Aurangabad

Energy
 16.1 Vision
To provide uninterrupted, assured, affordable and sustainable energy to all the consumers
leading to accelerated Socio - Economic growth of the district

16.1.1 Key Objectives

? To make Aurangabad district as energy sufficient district

? To explore Renewable energy

? To provide un-interrupted and steady power supply

16.2 Current Status Analysis

Energy Scenario: India

India is the fifth largest producer of energy in the world, however it is still one of the lowest among per capita
consumption which is around 660 KWH. India has an installed capacity of 1,52,000 MW as on 2009. This is
about 4% of the global power generation.

Power sector assumes priority, in the five year plans, with the result, India has reached a level of 1,67,317 MW
To provide Reliable, (Nov 2010) of installed capacity. Still the shortage is in the order of 12%. Domestic consumers in India
Affordable and sustainable constitute only 57%.
energy to all the customer
The other top four power generating countries are US, Japan, China and Russia. The average per capita power
consumption of India was estimated to about 700 KWh in year 2008-09. Indian government has set an
ambitious target of generating additional 78,000 MW of Power in 11th Plan due to which huge power
generation capacity is expected to come up. However the achievement till March 2009 was 12,467 MW.

The inter grid transmission is only about 13% of the capacity of the total installed capacity of the country,
which pose limitations on transmission.

Transmission and distribution loss, which amounts to 33% of the total power transmitted, is a cause of
concern in this sector. Efforts are on to reduce or lower down the T&D losses. With new technologies and
privatization the losses are expected to be reduced.

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Power Generation in India

Installed As on As on Gross Generation 2004-05

Capacity November November Hydro 84497
Power Mix (2010)
in MW 30, 2007 30, 2010 Gwh
Coal 73492.38 89778.38 Nuclear 16638
Thermal: 65 per cent
Diesel 1201.75 1199.75 Gwh
Hydro: 25 per cent
Gas 14581.71 17624.85 Thermal and Wind 486031
Nuclear: 3 per cent
Total 89275.84 108602.98 Gwh
Renewable: 7 per cent
Wind and 10175.03 16786.98 No. Villages electrified 498286
Renewable Length of Transmission 6497727
Energy & Distribution lines Circuit km
Nuclear 4120.00 4560.00 Per Capita 606.2
Hydro 34680.76 37367.40 consumption kWh
Grand Total 138251.63 167317.36 Loss-Transmission, 32.15%
Distribution, Transformation
and Unaccounted energy
Update: Gross generation in the country
increase from 704.469 billion units in
2007-08 to 732.794 billion units in 2008-
Energy deficit in the
09. Generation was 662.5 billion units in
country is 11%
2006-07 and 617.5 billion units in the
previous year.

Energy Scenario: Maharashtra

The Mahanirmiti or MAHAGENCO (Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited - MSPGCL) is the
major power generating company in the state of Maharashtra. With a total generation of 10,400 MW, it is the
second largest power producing company in India. The power generated by MSPGCL is supplied to the State.
Maharashtra has 20,415 MW of electricity available from all the sources including central and private sectors.

Government of Maharashtra through MSEDCL has undertaken development programmes under various
schemes having an outlay of Rs. 473 Cr for improving the districts electricity scenario. To further improvise
the situation and to meet the target of 100% electrification, out lay of Rs. 1,643 Cr will be required.

Energy Scenario: Aurangabad

Aurangabad urban areas receives 24 hrs power supply, however, the case is not so in the rural areas which faces
on an average 12 hrs of load shedding. It has 97% of its villages electrified and 54% of households possess electric
connection.

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 Aurangabad has various sites which can be tapped to generate green energy. Nath Sagar has 12 MW installed
capacity by way of hydel power. Sites having Wind energy potential include Thokal Malegaon, Mhaismal and
Kankora which have capacity of around 50 MW. Kannad can contribute to 4.35 MW of electricity generation by
bio mass project. Deo Giri SSK has installed capacity of Biogas power generation of 5 MW against potential of 12
MW. The other potential biogas co-generation sites include two sugar mills at Sillod, one each in Aurangabad,
Vaijapur and Paithan.

