600 MW and Meja 2 to 1920 MW production capacity.
At present, about 6 and a half thousand MW of electricity is produced through all the thermal power plants established in the state. Apart from this, electricity is also produced from other sources including hydro, wind and solar energy, but due to the indifference shown towards power generation in the past decades, a huge difference is clearly visible between the consumption and production of electricity in the state at present.
This summer, the demand for electricity in the state was more than 30 thousand megawatts, which was purchased from other states and the private sector to fulfill the resolve to provide 24-hour electricity.
