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Peak power shortage is increasing as the mercury rises across the nation due to the onset of summer. However, greater generation capacity and more transmission and distribution lines have the country better prepared for 2015 summer.
Data from the National Load Dispatch Centre show that for the week of April 5-April 12, peak power shortage averaged at around 5,000 MW. During the week, the highest peak power shortage was at 5,982 MW for April 9. The same during the winter months averaged at around 2,500-3,000 MW.
However, the data also reveal that peak power shortage has come down from last year, when in the same week it had crossed 7,000 MW and averaged over 6,000 MW.
With electricity generation capacity increasing at a faster pace than demand, indications are that power supply could be better this summer.
According to the Central Electricity Authority, generation capacity has increased 8.4 per cent year-on-year to 2,28,320.24 MW as on March 2015.
The requirement of electricity between April 2014 and February 2015 was 984,999 million units, an increase of 7.4 per cent over the same period in 2013-14.
In fact, the Government has managed to supply more electricity in 2014-15. Despite the greater demand, the deficit in power supply between April 2014 and February 2015 was 3.7 per cent as against 4.3 per cent last year. For February 2015 itself, the power supply deficit was 2.5 per cent or 2,020 million units as compared to 3.8 per cent or 2,994 million units in the same month last year.
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