INTERVIEW ON SPECIAL ISSUE

L.CHinkhanlian, Editor, Manipur Express

Khamkhokam Guite


Khamkhokam Guite,Chief Engineer(Power &Electricity),Govt of Mizoram leh L. Chinkhanlian Editor,Manipur Express houlimna:

Manipur leh Mizoram State kizom hilhel a om hinapi electric leh power tungtang ah kilamdanna leh kibatlouhna thupitak a om hi. Manipur ah load shedding nite ah nitaklam dak 5:00 vel apan meivak mit vengveng in nitak 10:00 in vak nawn a, huaizawh nitak(zankimlai) dak 12:00 in mit nawn vengveng hi. Meivak pai nite ah lah nitak tunglam in dakkal bangzah hiam mit teitei a, meivak paini chih himahleh nitak dak 10:00 tan kia meivak zel hi. Load shedding leh mei vak paini kichite ah leng sun khua a meivak chih om ngeilou in vak leh mit thuah zel hi.

Tuma chilehang kumlui ahita a, November 24, 2009 in Mizoram ka vazin a, Nov. 24,200 nitaklam dak 3:00 in Aizawl ka tung a, ka tunni a kipan Nov. 25,2009 sunnung dak 1:30 kikal in electric mei vak minute 15 vel a mit a, huai chihlouh electric meivak a mit lam himhim kitheilou, Manipur tawh ka teh kak chiang in lamdang kasa a, thil hithei vuallou dia ka ngaih Mizoram ah hibang khop a mei vak regular thei mawk bangchidan hiam, bangziak hiam chih ka thei nuam petmah a, Pu Khamkhokam Guite, Chief Engineer(Power & Electricity) Govt of Mizoram tawh ka kimuhna uah huai tawh kisai a dotna tamlou ka bawl aman hon dawnnate mipi adin bangtanhiam phatuam dia ka gintak ziakin tomkim takin anuai bangin kon taklang hi.

ME=L.Chinkhanlian,Editor/Manipur Express KG= Pu Khamkhokam Guite,CE

1. ME :Mizoram in peak hour in meivak Mega Watt bangzah a poimawh hiam? Hiaite koilai source apan na ngah uh hiam? Hiaite’n na poimawh uh taksap a hu(meet) zou hiam?
KG: Mizoram’ peak demand hih 100 Mega Watt(MW) vel bang in kigen sek mahleh, tutadih in 65 MW ka neih chiang un loadshedding om hetlou in meivaak kinei thei hi. A State sung a generation(Q.2) te ban in Centre Pool leh Tripura apan Mizoram share hichi bang ahi.
A.CENTRAL SECTOR:
Sl. No. Power Station Mizoram share in MW
1. Loktak HEP(NHPC) 4.56
2. Khandong HEP(NEEPCO) 1.97
3. Kopili HEPNEEPCO) 9.24
4. Kopili-II(NEEPCO) 1.57
5. AGTPP(NEEPCO) 5.20
6. AGBPP(NEEPCO) 15.80
7. Doyang HEP (NEEPCO) 3.93
8. Ranganadi HEP(NEEPCO) 23.13

TOTAL 65.39

B. STATE SECTOR:
Baramura(TSECL), Tripura. 5.25 MW

A vek a gawmkhawm(A+B) = 70.64 MW

Hiai atung kigente hih’ Mizoram in ‘a thu a’ State pua apan power share a neihte uh chihna ahi a, power station te’n buaina tuamtuam aneih ziak un ‘a thu a’ share kinei zahzah bel kidong deksuailou hi. Huai ziakin, poimawh zah, taksap zah leng huzoulou hi.

2. ME: Mizoram in a state sung a Hydel Power Project hitaleh power generation bangzah na nei ua, huaite apan na requirement uh bangzah a huzou hiam ?