Energy Requirement: Maharashtra

The peak requirement for power in the state stood at 17,489 MW in 2007-08. As of March 2008, the state had
granted approval to set up 163 conventional energy projects with a total capacity of 1,757 MW for captive
electricity generation. Of these, 78 projects had been commissioned by the end of 2007-08 and 550 Mn KWh
electricity was being generated.

The inter grid transmission
is only about 13% of the
capacity of the total
installed capacity of the
country
In 2008-09, the state had an installed power generation capacity of 15,030 MW including the central and
private sectors. The total power capacity available to Maharashtra was 20,415.4 MW, as of May 2009, mostly
through, state owned hydro and thermal plants. Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and private non
conventional power generators contributed 4466.4 MW.
Electricity consumption of Maharashtra has increased from 29,971 Million KWh in 1990-91 to 69,838 million
KWh in 2007-08.
The state has a potential of 7,852 MW through renewable energy sources.

Installed Power Capacity (MW)

15,500
15,030
15,000

14,500 14,326
14,053
14,000 13,838

13,500 13,369
13,153 13,180 13,189
13,000

12,500

12,000
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Sources: Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power,
Maharashtra State Electricity Board Holding Co. Limited

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Energy Requirement: Aurangabad Energy

Aurangabad district is one of the premiere industrial districts of Maharashtra. Aurangabad is emerging as one
of the developed districts after Pune and Nagpur. It is also the regional education and health care hub serving
surrounding 10 districts. Therefore, the energy need of the district is quite high and is likely to grow in future.
In this context, continuous supply of energy is the key driver for the development.

Energy Scenario : Aurangabad

Sr No Particulars Circle Present2009-10 Target2019-2020

1 Supply Availability Urban 24 Hrs 24 Hrs
Rural 12 Hrs 24 Hrs
2 Installed capacity MVA Urban 430 637
Rural 611 990
3 Peak Demand MW Urban 278 450
Rural 557 902
4 Shortfall MW Urban 0 0
Rural 95 0
5 Per Capita Consumption (Units) Urban 1065 1800
Rural 660 1200
Source: Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd.

The power supply in Urban Areas is adequate to meet the current demand but to ensure quality of supply in
future capacity augmentation is required. The rural area faces load shedding of 12 Hrs. Continuous power
supply to the urban and rural areas is the need of the day. This entails augmentation of supply infrastructure
from the current installed infrastructure of 1004 MW transmission capacities to 1627 MW by 2020.

As regards to rural areas the supply is grossly inadequate and the peak deficit is around 95 MW leading to an
average load shedding of 12 hours a day.

Rural Electrification Scenario

Sr No Particulars No
1 Total Villages 1344
2 Villages Electrified 1302
3 Rural Households 255794
4 Rural Households electrified 182411
5 Villages to be electrified 42
6 Electrification of RH under RGGVY 58533
7 Agricultural Pumps Electrified 150079
Source: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd.

As seen from the above table the villages which remain to be electrified are 42 in numbers.

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 Aurangabad Electricity Distribution

The urban electricity consumption pattern is as under.

Electricity Distribution Urban (2009-10)

23%

Residential
Commercial
Industrial

18% 59%

Electricity is required for Maximum power is drawn by residential consumers at 59%, followed by Industrial and Commercial consumers
the growth in which is 23% and 18% respectively.
industrialization, health,
education and other sectors Existing/Projected Consumers, Load and Infrastructure

Sr No Particulars Urban Urban Rural Rural Total Total

Present Projected Present Projected Present Projected
1 Consumers 214360 349170 350292 570589 550292 919759
2 Connected Load in MW 729 1187 919 1497 1648 2684
3 EHV S/S Capacity In MVA 615 1002 1053 1715 1668 2717
4 HV S/S Capacity in MVA 430 700 611 995 1041 1895
5 33KV Line in KM 192 300 1230 1800 1422 2100
6 11KV Line in KM 784 1200 11048 12000 11832 13200
7 LT Line in KM 1569 1800 19989 21000 21558 22800
8 Dist. Transformers in MVA 393 640 853 1390 1246 2030
Source: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd.

