New Delhi: Of India power outage March 1 to March 30 was the worst since October, according to an analysis of government data by Reuters.
A surge in power demand in March has forced India to cut coal supplies to the non-power sector and put on hold plans for some fuel auctions for utilities without supply deals, as inventories dwindled. read more
Several northern states faced hourly power cuts in October, when a coal shortage caused the worst power shortage in nearly five years. read more
The latest data shows that the deficit in the eastern state of Jharkhand and Uttarakhand in the north is greater than in October.
Gujarat, one of the country’s most industrialized regions, has ordered the closure of “non-continuous process” industries in major cities next week, according to a government note reviewed by Reuters.
A Gujarat Energy Department official said the move was due to power shortage and to facilitate uninterrupted power supply to farmers, a similar strategy last used in 2010. He declined to comment on how long the staggered shutdown would last.
The officer declined to be named as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Andhra Pradesh and Goa, which reported marginal losses in October, suffered manifold losses in March.
Losses in March stood at 574 million kilowatt-hours, a measure that multiplies power levels by duration, a Reuters analysis of data from federal grid regulator POSOCO showed.
This was 0.5% of total demand for the period, or half of the 1% decrease in October.
The data shows that the northern states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab and the eastern states of Bihar, parts of which suffered extensive losses in October, accounted for most of the losses in March, but the shortfall was small.
A surge in power demand in March has forced India to cut coal supplies to the non-power sector and put on hold plans for some fuel auctions for utilities without supply deals, as inventories dwindled. read more
Several northern states faced hourly power cuts in October, when a coal shortage caused the worst power shortage in nearly five years. read more
The latest data shows that the deficit in the eastern state of Jharkhand and Uttarakhand in the north is greater than in October.
Gujarat, one of the country’s most industrialized regions, has ordered the closure of “non-continuous process” industries in major cities next week, according to a government note reviewed by Reuters.
A Gujarat Energy Department official said the move was due to power shortage and to facilitate uninterrupted power supply to farmers, a similar strategy last used in 2010. He declined to comment on how long the staggered shutdown would last.
The officer declined to be named as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Andhra Pradesh and Goa, which reported marginal losses in October, suffered manifold losses in March.
Losses in March stood at 574 million kilowatt-hours, a measure that multiplies power levels by duration, a Reuters analysis of data from federal grid regulator POSOCO showed.
This was 0.5% of total demand for the period, or half of the 1% decrease in October.
The data shows that the northern states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab and the eastern states of Bihar, parts of which suffered extensive losses in October, accounted for most of the losses in March, but the shortfall was small.