KG: Mizoram sung a kou khut suak Hydel Project zawhsa leh akizang lel 9 ka nei ua. Hiaite louleng akizang thei nonlou bangzahhiam a om a. Huanah, Serlui B SHP 12.00 MW alian ka bawl lellel uh May 2010 vel a hon theih ka lam-en uh. Kou own generation ka neih uh hiai bang ahi:

SHP = Small Hydel Project
Sl. No. Power Stations Installed Capacity in MW
1 Maicham SHP 2.00
2. Serlui-A SHP 1.00
3. Khawiva SHP 1.05
4. Kau-Tlabung SHP 3.00
5. Tuipang SHP 3.00
6. Teirei SHP 3.00
7. Tuipui SHP 0.5
8. Lamsial SHP 0.5
9. Maicham-II SHP 3.00
10. Bairabi Thermal Plant 22.92

TOTAL 39.47

Hiai atung kigente lakah Sl.No 10 na hih’ Thermal Plant ahi a. Khatna apan 1 – 9 bel Hydel Project ahi uh hi. Hydel Project te hi’ tuuk vuah tam lai in hoihtak a ki-run thei a, khaallai in a hihleh tui taksap ziak in bangmah tham pe theilou uh hi. Huan ah, Thermal Plant pen leng unit generation cost a san ziak in, ‘stand by’ in kikoih a, a kul mahmah kei leh ki-run lou hi.

3. ME: Manipur in power source hoihtak (NHPC apan) Loktak a muh ban ah, Powergrid apan leng a poimawh MW 100/120 sang a tamzaw a muh ni leng om mahleh akum khawtawn a meivak regular louh ziaka ka buaina uleh haksatna uh na ngaihdan in bangziak ahi ding? Hiai solve na ding in bang lampi om din na thei a ( regular tak a electric meivak ngahthei ding in)

KG: Manipur in leng Central Pool apan Mizoram sang maha amihing tam zaw ahihchiang in, Mizoram share sang a tamzaw nei hi. Loktak apan in a share mongmong banah,12% a gam neitu ahihziakin, athawn in mu hi. Huan ah, tupna om hileh bel Centre pool a akidaih kei leh leng, private power producer-te hiam, Centre power sector te tawh hiam, ahihkei leh, State khenkhat tawh Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed in power lei thei uh hi. Huai malak in, NERLDC wed site i et chiang in Manipur in centre pool apan a quota uh leng draw khitlouh chang hau uh hi. Aziak om theite ahih leh-
i) Transmission leh transformation infrastructure-te hoihlouh luat ziak in power deihzah Manipur in lalut theilou hiding hi.
ii) Manipur sum-le-pai a ahaksat luat ziak in, power lei na’ng sum neilou uh hi ding hi. Huai ziak in, Lamka khawpi khong a power a omlouh ciang in Manipur in sum tampipi save dan a kingai uh hithei hi.
iii) A Department a nasemtute duk-daklouh ziak leh a solkal lam in leng ngaipoimawh tawklou in; electric neih gige a, zan tenga electric khua teng leh veng teng a vak phengphang gige chihpen Manipur gam a ding hilou a koihna nei uh zong hithei hi.
Hiai atung igen teng dik deuh vek ding in ka gingta.

Electric regular a neihna ding in solkal in a ngaih poimawh ngai a, a lampi ding a zon uh ngai hi. State solkal in ngai poimawh leh, a Department nasemte a ginat kei ua leh gawt ding ua, Transmission leh transformation ahoih kei leh puahpha in a bawl hoih ding uhi. Power akidaih kei leh bawl belh hiam, koisan akipan hiam a lei beh ding hi mai. Hiai atung ate hihloua, a short cut dang om thei ding in ka ngaih tuah kei. Central solkal in leng khua-le-tui teng in electric aneih ding ngai poimawhlua uh ahihchiang in, Manipur solkal in mipite electric piak tum taktak le uh, Mizoram te hihzawhtan beek ahihzawhlouh na’ng uh om in ka thei kei.

4. ME :Manipur a electric official khenkhat in a system lui gawpte HT line te hoihtak a power load a kikhah chiang in a gui niam hiaihuai maimah a chi ua, Mizoram a system kizangte a lui mah hia a thak na thuah uhia, bang chik akipan hiam?

KG: Manipur a electric gui lamlian kiang a kikhungte i etmai in leng lui lua, khen hunlaw mahmahta uh ahi chih amuh theih mai a. Huan ah, a kibawl dan mawngmawng leng a quality se lua hi. Sub-Station te leng huchi bang thou ahih uh ka gingta.

