31% jump in electricity demand triggers power crisis in Rajasthan

Reeling under an acute power crisis, the Rajasthan government has announced scheduled power cuts each day across the state as there has been a wide gap between power demand and supply.

Bhaskar A. Sawant, the state’s Chief Secretary (Energy) and Chairman of the Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, said that power demand jumped by 31 per cent in April against the corresponding period last year.

While the power production has decreased, the demand has increased by 6.69 crore units.

“In Rajasthan, the demand last year was 21.31 crore units each day which crossed the figure of 28 crore unit in this month of April,” Sawant said.