Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has flagged an impending threat of a major power crisis in the country. He has expressed his deep concern about the continuous shortage of coal reserves in power plants across the country. The CM stated that till now Delhi Government is somehow managing the situation but the larger situation in the whole country is very serious. Need to take quick & concrete steps to overcome the crisis.
At the same time, Power Minister Satyendar Jain has appealed to the Centre to ensure continuous supply of coal at the earliest so that there is no restriction in the power supply to the people of the country. He stated — “Peak demand of 6000 MW electricity met in Delhi, only 1 day of coal left in many power plants. Produced electricity cannot be stored, so in normal circumstances, the reserve of coal should be more than 21 days. Earlier, there were 450 rakes in the trains carrying coal, which have been reduced to 405, need to immediately increase the number to deal with the crisis.”
The Delhi Government is monitoring the situation and making every effort to ensure that people do not face power outages in any area of the capital. Presently, 25% to 30% of the electricity demand in Delhi is being met through the power stations, which are facing a coal shortage. At present, there is an acute shortage of coal in various thermal stations supplying electricity to Delhi.
Both the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)'s Dadri-II and Jhajjar (Aravalli) power plants were established primarily to meet the power requirements in Delhi. But there is very little coal left in these power plants. If steps are not taken by the Central Government in time, there may be a problem with the 24-hour power supply in Delhi Metro and hospitals.
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