Central solkal, Ministry of Power in Accelerated Power Distribution Reformed Project (APDRP) chi ua, electric gui luite khen a, ahun tawh kituak a system upgrade na ding in scheme bawl ua. Huai scheme hih’ 2001-2002 apan 2008 March tan a zawh dia a bawl uh ahi a. Manipur leng huai adingin fund Rs 141.62 crores piak in om a, a sum leng Rs 42.76 crores pe ngal uh hi. Ahihziak in, Manipur in huai fund zang a anasep khiak uh February 2008( March 2008 a a scheme top ding) in Rs 2.67 crores ahi a. Kum guk/sagih sung a a progress uh 2% kia ahi. Naseplouh ziak in, Rs 140.00 crores phial taanlawh uh hi. Hiai sum zang a nasep hileh electric gui, transformer leh electric infrastructure te hoih hunkhop suah ding uh hi.

North East Load Dispatch Centre, Shillong-te wed site i et chiang in Manipur in Central pool apan electric a muh uh, a quota ua pan tawmchikchik electric la(draw) uh hi. A Manipur sung a hichi tuk a electric hoihlou a, kining ching si’lou a bangziak a amau a ngawihngawih central piak leng la gailou uh hiam ichih leh, a system a siat luat ziak in a kiphamawh zah electric la ding in a gui leh transformerte’n zoulou uh hi, chi uh hi. APDRP fund hoihtaka ahihna ding banga zat hileh bel huchi bang haksatna omlou ding hi. APDRP lah ahun beita ahihchiang in tua Reformed APDRP achih beek uh zang phatuam le uh, Lamka khawpi beek in phattuampih dingin ka gingta.

Mizoram ah ahihleh electric gui ka khek zelzel ua, Manipur ate bang a lui zen ahi kei hi.

5. ME : Manipur ah transmission loss tam taktak hipha din i gen ua, Mizoram ah huchi om sam hiam, transmission loss bangzah a om pha dia le ?

KG: Manipur a electric transmission loss hih’ India aleng a sanna mun pen ahih ka gingta a, power conclave a ka tel khakna khat a Power Finance Corporation(PFC) te’n Manipur-te loss a sutdan uh hichi bang ahi:

Kum Transmission loss %
2002-03 76.81
2003-04 69.70
2004-05 88.56
2005-06 77.83
2006-07 94.40

Huai conclave ah Manipur apan Power Commissioner, Chief Engineer leh Addl. CE te om ua, PFC te report adik kei chilou uh hi.
Mizoram ah leng transmission loss asang mahmah a, kumkhat a loss percentage, 33% apan 44 % khong ahi tangpi.

6. ME: Manipur ah ka buaipih uh power theft, unauthorized consumer, meter lutlou a heater zat chih khong ahi a, huchibang Mizoram ah a om sam hiam ?

KG: Mizoram ah leng electric gukching atam mahmah ua, ahihziak in Manipur bang zen zaw hilou hi. A Department a sem mihoihlou khenkhatte mah panpihna a aguk uh ahi a, kiven seng haksa mahmah hi. Electric guklouh ding ahi a, a gutute leng a Department in mat a liau sak ding, khenkhatte a connection bang uh leng lak khiaksak ding ahi a. Ahihziak in, a poimawhzaw ahihleh mipite’n electric a neih ding uh ahi.

Kou Department ah ahihleh, khateng in Executive Engineer te’n kha pailiamta a electric connection a etdik uhleh, a gu a mat zah uh, bangzah liausak chih Head Office ah hon report gige uhi.

7. ME: Huailou in Manipur a kigen minthang electric la(consumer) ten fee piak ding limsaklouin ba uh, huai ziakin power kiching ngah haksa ahi chih ahi. Mizoram ah consumer te’n fee piaklam hibang a gen tham nawng kaina a om hiam ?

