Energy is a critical factor in infrastructure for sustained economic growth. In addition to its widely recognised role in development of different sectors of the economy, it makes a direct and significant contribution to economy in terms of revenue generation, increasing employment opportunity and enhancing the quality of life. Hence, affordably priced reliable supply of electricity is necessary for effective development of the state.

Haryana state has limited availability of natural sources of energy. There is very less hydro generation potential in the state. Even the coal mines are far away located from the state. There is very limited forest area. Wind velocity prevailing in the state is also not sufficient to exploit the power generation. Although, the solar intensity is relatively higher, but the land area limitation does not encourage big scale harnessing of this resource as well. Therefore, the state has been depending on the limited thermal generation capacity installed within the state and hydro power from the jointly owned projects.

Installed Capacity :

• The total installed capacity available to the state 2016-17 the 11,102 MW. The power availability from these sources during the year 2006-2007 was 25125.3 Million Units (MUs), which has increased to 40277.9 MUs during 2013-2014.

Power Plants in Haryana :

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Thermal Power Plant :

• Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant is located in Yamunanagar district of Haryana. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of HPGCL. It was jointly constructed by Reliance Energy Limited and Shanghai Electric (China) in a collaboration. DCRTPP has an installed capacity of 600 MW. In year 2005, the then Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda gave nod to the project and the plant was finally developed in 2005-2008.

Western Yamuna Canal Hydel Electricity Project :

• Proposal to set-up four power houses of 2 x 8 MW capacity each on Western Yamuna Canal between Hathnikund and Dadupur was submitted to CEA for clearance during 1977.

Panipat Thermal Power Station (PTPS) :

• Panipat Thermal Power Station was commissioned 1st November, 1979. It has a total installed generation capacity of 1360 MW comprising of four units of 110 MW each, two units of 210 MW each and two units of 250 MW each. As all the balance of plant facilities viz. Coal Handling Plant Ash Handling Plant, Cooling towers, CW System are separate for 4 x 110 MW Unit 1 to 4 and are completely independent from Unit 5 to 8. Keeping this in view and in order to improve the performance of the plant and to have a better control, a need was felt to bifurcate PTPS into two thermal power station i.e. PTPS-1, comprising of 4 x 110 MW Units 1 to 4 and PTPS-2, comprising of 210 MW/250 MW Units 5 to 8. PTPS is the biggest power station of Haryana.

Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project (RGTPP) :

• Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project was commissioned 24th August, 2010. It has a total installed capacity of 1200 MW and is located in Hisar district of Haryana. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs 4512 crore. The cost of Rs 3.19 crore per MW for this project is the lowest in the country and is being talked about as a new benchmark.

Kakori Micro Hydel Project :

• This project with ultra low head (1.9 m) is located on Western Yamuna Canal (Delhi branch) at village Kakroi near Sonipat. The canal meets partially the drinking water requirements of Delhi. This is a national demonstration project for ultra low head hydro energy as selected by Alternate Hydro Electric Centre, Roorkee. The same envisaged the installation of 4 units of 100 KW each.

Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project (Mega Power Project) (IGSTPP) :

• This is coal based super thermal power project is being set-up at Jhajjar. The project is being executed by National Thermal Power Corporation from concept to commissioning and subsequent operation and maintenance in joint venture with Government of Delhi and Government of Haryana. The MoU in this regard was signed between National Thermal Power Corporation, Government of National Capital Territory, Delhi and Government of Haryana on 24th August, 2006. 1500 MW gas based project at Faridabad.
• The Joint Venture Agreement for execution of this project was signed on 14th December, 2006 and the Joint Venture Company i.e., Aravalli Power Company Private Limited for execution of this project, was founded on 21st December, 2006.

Mahatma Gandhi Thermal Power Project in Jhajjar (OR Jhajjar Power Plant) :

• The Jhajjar Power Plant is a 1,320 MW (2 x 660 MW) domestic coal based power project located at village Khanpur, District Jhajjar, Haryana. Both the units of the plant have been successfully synchronised and the whole plant has achieved Commercial Operation Date (COD) on 19th July, 2012.
• It is the first coal-based power generation project set-up by an independent power producer in the state and one of India's first plants that uses supercritical technology.The use of the supercritical technology in the plant helps increase the energy efficiency therefore carbon emissions. The plant in addition to using supercritical technology has made a voluntary decision of installing Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) despite a significant additional financial, even though the Indian regulations did not require this. This has helped to further minimise the environmental impact of the operations.

Faridabad Thermal Power Plant :

• The Faridabad Thermal Power Station is located in Faridabad town of Haryana, about 30 km south of Delhi. Faridabad New Town Railway Station is adjacent to the Power Station.
• Faridabad Thermal Power Station had an installed capacity of 180 MW comprising 3 Units of 60 MW each which were commissioned in 1974, 1976 and 1981. These Units were subsequently de-rated to 55 MW by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on 11th January, 1990 on account of technical constraints like poor raw water quality, low condenser vacuum, high Curtis wheel pressure.

