“Take proactive actions, ensure no load shedding during summer“: R K Singh to power companies
With the summer season quickly approaching, the Union Ministry of Power convened a high-level review meeting to ensure no electricity cut throughout this period. While presiding over the meeting, Power Minister R K Singh asked the power companies to ensure adequate supply flow.
During the meeting, Power Minister asked all stakeholders to closely monitor the situation and take proactive actions to meet the electricity demand during the coming months.
Singh directed the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to ensure that a fair and transparent mechanism is devised for allocating coal to various states.
Senior officials from the Union Ministry of railways, coal, and power attended the review meeting, which was held earlier this week.
The Railway Ministry assured the availability of enough racks for the transport of coal.
The Power Ministry has directed NTPC to run its 5,000 MW gas-based power stations during the April and May crunch periods. In addition, 4,000 MW of additional gas-based power capacity would be added by other entities for availability during the summer months.
GAIL has already assured the Ministry of Power of the necessary supply of gas during the summer months.
All the hydro plants have been instructed to operate in consultation with RLDCs/ SLDCs (Regional/ State Load Dispatch Centers) to optimize water utilization in the current month for better availability during the next month.
As per the CEA estimates, the peak electricity demand is expected to be 229 GW during April, when the electricity demand is the highest in the country.
The demand then tapers off as monsoon season picks up from the southern part of the country and covers the whole country over the next three to four months.
Estimates have it that the energy demand in April 2023 will be the highest of the year, at 1,42,097 MU. This demand is expected to decrease to 1,41,464 MU in May and further drop to 1,17,049 MU by November.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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Good proactive measure.