KG : Manipur hi-in Mizoram ah hitaleh, electric fee subsidy ahi a, mipi in fee a piak khawmte uh bangmah tham hilou a, huan ah, hiai State nih a Electric Department te State solkal a ahi ua, mipite fee piak a kivak leng ahi kei uh hi. Fee bel hoihtak a piak chiat ding ahi tham a, a hihziak in, electric kining chinglou bel mipite fee piak hoihlouh ziak hi khollou ding in ka gingta. A fee pe hoihloute connection sutkhiak sak a, a pe hoihte’n electric a neih ding uh hi. A fee pe hoihlou om ziak a, a State pumpi hiam, District pumpi gawt chih fair lou a, State vaihawm zawhlouhna kilatna lel ahi.

8. ME: Mipi vantang(consumer) hilou in, Government department tuam adiak in Secretariat, Assembly Secretariat, JTO leh department tuamtuam banah office-te a kipan Mizoram in electric fee na muhkhiak dan uh a lungtunhuai huntawk hia le?

KG: Mizoram ah Government Department te’n Electric fee bat ding in a ngaihtuah kei ua, banghiam Department lam haksatna a om ziak a pe zekai chih bel om tham hi. Etsakna ding in PHE Department in Aizawl khawpi water supply pump na a electric power a zat ziak un, a bill uh a crore a sim a hihziak in a khatawp teng in pe mai theilou ua, kum khat a abat uh a crore a sim solkal sum-kum tawp dek kuan khongin hon sung oih zel uhi. Huanah, Local Administrative Department(LAD) in khawlai a street light-te a bill apiak uh ahih ziak un, a lakh a sim a ba sek ua, sum a neih hunhun un hong sung mai uh hi.

Tulai in office-te electric bill bat pe nuamlou chih gen a om non kei. Huanah, abiktak in, Secretariat leh Assembly Secretariat chih khongte a solkal leh a Electric Department neitu ahi ua, electric bill a piaklouh uh chih hi thil om thei ding in ka ngai kei hi. Department khenkhat electric fee pe nuamlou om taleh leng, Secretariat hih’ i va report na mun ding ahi a, a Secretariat office in fee apiak nop kei uh leh bel, lam-et bei leh mipi hi in Department te hileh, fee hoihtak a pe ding a lam-et ngaihna omlou ding hi. A Department ading in leng ‘a hi hi hisuk heh’ chih pilhuaipen ding hi.

9. ME: Electric transformer kisia a om chiang in department in a khen ngaite a thak in na khen sak uhi hia? Huchibang transformer khen ngaite khenna din hun bangtan na lasek ua? Aziak bel Lamka bang a kha ¾ meivak ngol veng a om sek a, transformer kithuah khenkhat a pawlam a thak a sunglam a lui chih a kigen hun tanpha leng om mawk hi.

KG: Transformer hih thil kise ut mahmah khat ahi a, a kisiat teng in a thak a khen chih kuamah in hihzou ding un ka gingta kei hi. Mizoram ah ahihleh, ‘revolving transformer’ bangzahhiam ka nei ua, akisia a om chiang in transformer hoih dang, a thak liklek chihna hilou, lah, zat theih in ka khek ua, akisia pen repair-contractor te kiangah repair ding in ka pia uhi. Huai transformer kisia pen akibawlhoih khit chiang in, a sia a om non chiang a akhekna ding in ka koihhoih zel uhi. Mizoram ah, mipite’n solkal officer-te sang in Minister leh MLA te a maingal zaw ua, a khua/veng uh transformer a kisiat leh a Minister or MLA te uh kiang ah mivantang maimai in leng a report ua, Department channel a report hong tun mama in Minister or MLA te phone, transformer ahoih a khek ding a hilhna, Head office in ka dong zel uhi. Koikawm hiam, khawta’ khong ah kha khat bang transformer kisia kheklouhna bang leng a om maithei a, ahihziak in 3/4 zaw hitellou hi.

Huanah, munkhenkhat a transformer a hun a akikhek zokzok theihlouhna ahihleh, huai veng hiam huai khua hiam in akiphamawh uh transformer chiah, a khekna’ng omlouh ziak ahi a, etsakna ding in, khua khat a a transformer zat lai uh leh a kiphamawh uh 63-KVA bang hihenla, transformer hoih kinei lel 630-KVA hiam bang hitaleh ( or vice versa), amau kiphamawh rating transformer 63-KV om hun ngak ngai ding hi. Huchibang haksatna a om sek a, huaiziak in ut banga kintak a transformer sia khek theihlouh chang om sak hi.

