Power shortage News

The Congress leader also shared a picture quoting PM Modi's announcement on June 18, 2020, to auction 41 coal mines for commercial mining in order to make India self-reliant in energy by reducing imports.

In India, 70% of electricity is produced from coal, but due to the shortage of coal in the country, electricity production is also decreasing. Due to this, people may be forced to live in darkness for some days.

Power Secretary A K Bhalla exuded confidence that spot power prices will fall to Rs 5 per unit today after measures, such as increasing coal supply to thermal power plants by 17 per cent, taken by the government.

Due to congestion in the transmission line of the western region, the power supply to the northern region has been hit.

Government is planning to make the country energy surplus with a target of generating 1,178 billion units, leading to a 1.1 percent overall electricity surplus this fiscal.

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) plans to more than triple its power generation capacity in five years, betting on demand for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar in Asia`s third-largest economy.

Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that he has inherited a crisis-ridden sector. To correct the situation, "We will ensure quick action after SC decision to get process rolling and enhance coal output to 1 billion tonne by 2019," Goyal said.

Peak power deficit or supply of electricity when demand is maximum was down to 3.9 percent in July from 5.1 percent in June, as per latest data by the Central Electricity Authority.

It suggested that aerial patrolling of transmission lines both at the national and state levels should become priorities.

As per latest CEA report, as many as 20 power stations in the country have fuel stocks to last less than four days.

India is projected to see a power shortage of 5.1 percent compared to demand in the current financial year with southern and north-eastern regions anticipated to witness high deficits.