EHV: Extra High Voltage, LT: Low Tension, HV: High Voltage, S/S: Substation,

MW: Megawatt, KV: Kilo Volt, MVA: Mega Volt Amperes

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16.3 Major Ongoing Development Programmes/ Schemes
Clean, reliable and affordable energy services are indispensable for overall prosperity and development and is a
part of core infrastructure. For future growth of the district to be both speedy and sustainable, it needs to be as
resource-efficient and environmentally harmless as possible. Underlying intention of this document is to bring a
more cohesive approach to energy generation and consumption by increased participation of industry,
institutions and public (consumers).
Major source of energy in current scenario is thermal power plants which are dependent on renewable sources
like coal. Non renewable energy generation is thus located around the resource intensive areas thus creating
imbalance in power generation centers.
Setting up and maintaining power generation infrastructure requires huge influx of investment. Current energy
generation would be unable to meet the exponential growth. To offset this demand in the future for cheap,
efficient and continuous power generation and distribution, it is proposed increase participation of private
players by encouraging power generation on PPP.
Also, increased focus should be put on the alternative and renewable source of energy to maintain the
ecosystem. Due fast depleting natural resources, it justifies to implement technologies involving renewable
resources. To provide sustainable and clean energy for the exploding growth, interventions to introduce
renewable mode of power generation is necessary. Major source of energy
in current scenario is
Some of the modes of renewable modes of power generation are: thermal power plants,
Solar dependent on renewable
Small Hydro sources
Biomass
Biogas
Power generation through Municipal/industrial solid Waste
Optimal level of exploitation of above mentioned resources would greatly reduce the dependability on non
renewable energy thus leading to sustainable, green and continuous power supply.
Comprehensive demand assessment for usage pattern should be undertaken for institutional users like
Hospitals, Hotels and Education institutes so that power allocation to be prioritized.

Ongoing Schemes MSEDCL

Sr No Scheme Details Investment
Rs. Cr
1 Gaothan Feeder Separation Scheme (GFSS) for strengthening the infrastructure
and load management (DSM: Demand Side Management) 20
2 Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana for electrification of un-electrified
villages and providing the access to electricity to rural households under BPL Category 23
3 Other Schemes for improving and augmenting the electricity distribution infrastructure
like putting cables, Transformers, replacement of old lines and substations etc. 430

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Infrastructure under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY):
Rural Electricity Distribution Backbone (REDB) with 33/11 KV (or 66/11 KV) sub-station of adequate capacity
in blocks where these do not exist.
Village Electrification Infrastructure (VEI) with provision of distribution transformer of appropriate capacity in
villages/habitations.
Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) Systems based on conventional & non conventional energy
sources where grid supply is not feasible or cost-effective.

Green / Renewable Energy

Currently Renewable sources contribute about 8% of the total power generating capacity in the Country

Indias Remote Village Electrification Program (Source MNRE)

4,250 villages and 1,160 hamlets had been electrified using renewable.
435,000 Solar PV home lighting systems
700,000 Solar lanterns, 7,000 solar-power water pumps
637,000 Solar cookers
160 MW of small-scale biomass gasification systems for off-grid power generation

Strategy for Renewable Energy Aurangabad District:

Renewable energy as one of the Focus Sector
To contribute to the target of MNRE to have Renewable Energy as 10% of total energy utilization of the
country
To contribute to the carbon emission reduction of the district by promoting green energy
To facilitate private participation for setting up green energy plants
To promote Solar Water Heating project for hotels, hospitals and independent Bungalows etc to save
electricity consumption at least up to 40 Units / connection.

