The acute power shortage in the state has left the industrialists worried about the effect the crisis will have on production. Though the government has not officially announced load shedding, off late there have been a few unscheduled disruptions which the industry bodies termed as ‘unofficial load shedding’.

However, it is not the situation at hand but the future is what they are worried about, the industrialists said. “The future looks grim. Given the crisis the state is going through, we are worried that there could be disruptions. We, as consumers, will not be able to arrange for power supply at competitive rates if there is a severe crisis in the future.