Central Electricity Authority (CEA), New Delhi has confirmed in a report that Chhattisgarh is a power surplus state and while comparing to other states, availability of power against demand is higher than the average.
Rs Rs Chhattisgarh as leading state in power availability. The power availability in the state is recorded as 99.98 percent,’’ the company said in a statement while quoting Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited Chairman Shailendra Kumar Shukla.
The state has also registered increase in power demand year after year. But compared to other states, availability of power against demand is higher than the average.