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INDIAN STATE : GUJARAT
Power Sector
Gujarat has emerged as the energy hub of India. The
state of Gujarat received the India Tech Excellence
Award 2005 for being the most progressive and dynamic
state has received. The energy sector is high on state
priority in the planning process. The state government
has initiated the reforms process in the power sector
and has streamlined 100 percent electrification of the
villages.
The power generation capacity in Gujarat State was
about 9,288 MW, as on 1st July 2006. There are 20 power
stations in the State, of which 10 plants are owned
by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited, 7
plants are owned by the private sector and one plant
has share of the Central Government Utilities. Various
fuels being used in the State are Coal (50%), Lignite
(8%), Oil (6%), Gas (23%), Hydro (8%) and Atomic (5%).
The power generation in Gujarat is targeted to increase
to 16,000 MW capacity by the year 2012 to meet the peak
demand. In order to achieve these targets, the State
Government is keen to develop independent power projects
in the State through private and/or public sector investments.
Natural Gas
Gujarat produces natural gas and definite plans have
been made to utilize the gas for power generation. Hazaria
and Dahej terminals are being developed as the gateway
to gas based prosperity. Apart from this, two more LNG
import terminals have been planned at Maroli and Pipavav.
A 2200-Kilometer gas grid, the longest in the country,
is being laid in the state to provide gas to households
through taps. This gas will be supplied directly from
onshore gas fields and the two LNG terminals at Dahej
and Hazaria. The recently commissioned liquefied Natural
Gas terminals in Dahej stand to further augment the
capabilities in the power sector and benefit the industry.
Gas Grid Projects in the State
| Project Status |
Gas grid-Routes |
Completion time |
| Commissioned |
Hazira LNG Terminal (including
Petronet LNG Terminal Dahej, GPEC Paguthan, Baroda,
Dhuvaran, Anand, Ahmedabad and Santej) |
Completed |
| Under Construction |
LNG Terminal to Vapi, Anand
to Rajkot, Chotila to Morbi, Kalol to Mehsana |
September 2006 |
| Routes that have been Identified |
Morbi-Gandhidham- Mundra Rajkot-Jamnagar-Okha
Limbi- Jamnagar- Jafrabad GSFC-Godhara |
End of 2008 |
Social Infrastructure
Gujarat is one of the leading states in terms of labour
productivity and a large proportion of the state is
engaged in running owned businesses. The government
of the state is committed to providing better education,
training and healthcare to the population.
Education
The state's literacy rate stands at 69.1 percent, which
is higher than the national average of 65.38 percent.
Gujarat has created a network of quality educational
institutions, which provide world-class professionals.
The state lays strong emphasis on both- elementary and
higher education and has been taking steps to encourage
both. The state houses a good number of institutes that
provide education in every field. The elite institutions
of the state like Indian Institute of Management, Nirma
Institute of Technology and Dhirubhai Ambani Institute
of Information and Communication Technology among others
are known worldwide for their quality education and
research. The outstanding research institutes viz. Institute
for Plasma Research, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)
are doing their best in experimenting plasma physics
and its industrial application. The state has a total
number of 15 universities including deemed to be universities
and institutes of national importance.
Health
The government has expanded the health infrastructure,
involving greater number of health personnel and integration
of promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative
health services. The Department of Health and Family
Welfare is striving for the attainment of health for
people through wide network of the Government Health
Care delivery system. The state assigns due importance
to public health and hospitals with modern healthcare
facilities are being established at all important centres
in the State, A number of state-of-the-art hospitals
have come up in the recent past in Gujarat.
Government of Gujarat is committed to provide better
civic facilities, particularly in health sector by adopting
privatization approach. The Government is planning to
privatize all 23 district Civil Hospitals, in addition
to 6 hospitals attached to Medical Colleges and Primary
Health Centers in the state. For the purpose, the State
Government had invited proposals from private sectors
to take over these hospitals, which have a cumulative
strength of over 4000 beds. Corporate giants engaged
in pharmaceuticals and health care sectors such as Apollo
Hospital, Wockhardt, Cadila and Torrent have already
evinced interest in taking over some of these hospitals
and are now awaiting final decision of the Government.
At the same time the State government is planning to
involve NGOs for privatization of around 1000 Primary
Health Centers and 272 Community Health Centers.
During the period April- December 2005, the state covered
668 villages under the drinking water facility
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