Power crisis News
In the last few days, many news of the poor system of the electricity department came to light from Uttar Pradesh. The situation can be gauged from the fact that when the Energy Minister himself came to inspect, the electricity in the area was lost.
After the floods in Pakistan, now people are forced to live here in the dark. Along with hunger, there has been a power failure in many places here.
Pakistan, which is facing a worsening power crisis, has taken various steps to bring down the consumption of electricity to reduce load shedding.
A lower pre-monsoon coal stock is suggestive of another power crisis in July-August.
The Central Electricity Authority of India has predicted a peak power demand of 214 GW in August.
It also said the recent power crisis was not due to coal production but ‘distribution and official apathy’.
A total of 165 trains have been cancelled
Indian Railways has changed source stations of 12 trains
16 trains have been short terminated
The trains have been cancelled till 24 May to facilitate the supply chain
The cancellation of trains is expected to provide free routes for faster movement of coal
Many passengers faced inconvenience due to frequent cancellations during the summer break
"Power Crisis. Jobs Crisis. Farmer Crisis. Inflation Crisis. PM Modi's 8-years of misgovernance is a case study on how to ruin what was once one of the world's fastest growing economies," said Rahul Gandhi in a tweet.
Union Power Minister claimed that the figures of the stock provided by the Delhi government were not correct.
On Friday, Delhi power minister Satyendar Jain claimed that some power plants in the national capital have stock for only a day and raised an alarm on the issue.
Arvind Kejriwal yet again raised the issue of coal shortage.
Union Power minister RK Singh said Delhi discoms will get as much power as they require.
Delhi govt has warned of supply disruptions citing shortage of coal stocks.
Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi over power crisis.
Rahul Gandhi shared video of PM Modi's past speech on surplus electricity claim.
Many states are witnessing power outages amid severe heatwave.
P Chidambaram has taken a jibe at the Centre over the power crisis.
Congress leader said that the govt has found the 'perfect solution' to it which is to cancel passenger trains.
“Government's job is not telling the cause of a problem but to solve it,” Yadav said.
These days power cuts have created an outcry in most of the states of the country. The condition of the capital Delhi is also suffering due to power cuts. The government says that the situation is being monitored, there is no need to panic.
Peak power demand in India has hit an all-time high.
The maximum all-India demand touched 2,07,111 MW on Friday.
Amidst the rising heat, the whole of North India is in the grip of Heat Wave. In April itself, the temperature has crossed 45 degrees. In such a situation, think that if there is a power crisis, then the problem will increase a lot.
The cancellation of trains will provide free routes for faster movement of coal carriages
The train wagons are transporting coal running at a speed of around 100 kmph
A Total of 533 coal rakes were put on duty
The Kerala Congress MP also sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he cared about the country and its people as the coal and electricity crisis has created havoc in the country.
NTPC dismisses coal shortage claims
Company says Dadri, Unchahar plants running at full capacity
Earlier, reports claimed coal shortage at NTPC
Haryana will now take additional power from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and other sources to meet the consumption said state Power Minister Ranjeet Singh.
Delhi's Power Minister Satyendar Jain held an emergency meeting to assess the situation
He wrote to the Centre requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the national capital
Rajasthan has scheduled four hours of power cuts for factories, while power outages have hit Haryana, Andhra Pradesh among others
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