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Uttar Pradesh gains 1,300 MW as power crisis eases
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) chairman Ashish Kumar Goyal reviewed supply arrangements and directed officials to ensure roster-based electricity distribution across the state, using all available sources. Three thermal units at…
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) chairman Ashish Kumar Goyal reviewed supply arrangements and directed officials to ensure roster-based electricity distribution across the state, using all available sources. Three thermal units at Anpara-D, Harduaganj-E and Obra-B have resumed operations, adding about 1,300 MW on average.
UPPCL expects another 1,250 MW in the next one to two days from APGC, Singrauli Unit-2, TRN Energy Unit-1, Ghatampur Unit-1 and Jawaharpur. Separately, UPPCL has agreed with Kerala State Electricity Board to receive 500-600 MW via power banking each summer for five years. Currently, about 2,400 MW comes through power banking from seven states.
Officials said thermal plants at Singrauli, Rihand, Khurja, Meja, Lanco, Rosa and Bara are receiving inadequate coal due to heavy rain and waterlogging in mining areas, creating an average shortage of 1,500 to 2,000 MW. The state government is managing supply through alternative arrangements.
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Uttar Pradesh often faces a power deficit in summer, when demand peaks for irrigation and cooling. The state relies on thermal plants that have struggled with coal shortages during monsoons before, in 2022, several plants ran critically low on stocks. This year, the UP Power Corporation has secured a five-year power-banking deal with Kerala, an arrangement where one state supplies electricity and later gets the same amount back. The next test will be whether the promised 1,250 MW from returning units materialises within days, as stated, or gets delayed by ongoing coal and weather issues. The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission sets the roster for supply, any sustained shortfall would be reflected in its monthly compliance reports.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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