Explained: Power crisis due to heat wave and coal crisis: List of states facing power cuts
New Delhi, Apr 30: Several parts of India are grappling with a power crisis, as peak demand in states sees a sharp rise amid a sweltering heatwave. Maximum temperatures in most places in these states are hovering above 40 degrees Celsius.
Here, we are listing out the states facing power cuts
New
Delhi
Amid
a
deepening
crisis
in
coal
shortage,
the
Delhi
government
warned
of
a
possible
setback
in
providing
an
uninterrupted
electricity
supply
to
important
establishments
in
the
capital,
including
Metro
trains
and
hospitals.
The
situation
in
entire
India
is
dire.
We
have
to
collectively
come
up
with
a
solution
soon.
Solid
steps
are
immediately
needed
to
resolve
this
situation"
Arvind
Kejriwal,
Chief
Minister
of
Delhi
said
in
a
tweet.
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain held an emergency meeting to assess the situation and wrote to the Centre requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the national capital, news agency PTI reported. Presently, 25-30 per cent of the electricity demand in Delhi is being met through these power stations, and they face a shortage of coal, Jain said.
The power demand in the national capital Delhi crossed the 6,000 MW mark on Thursday for the first time in the month of April and it will touch 8,200 MW.
Haryana
Amid
reports
of
thermal
power
plants
witnessing
a
dip
in
their
coal
stocks,
Haryana
will
take
additional
power
from
states
like
Chhattisgarh
and
Madhya
Pradesh
and
other
sources
to
meet
the
consumption,
said
state
Power
Minister
Ch
Ranjeet
Singh.
"We will tackle the situation within a week. 1200-1400 MW additional power would be taken from Adani. Power consumption has increased. Further, 350 MW of additional power would be taken from Chhattisgarh and 150 MW from Madhya Pradesh," the Minister told ANI.
The shortage of coal has led to four to six hours of cumulative power outage in all of Gurugram till Thursday evening, said officials of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), adding the power outages lasted from 15 minutes to almost an hour during different times in the day. The average demand of electricity in the state is around 9,000 MW.
Bihar
Acknowledging
power
shortage
across
the
state,
Bihar's
Power
Minister,
Bijendra
Prasad
Yadav
assured
on
Thursday
that
a
power
shortage
of
around
1000
Megawatt
(MW)
power
will
be
resolved
in
a
day
or
two.
"A
power
supply
shortage
of
around
1000MW
is
presently
going
on
in
the
state
and
it
will
be
resolved
in
a
day
or
two,"
said
Yadav.
According to Yadav, a unit of Navinagar that started running on Thursday is capable of supplying approximately 500-600 MW power.
Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Chief
Minister
Hemant
Soren
admitted
that
the
state
is
unable
to
meet
the
peak
demand,
but
said
his
government
has
sanctioned
additional
funds
for
buying
power
from
the
open
market
through
energy
exchanges.
People
have
complained
that
they
are
facing
a
3-4
hour
power
outage.
As per the Central Electricity Authority, the state has a total installed capacity of 4,556.44 MW as on January. Of this, around 4,250 MW comes from thermal sources.
Thermal power plants in Jharkhand are reportedly unable to fulfil the daily peak hour requirement of nearly 2,400 MW in the wake of "lower" supply of coal, the officials said.
Punjab
People
in
Punjab
have
also
faced
power
cuts
due
to
drop
in
power
generation.
As
per
the
reports,
people
are
facing
4-6
power
outages.
The
state
is
facing
shortage
of
2,000
MW.
Odisha
In
Odisha,
residents
of
a
number
of
districts
complained
of
frequent
power
cuts
amid
scorching
heat.
The
state
faced
an
acute
shortage
of
electricity
in
mid-April
following
the
breakdown
of
an
NTPC
unit,
which
generates
800
MW
of
power,
of
which
Odisha's
share
is
400
MW.
The energy department has also called for regulating air-conditioner load, industrial and agricultural load during peak hours from 7 pm to 11 pm for the next one week in order to maintain a stable power supply.
The coal crisis at certain independent power plants (IPPs) has also added to the electricity woes in the state, an official of the department said.
"The government is dealing with a situation in April, which was expected in May. Never before has Odisha experienced such high temperatures in April," said Energy Secretary N B Dhal.
Odisha's current peak power demand is estimated to be 5,200- 5,400 MW, while the state generates around 4,800 MW.