New Delhi, which is hosting the October 2010 Commonwealth Games, is depending on Haryana to supply additional power next year.

'Our projects for the Commonwealth Games will be ready by March next year,' Hooda said. Haryana is also seeking a nuclear power plant from the centre as part of the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement.

'The nuclear power corporation experts have inspected the site and formalities are being worked out for setting up a nuclear power plant in the state,' he said.

Power supply agencies in Haryana had purchased additional power worth over Rs.10 billion (1,000 crore) this year to fulfill increased demand. The Hooda government early this week asked the centre to foot the bill as the power was purchased to help farmers in paddy sowing season as rainfall this year was much less.