Non-Conventional Resources :

• Even though Haryana may have earned laurels in the field of power generation and power conservation through non-conventional sources of energy, a lot still needs to be done in this direction. Despite bagging excellence award thrice for energy conservation, the execution of the projects on the ground is still lacking.

Nuclear Power Plant in Haryana :

• The foundation stone of first Nuclear Power Plant in Haryana has been set-up in village of Gorakhpur of Fatehabad district on 13th January, 2014. The Nuclear Power Plant has a total installed capacity of 2800 MW. For the purpose, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) acquired 608.5 hectare of land in Gorakhpur (533.5 hectare) and in the adjoining villages of Badopat and Kajal Heri.

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) :

• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India has launched Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission with the objective to create conditions, through rapid scale up of capacity and technological innovation to drive down costs towards grid parity. The mission anticipates achieving grid parity by 2022 and parity with coal based thermal power by 2030. The mission has a target to add grid connected solar power generation of 1000 MW by 2013, an additional 3000 MW by 2017 and 20000 MW by 2022 through mandatory use of Renewable Purchase Obligation by utilities backed with a preferential tariff.

Solar Energy :

• The solar insolation level in the state is in the range of 5.5 KVVH to 6.5 KWH per sq m of area and the state has about 320 clear sunny days in a year. This offers a great potential for using solar energy for various thermal and electrical energy applications in the state.

Wind Energy :

• Sufficient untapped wind energy power potential is available in the state specifically in the Morni hill area of district Panchkula and Aravalli hills in Southern Haryana. Wind Monitoring Stations are being set-up in Panchkula, Gurgaon and Mahendragarh districts to assess the available wind potential for power generation in the state.

Haryana Solar Power Policy, 2014 :

• The Government of Haryana has formulated Haryana Solar Power Policy, 2014 to promote the generation of power from solar energy.

The main objectives of this policy are :

• Promote generation of green and clean power in the state using solar energy.
• To create conditions conducive to the participation of private and public sector as well as PPP in promoting and setting up solar energy based power projects in the state.
• Productive use of wastelands/non-agricultural lands thereby catalysing socio-economic transformation and reducing regional disparities in development.
• Decentralisation and diversification of the energy portfolio and to increase the share of renewable solar power.
• Spreading of environmental consciousness among all citizens of the state especially the youth and school going children.
• Employment generation and skill upgradation of youth.
• To put in place an appropriate investment climate that would leverage the benefits of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and result in lower Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.

Renewable Energy Policy, 2005 :

• To create conditions conducive for the involvement of private sector or public-private sector participation in renewable energy sources based power projects in the state.
• The State Government aims to achieve a minimum of 10% (i.e. 500 MW) of the total capacity addition of 5000 MW of conventional power to be generated through Renewable Energy Power Projects by 2012 as per Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources, Government of India's Policy.
• To promote setting up of Biomass Based Power Projects.
• To promote Co-generation Power Projects.
• To promote Small Hydro Power Projects.
• To promote Wind Energy Based Power Projects.
• To promote Solar Energy Based Power Projects.
• To promote Waste to Energy Power Projects based on Urban, Municipal and Industrial Waste.

Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission :

• Haryana Government has constituted an independent Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) on 17th August, 1998, under the Haryana Electricity Reforms Act, 1997 to aid and advise the State Government on the development of power sector and take appropriate steps to balance the interest of consumers, power entities and generation companies. Haryana was the second state in India to initiate the process of Reform and Restructuring of the power sector.
• Haryana Electricity Reform Act, 1997 was passed by the Haryana State Legislative Assembly on 22nd July, 1997. After receiving the Presidential assent on 20th February, 1998, this Act came into force on 14th August, 1998. The erstwhile Haryana State Electricity Board was unbundled into two corporate bodies namely Haryana Power Generation Company Limited (HPGCL) for the generation of power and Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) for the transmission and distribution of power within the state of Haryana.

Subsequently, the activity of distribution and retail supply of power was entrusted w.ef 1st July, 1999 to :

• Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL) for North circles (Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kaithal, Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak, Jind and Jhajjar) of Haryana.
• Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL) for South circles (Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Mewat).

Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) :

• Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency is the State Nodal Agency for coordinating all activities relating to renewable energy development including generation of power using non-conventional energy sources. HAREDA is responsible for laying down the procedure for inviting the proposals from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), DPR preparation, evaluation of project proposals, project approvals and project progress monitoring etc. It functions as a single window clearing agency for all Renewable Energy Power Projects for facilitating necessary clearances and approvals on behalf of the Government of Haryana.