Delhi has no power shortage, 30% NTPC capacity still left unused
NEW DELHI: Delhi had no shortage of power in the last 15 days, contrary to the claims of Delhi power minister Satyendar Jain and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd CEO Ganesh Srinivasan who, over the weekend, warned of intermittent blackouts due to coal shortage at power plants feeding the national capital.
Government data for the September 25-October 10 period shows generation companies fully met Delhi’s daily power demand, which touched a peak of 5,349 MW (mega watt) on October 5. The consumption too peaked at 112.4 million units on that day.
Giving the lie to blackout claims, available data also shows that Delhi’s discoms (distribution companies) were utilising only 70% of state-run NTPC’s generation capacity earmarked for the national capital, leaving 30% surplus.
