Haryana govt makes banking arrangements to get power

Chandigarh, Apr 22 (UNI) In order to meet the increased demand of power in the summer season this year, the Haryana government has made banking arrangements to obtain power from electricity corporations of different states.

Stating this here today, Finanacial Commissioner and Principal Secretary Power, Ashok Lawasa said that the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board would return 40-100 MW power from June, between 1900 hours to 0600 hours. Similary, the Uttranchal Power Corporation Limited and the coporations of Tamilnadu and Maharashtra and the Tata Power Company Limited would also return the banked power ranging from 40 to 200 MW during the coming peak demand season in different time slots.

He said that the state government had also made arrangements to procure 100-125 MW power from Jammu and Kashmir from May/June to September and would return the same from November to February/March next year. As much as 200 MW power would be procured from Gujarat and 50-75 MW from Uttaranchal Power corporation Limited under the banking arrangements, he added.

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