Discoms to ensure uninterrupted power supply in Delhi-NCR, especially in winter months: Air quality panel

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has directed electricity distribution companies to assess the power demand and take measures to ensure uninterrupted supply in the National Capital Region (NCR), particularly between October and February when the air quality deteriorates.

These directions are meant to control air pollution by restricting the use of diesel generator sets, as per a recent order issued by the CAQM.

The CAQM has also directed the Delhi government and the state governments in the NCR to take up the matter with the power distribution companies to ensure uninterrupted supply. Non-compliance may lead to penal action against the power distribution companies or the officials concerned, and levying of environmental compensation charges, the order states.