Due to the huge demand for electricity amid the scorching heat, the power crisis in many states of the country is deepening day by day. The Delhi government has warned the Center that the power shortage may affect the operation of metro and hospitals. In many states, hours are being cut due to the huge gap between the demand and supply of electricity.
Delhi: Demand reached 6000 MW, government raised its hands
With the mercury rising in Delhi, the demand for electricity is also increasing. The demand reached 6000 MW for the first time in the current month. According to the State Load Despatch Center (SLDC), the demand was 5,769 MW on Wednesday, which increased by 3.7 per cent on Thursday.
Electricity demand in Delhi has increased by 34 per cent since the beginning of the month. The power demand on April 1 was 4,469 MW. Delhi is witnessing record-breaking heat this year.
Due to this, people are using cooler-AC in their homes and offices fiercely and its direct effect has been on the consumption of electricity. According to the official, this year the maximum demand can be up to 8200 MW.
Delhi’s Energy Minister wrote a letter to the Center-
Delhi Energy Minister Satyendar Jain has written a letter to the Center regarding adequate coal supply. It has been written that due to disruption of power supply from Dadri-National Capital Power Station and Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant, there may be a problem in 24-hour power supply to many important institutions including Delhi Metro, hospitals.
Punjab: Demand 7500 MW, Availability 4400, Industries cut hours
The power crisis in Punjab is also deepening continuously. As against the maximum demand of 7500 MW in the state on Thursday, the availability was only 4400 MW. Powercom bought power from outside at an exorbitant price, but it was insufficient. Industries faced cuts of up to six and a half hours.
At the same time, people became helpless due to the reduction of 12 to 13 hours in villages and three to four hours in cities. Powercom received 1163 MW from its two units of Ropar and four units of Lehra Mohabbat, three from Rajpura, one at Talwandi Sabo and 2186 MW from one unit of Goindwal.
From the Hydel project, 509 MW and all other sources together got only about 4400 MW. Powercom also bought 2400 MW of power from outside, but due to shortage of 700 MW power, Powercom cut industries, city and rural areas.
Two to six days of coal left in the plants-
On Thursday, eight coal was left in Ropar plant, four in Lehra, 18 in Rajpura, six in Talwandi Sabo and two days in Goindwal. Due to the increase in the demand of electricity in all the states of the country, now Powercom is not able to get full power from outside even if it wants. This could lead to severe power shortage in Punjab in the coming paddy season.
Madhya Pradesh: Power cuts start in rural areas
The crisis in Madhya Pradesh has also deepened. Instead of 14 rakes of coal daily, the state is getting only 10 rakes of coal. This has added to the trouble. There is an increased risk of severe power crisis in the coming times.
The demand of electricity in the state is 12,000 MW, but only 10 thousand MW electricity is being received. There is a power shortage of 2000 MW.
Due to this, hours are being cut in rural areas. MP Power Generating Company needs 58 thousand tonnes of coal per day to run thermal plants, but is getting only about 50 thousand metric tonnes of coal.
Where is the stock of coal left:
In the four thermal power plants of MP, only 4 days of stock is left in the Singaji plant. The capacity of this plant is 2520 MW. At the same time, there is 7 days of coal left in the Satpura Thermal Power Plant.
In Sanjay Gandhi plant too, instead of 26 days, only 2 days of coal is left. 4 days coal stock is left in Amarkantak plant.
Uttarakhand: Two to three hours cut in villages and towns
Power crisis is increasing in Uttarakhand. The demand for electricity has reached 47.7 million units amid the ever-increasing heat in the state. Villages, towns, small towns and the furnace industry are facing huge cuts.
UPCL had made arrangements on Wednesday assuming the demand of 4.60 crore units of electricity, but due to increase in consumption in summer, it could not be fulfilled.
As a result, there was a cut of two and a half to three hours in rural areas. There was also a cut of two to three hours in smaller towns and four to five hours in Furnace Industries. However, UPCL claims that there was no cut in industries for the third consecutive day.
UPCL SE Commercial Gaurav Sharma said that if the shortage of electricity continues or the demand goes above this, then there will be a cut of two to three hours in rural areas, small towns and four to five hours in the furnace industry.
He said that at present, efforts are being made to keep the industries free from deduction. Amidst the shortage, the expensive prices of electricity in the Indian Energy Exchange are emptying the treasury of UPCL. UPCL has to buy electricity worth Rs 13 to 16 crores every day, which is being paid on a daily basis.
Jharkhand: Hourly power cut
After the power failure in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, people are forced to roam on the road late at night or sit in the park. During this, some traders have said that the business will be ruined due to the power crisis.
In Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, due to continuous power failure for the last several days, where the daily life of the local people is being badly affected, the business of traders is also on the verge of coming to a standstill. There is a power cut for 3-4 hours in the afternoon.
Opposition opened front:
Politics is on the rise in Jharkhand due to power crisis. The opposition BJP said that the general public is suffering due to power crisis in this summer season. The BJP has started besieging the Hemant Soren government on this issue directly related to the common people.
Haryana: Shortfall of 500-600 MW
Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh said that the power problem in the state would be resolved in the next five days. At present, 7 thousand MW power is being supplied in the state. There is a gap of 500-600 MW between demand and supply.
He said that talks are on to buy power from the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. No shortfall in power supply will be allowed. He also asked the officials of the Electricity Corporation to manage the feeder according to the feeder and supply electricity to the concerned class as per the prescribed schedule.
Jammu: Cut every half hour, angry people on the road
Amidst the record-breaking heat, the power-water crisis in Jammu and Kashmir is not stopping. Angry people are forced to take to the streets. In protest against this, for the second day in a row, people raised slogans against the government by demonstrating in Jammu’s Digyana along the RS Pura-Satwari road.
Due to lack of regular supply of electricity, factories and industries have also been closed, affecting production. There was hardly 10 hours of power supply in Jammu city on Thursday. There was an undeclared power cut after every half an hour.
Same is the condition of rural areas, where there was hardly any electricity for seven to eight hours. Among the protesters, Satveer Kaur, Vimla and Sansar said that they have not been able to sleep properly for the past several days. If there is a crisis somewhere, why doesn’t the government solve it.
Jammu will get 100 MW additional power from today
Even after getting additional power, there is no shortage of electricity in Jammu division. However, on Friday, the Jammu division will start getting 100 MW additional power.
The Center has announced that there will be an additional supply of 207 MW to Jammu and Kashmir. There will be equal supply in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions.
There is a demand of 1500 MW power in Jammu division every day, whereas only 600 MW has been given on Thursday.
The post Electricity crisis: Delhi Metro and Hospitals also on fire, people spending night in the park in Jharkhand, Cut in every half hour in Jammu appeared first on Spotlight 7.
source https://spotlight7.com/national/electricity-crisis-delhi-metro-and-hospitals-also-on-fire-people-spending-night-in-the-park-in-jharkhand-cut-in-every-half-hour-in-jammu/
Comment Policy : The owner of this blog reserves the right to edit or delete any comments submitted to the blog without notice. This comment policy is subject to change at any time. If you have any questions on the commenting policy, please let us know at [blog contact information]..