10. ME:Ahihleh Mizoram ah hichibang khop a electric meivak a hoih consumer te’n fee a piak hoih ziak uh hia, ahihkeileh government in fee kiningchiang a muhziak hia? Bang ziak ahi pen dia?

KG: Mipi in fee ahoih piak thou ua(collection efficiency = 98 %), ahihziak in a Department in bel tua sang in pe hoihzawlai le uh akideih a, fee akiningching kei a, a tariff leng amah leh amah kitoudelh thei ding a bawl hilou hi. A electric mahmah leng kiningchinglou hi. Ahihziak in, North East State-te lak a ahoihpen pawl ahihna san ahihleh, a Department, State solkal leh mipite’n electric hoih adeih ziak uh ahi. Electric ahoih kei leh, mipi bang leng Power Minister min sam in aveng aveng ah kikou mai uh hi. Huanah, solkal a milian lam apan in “ Bang ziak a?” chih phone kidong ngal hi. Mizoram a electric a hoihna ziak ahihleh, solkal in a fee kiningching amuhziak hilou in, a Department, solkal leh mipite’n a hoihlou a pomlouh ziak uh ahi.

11. ME:Power tariff domestic consumer-te adia Unit 1 bangzah rate hihiam, individual unit/worshop (HT basis) te bangzah hiam? Consumer-te a pan electric fee kimu power department revenue a general a lak in bangzah % a tungpha hiam?

KG: Mizoram a Electric tariff (metered supply), tua kizang lellel hiaibang ahi:

A. Inn sukvak na’ng a zatte-
• 1 – 50 kwh @ Rs 1.45 for all units.
• 51 – 100 kwh @ Rs 1.75 for all units
• 101 – 150 kwh @ Rs 2.20 for all units
• 151 – 200 kwh @ Rs 2.90 for all units
• Above 200 kwh @ Rs 3.65 for all units.

B. Sumdawnna a zatte –
• 1 – 100 kwh @ Rs 2.30 for all units
• 101 – 200 kwh @ Rs 3.80 for all units
• Above 200 kwh @ Rs 4.55 for all units.

Power & Electricty Department, Mizoram in kum khat a a revenue muh zah a kirual a lak in Rs 57.06 crores vel hi a, Plan Fund Assistance om hetlou a a Department akhe a adin theihna’ng a revenue a laklut ngai ahihleh Rs 190.81 crores vel ahi. Huai ziakin, a Department in fund akiphamawh zah revenue in 30% kia huzou hi, chihna hi.

12. ME:Manipur government in singtanggam khua om teng leng meivak piak vek ding chih thupi in nei uh a, singtang kilkoi tanpha mun khenkhat ah electric khuam phut uh a, hileleng a gui kikhung ngei tuanlou bang om hi. A gui kikhunna mun khenkhat ah leng power (electric) a om ngeilouh ziakin a gui kigumang maimah sek a, Mizoram ah huchi a om sam hia? A gui kikhunnate a current paisak na hi uhiam?

KG: Electric khuam phut a, aban sunzomlou a nawtsiat chih hih’ a nna zawhvek na’ng a sum paiteng a khuam phuhtan chauh daihsak ua, adang teng a semtute’n negai uh chihna ahi a, mipi leh a gam a teng a huai zalzou dingte’n i pom a, i daih dide ding uh hilou hi. Mizogam ah leng huchi bang hih’ 1980, 1990 leh, chih hunlai in mun kilkoi khenkhat ah om a, ahihziak in, tuni ciangin huchibang om theinon vual hilou hi. Mipi leh mipi ai-oh, a bial neitute’n pomthei peuhmahlou ding uh hi.

