The Govt. Of Orissa has initiated the concept of electrification of remote villages by setting up Distributed Generation projects and demonstrating a sustainable business model leading to integrated growth of villages for achieving the goal of "Electricity for all".
The State's share in the total installed capacity of the State sector power projects was 2798.88 MW and that of generated power was 1429.27 MW during 2004-05 as against 269.05 MW in 2003-04 showing an increase of about 12.6%.
Keeping pace with growth in almost all sectors, the demand for power is also increasing over the years. The estimated average demand for power in the State is 1500 MW and average peak system demand is 2000 MW. |