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Odisha is a net exporter of electricity and number of power plants supplying other states is located in Odisha. The installed power generation capacity in Odisha is 9,500 megawatt (MW) and the state allocation is 5,600 MW as of 2015. In addition, Odisha has been allocated 652 MW of capacity of central sector power plants located outside the state. The state allocation is just about sufficient to meet the in-state power demand at present. However, the installed capacity in the state and the state allocation are expected to reach 20,000 MW and 7,500 MW respectively by 2022. This will result in surplus electricity of approximately 7,500 gigawatt hour (GWh), after meeting the projected in-state demand of 37,500 GWh by 2022. The surplus energy can be traded by the Odisha distribution utilities with electricity deficit states to defray some of the financial losses incurred by the Odisha distribution utilities in electricity sales to in-state consumers. Tamil Nadu has an installed power generation capacity of more than 25,000 MW and per capita electricity consumption at 1,278 kilowatt hour (kWh) is higher than the national average by 25%. In spite of high installed generation capacity, Tamil Nadu is suffering from both peak power capacity deficit and energy deficit. In response to the prevailing power shortages, as well as expected increase in electricity demand due to rapid industrialization, the Tamil Nadu government has initiated power generation capacity additions of over 15,000 MW in coastal areas including more than 7,500 MW of wind and solar capacity by 2023. |