Central Government in kum 2012 chiang in khua tengteng kia hilou a, inn tengteng in electric a neih vek ding chih policy, Bharat Nirman nuai a Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) a chih nuai uah nei ua, Electric khua 1.2 lakh aluutsak vek ding, singtang leh khawta’ ateng innkuan 2.46 crore omte electric connection piak vek ding chih ahi. Hiai scheme in CCpur District a huamta hiam(a DPR ahihleh a submit ta ua) Ministry of Power in a pom uh leh pomlouh ka confirm thei kei a, Tamenglong District ahihleh huamta hi.

Hiai RGGVY hih’ thil poimawhlua ahi a, hichibang scheme om non zoklou ding hi. Huaiziak in, ngaihven a, koi khua teng huam hiam, a huamsung ah ahiding bang in na akisem hiam, chih ngaihven a khahsuahlouh ding ahi. Central Guideline strict tak nuai a nasep ahihziak in, RTI Act zat phatuam a, lungkim huailou a omleh Ministry of Power a thudik tut ding ahi. Huanah, a scheme kibawldan bang leng Electric Department apan lakkhiak a, huai bang in akisem hiam chih etzui pih ding hi.

13. ME:Mizoram tawh kigamgi Manipur a khuate apan nitak in Mizoram i gal et chiang in electric meivak phingpheng a, Manipur a khuate ah vak omsunte bel solar lamp leh inverter khawng hi maimah hi.

KG: Electricity Department, Manipur te wedsite a kimudan in CCpur District sung ah khua 502 ( Cencus 1991 dungzui in) om a, huai khua 502 omte lakah 391 kum 2001-2002 tana electric kipevekta bangin kigelh hi. A District sung a khua om tengteng lakah 77.89% khuate electric vak phingphengta chihna hi. Electric piak khit khua 391 te lakah ei lam bel tel khalou hihtuak hi.

A State solkal in electric a piak ziak un Mizoram a singtang ah leng electric vak a, State solkal in electric pe kei leh vaklou ding uh hi. Manipur solkal in i singtang khuate uh electric apiak louh ziak ua, electric neilou ahi ua, pe le uh nei maiding uh hi. Mizoram ah leng solar lamp leh inverter akizang thou a, ahihziak in, huaite ‘stand by’ in kikoih a, electric a omlouh chiang in kizang hi.

14. ME: Lampi om hi a na theih bangbang a om hiam? Government kia hilou mipi lam in leng mawhpuakna, sep ding leh panlak dia hoih nasak non kawkmuh theih a om hiam ?

KG: Mipite mawhpuakna ahihleh, a hoihlou himhim - electric hi in, tui, skul hitaleh, thil dangdang ah leng ahoihlou pomlouh ahi mai a. ‘A hoih neih ka right ahi’ chih bilbel a, ahoih na’ng leng zon ahi mai a, thil khat ahoih kei a, a hih hoihloutu in ahih hoihlouh man agah alawh tuan kei leh, hih hoih tupna omlou ding hi.

Huanah, Manipur Simbial i chih Manipur sung a om ahi a. Manipur ahoih kei leh, Simbial hoih tuam theilou ding a, thil bangkim hoih dia i deihleh, Manipur bawl hoih angai dia, Manipur i bawl hoih zawh kei ding a: electric, tui, lamlian, skul leh thil bang peuh a hoih i deih boksi’ in tuh, Manipur a peng khat hihlouh mai a solution om sun hi.

Lamka ah hi in, a Manipur sung mun dang ah hitaleh, electric infrastructure hoihna omlou a, tuni tan a bawl hoih om lou a, bawl hoih dia malakna leng muhtheih in omlou hi. Huaiziakin, tua Central Sector nuai a State tuamtuam a power project kibawl lelte honzou le uh leng, Manipur in a share lalut theilou dia, lalut theile uh leng a electric zangtu mipite kiang ah hawmzak theilou ding hi. Huaiziak in, Manipur ah RGGVY zat phattuam ahih kei ngal leh, electric hoih hun ding muhphak in omlou hi. “Manipur zaw hichi mah hi” chi a thilhoih mongmong lam-et neilou a khawsak ding hilou hi. Mipite’n electric hoih deih tuntun le uh, mipi ai-ohte’n amau tunung ding a khualna un hon semkhe mai ding uhi.