Maharashtra Renewable Potential

Sr No Source Potential in Potential in Installed Capacity

Country (MW) the state in state
1 Wind 45000 4584 2101
2 Small Hydro Power 10324 600 219
3 Biomass 16000 781 108
4 Biomass co generation 5000 1250 367
5 Urban waste 1700 287 00
6 Industrial waste 1700 350 11
Total 79724 7852 2806
Source: As per Maharashtra Energy Development Agency

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Status of Existing & Potential for Green Energy in the District: Energy
Small Hydro Power Project
Name : Nath Sagar
Taluka : Paithan
Total Installed Capacity : 12 MW

Potential Wind Power Sites in the District

1
Thokalmalegon
Kannad 3 2

5 4

Kankora 6
Mhismal Aurangabad
Khultabad 50 MW
5.5 m/s 6.2 m/s Name: Deo Giri SSK Ltd. Energy to be used
Crushing Capacity (TCD): 2500 most efficiently
Taluka: Kannad Power Potential: 12 MW
Surplus Bio-Mass: 65,310 Tonnes/yr Installed Capacity: 5 MW
Power Potential: 4.35 MW Location: Phulambri

Aurangabad Existing & Potential for Green Energy Kannad

Bio Mass Projects:
Detailed Bio Mass assessment has been completed by MEDA
in Kannad taluka
Further assessment of other talukas can be undertaken for Bio
Mass Projects
This will help in achieving the further electrification of the
households which are not assessable

Potential Bagasse Co-Generation Sites

Siddeshwashwar SSK Ltd, Sillod
Gangamai Sugar, Sillod
Gangapur SS Ltd, Kannad
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje Sugar, Aurangabad

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 Vainayak SSK Ltd, Vaijapur
Shri Sant Eknath SSK Ltd, Paithan

Soft Measures for efficient use of energy:

Efficient use of existing energy is an indirect way of saving energy, in other words, Energy Saved is Energy
Generated.
Publicity campaign for conservation, saving of energy, energy efficient devices and the optimum use of the
electrical devices.

Expected savings in Electricity:

The present population of the urban areas of Aurangabad can safely be assumed to be 14 lakhs. Assuming on
an average each household is comprised of 4 persons the total households in the urban areas will be around
3.5 lakhs.
Measures such as regulating temperatures of Refrigerators, and the Air conditioners, promoting CFL bulbs
replacing conventional appliances by 3 to 5 star rated appliances can lead to power saving in the range of
20% of the existing consumption.
The urban per capita power consumption is around 1065 KWh and the total installed capacity in urban areas
in Aurangabad is 393 MW. Thus 20% saving can lead to 80 MW.
Energy saving Advantages:
measures like use of
CFLs is to be At Rs 6 Cr per MW of electricity generation power the total saving on investment on electricity generation can
promoted be of the tune of Rs 480 Cr
Also, it will lead to the reduction in carbon emissions helping out Aurangabad towards becoming a green
district

Use of Solar Heaters in Hospitals, Hotels and Educational Institutes

Most of the electricity needs are satisfied from conventional sources. However these conventional resources are
not preferable owing to the following drawbacks:
Fast depleting
Increasing cost
Environmental pollution hitting an obscene high

The advantages of using Renewable energy are:

Since it is renewable it is sustainable and so will never run out
Renewable energy facilities generally require less maintenance than traditional generators. The fuel being
derived from nature and available resources, costs of operation is reduced
Renewable energy produces little or no waste products such as carbon dioxide or other chemical pollutants,
thus has minimal impact on the environment
Renewable energy projects can bring economic benefits to many regional areas, as most projects are located
away from large urban centres and suburbs of the capital cities.

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 Renewable energy can be used in various institutions like Hospitals, Educational Institutes, Government Energy
Buildings among others

The Energy Usage Pattern in Hospitals is as follows:

24 X 7 usage
Controlled internal climate
Internal heat due to occupants and equipment
Requirement of uninterrupted power with stand by arrangements
Energy expenses for hospitals range between 15 20 %
Average consumption 35 KWh/bed/day

Electricity End Users in Hospital:

HVAC : 30 to 65 %
Lighting: 30 to 40 %
Water Pumping : 10 to 12 %
Others: 5 to 15%
Water Heating 15 to 20%
Use of solar water
Hot Water requirements in Hospitals heaters in hospitals,
On an average it is been observed that Hospitals consume 30 lpd/bed of hot water. However in case of super schools, institutions
specialty hospitals the consumption can go upto 190 lpd/bed. and hotels can save
substantial amount of
There are hospitals in India that have managed to reduce electricity consumption by 27% and save up to Rs 40 energy
lakh annually by greening healthcare operations.
Aurangabad district has around 700 Health Institutions with 4000 beds: At the unit rate of Rs 5/- the
annual saving by use of Solar Water Heaters will be Rs. 1.26 Cr for 100 Hospitals of 15 or more beds
capacity.
Solar Energy in Hotels: If solar energy is tapped and use for heating water in hotels for various
applications it can lead to substantial saving of energy bills as well as to reduce the carbon foot prints.
Also, this will help Aurangabad district to emerge as one of the prominent contributor to the use of green
energy.
Solar Energy in Schools: Solar energy can be used in such scenarios in all the educational institutions
and other institutional buildings.

New Initiatives for reducing Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Losses:

MSEDCL has taken a pioneering initiative in Maharashtra to reduce the T&D losses which is currently 40 to
45% of the total electricity transmitted, by partnering with the leading private players.
MSEDCL has entered into a 15 year renewable agreement with the leading private player GTL Limited for
distribution of power in urban areas of Aurangabad. The objectives of this partnership are to:
100% Metering of the energy supplied.
100% user recovery
? Customer service management through integrated system with the help of IT.

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 The role of the GTL is:
Build the infrastructure in the franchisee area to lower the distribution losses and improve the quality of
supply
Calibration of Meters
Use and maintain the existing assets of the MSEDCL for distribution of energy
Plan and implement capital expenditure for efficient distribution of energy
Periodic Forecast of Demand and Load
Carry out energy Audit on Monthly basis
Handle Consumer Complaints etc

The role of the MSEDCL is to:

Ensuring supply of Power to MSEDCL of acceptable quality standard
Permit use of its existing infrastructure for distribution of electricity
Support GTL to adopt innovative practices to bring about effectiveness and efficiency in electricity
distribution
Support GTL in dealing with MERC for various approvals and to resolve issues if any.

16.4 Insight into Key Interventions:

MSEDCL ensure supply of
power & adopt innovative
practices for effective
distribution
To augment the current infrastructure for power distribution and for replacing the old infrastructure under
various schemes the investment envisaged is Rs 539 Cr The investment will be focused on setting up 20 Nos
33/11 KV Substations, 180 Km of 33 KV lines, 200Km of 11 KV Lines, 1500 Nos of Distribution Transformers,
375 Kms of Long Tensions lines among other infrastructure facilities.
Similarly, the long term infrastructure requirement is determines which will entail an overall investment of
Rs.1104 Cr. This will be incurred for 20 Nos 33/22 KV Substations, 61 Km of 33 KV Lines, 160 Kms of 11 KV Lines,
2000 Nos distribution transformers and other infrastructure.
Power Grid Corporation of India is going to set up EHV transmission Grid of 1200 / 765 KV in Aurangabad
District.

Financial Outlay: Phase wise Interventions

Sr No Short Term(1 to 3 years) Long Term (7 to 10 years)
Scheme / Components Outlay Rs. Cr Scheme /Components Outlay Rs. Cr
1 RAPDRP 287 33/ 11 KV New S/Stn. 150
2 DIS 137 33 KV Line 39.78
3 PIE 115 11KV Line 46.22
4 New Dist Transformer 306.35
5 HVDS Lines DTC 512.08
6 LT Line 49.8
Total 539 1104.23
Source: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd.

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16.4 Summary of Action Plan & Outcomes
Vision
To provide uninterrupted, assured, affordable and sustainable energy to all the consumers
leading to accelerated Socio - Economic growth of the district

Action Plan
Erecting 50 Nos 33/11 KV S/Stn

2169 Km of transmission Lines

5,500 Nos of Transformers

Developing wind energy project at Khultabad

Encourage Power generation through Bio Waste/Mass

Use of Solar power at Schools, hospitals and rural areas

14000 Nos of HVDC lines

Outcome
100% adequacy in Supply Availability in Urban / Rural for 24 Hrs

10 % Power at the least to be generated through renewable sources

Power at reasonable rates

Socio economic development of the people of the district

Reduced transmission losses and 100% collection in the entire district

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