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COVER PACKAGE THINKING BIG, GROWING BIGGERIndia Power Corporation Ltd. (IPCL) is the new-est kid on the bloc, which is thinking big. Given the fact that India’s top priority, at least for the next decade or so, is going to be energy secu-rity, it makes eminent...

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India Power Corporation Ltd. (IPCL) is the newest kid on the bloc, which is thinking big. Given the fact that India’s top

priority, at least for the next decade or so, is going to be energy security, it makes eminent sense to be where opportunity is.

Incorporated in incorporated in 2003, this ISO-9001-2008 certified company has set itself up to emerge as one of India’s leading power generation and utility company. The company has actively forayed into a diversified portfolio, with renewable and conventional modes of power generation, transmission, distribu-tion & power trading.

It also makes eminent sense to start cautiously, think big and grow bigger. The Company currently has around 100 MW of wind assets in operation in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka, and has also developed a 2 MW grid connected solar power

plant along with West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd in Asansol.

But it is the conventional energy sector, where it is gradually making its presence felt, albeit in the eastern part of the country, where its roots lie. In the conventional sector, the Company is setting up a 450 MW thermal power plant in Haldia, West Bengal, though has also conceived thermal power projects in Bihar, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. With the development of the power plants, IPCL intends to scale its power generation portfolio up to 10,000 MW in the coming years and build a national presence.

The Company currently owns and operates a distribution license under DPSC Ltd. (now known as In-dia Power) the oldest licensee in the region, spread over 618 sqkm in the coal-rich Asansol-Raniganj belt.

The existing facility here has been serving the area for nine decades providing critical survival

power to the underground collieries of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., hospitals, government utilities, industrial and commercial consumers. It also has a power sourcing and supply relation-ship with DVC and WBSEDCL, the state utility. The DPS plant has a generation capacity of 12 MW with power generation projects of 3 x 150 MW & 2 x 275 MW in the pipeline at Haldia & Raghunathpur, respec-tively.

According to Hemant Kanoria, chairman, IPCL, “The company is intent on optimizing its distribution assets and creating benchmarks in efficiency by outperforming industry standards.” In fact, the T&D loss fig-ures stand at a phenomenally low of 2.17 % against the industry bench-mark of 20% or more.

Energy losses occur in the pro-cess of supplying electricity to con-sumers to technical and commercial losses. The technical losses are due to energy dissipated in conductors and equipment used for transmission,

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transformation, sub-transmission and distribution of power. The technical losses are inherent in the system and can be reduced to an op-timum level. The commercial losses are caused by pilferage, defective meters and errors in meter reading and in estimating unmetered supply of energy.

The losses in any system would however depend on pattern of energy use, intensity of demand load, capability and configuration of transmission and distribution system that vary for different elements.

So, while some losses are systemic and can be curbed to the extent possible through efficient and good management skills, what power utilities like IPCL are doing is trying to breach the chasms in the distribu-tion system through better utiliza-tion of the assets and keeping a strict vigil on unnatural losses.

The initial success of this new born is probably due to well thought out strategy – to spread itself in all modes of energy generation, be it conventional or non-conventional, which is why it has kept its attention equally riveted on non-conventional energy resources as well. It has made significant contributions to the solar power in West Bengal, being one of the first companies to obtain a RPO certificate by installing a 2 MW grid solar PV power plant on 8.3 acres of Company’s own land at Shib-pore Power Station in Jamuria. It is championing the cause of wind power since 2006 as well. At present, it has a total installed capacity of 100 MW spread over Gujarat, Karnataka and Rajasthan, which it aims to increase to 500 MW by 2015.

Recent additions to the company’s appetite include the granting of the distribution franchisee for Gaya, Bodh Gaya, Manpur and its adjoining areas by The South Bihar Power Distribu-tion Company Limited. Siddharth Mehta, CEO of the company said, “India Power Corporation (Bodh Gaya) Limited has been formed to

meet the needs of more than one lakh consumers in these areas, with varied requirement including agricultural, commercial and domestic loads.”

To set the tone in Haldia, India Power Corporation (Haldia) Ltd. has been promoted to contribute to the power requirements of the state of West Bengal. Incorporated as an SPV in April 2008, it is in the process of setting up the 450 MW (3x150 MW) coal based power plant at Haldia at an estimated cost of `2500 crore. The plant when in operation will be in a position to provide/sell surplus power to several other large and medium scale industries at Haldia and outside. The first, second and third units of the power plant are expected to be com-missioned soon.

The big advantage that the company has begun to draw from DPCL is the distribution business

experience of more than 94 years, having receiving stations with both DVC & WBSEDCL, as well as more than 20 own strategic distribution sub-stations at 33/11 KV, distributing power across all industries within 618 sq.km. of Asansol-Raniganj area. This is an area where the company is fast gaining expertise and likely to grow nationwide.

The company is on the verge of commissioning a 220 KV substation at J.K. Nagar within the licence area to enable State Grid (STU) Connectivity. Supplying power to the critical gase-ous underground coal mines of ECL, government hospital, municipality, railways & others, the distribution license is considered the lifeline of industrial growth in the area. It has a demand of over 250 MVA, are liability factor of over 99.7% and T&D loss figures of around 2.17%.

n Siddharth Mehtan Hemant Kanoria