Ending all speculations about the capacity of electricity grids to withstand a sudden drop of around 12 GW to 15 GW of power demand at 9 p.m. on Sunday, the ministry of power said that the grid is robust and that instructions have been issued to state load dispatch centres to handle the fluctuations.
In a letter to State governments, the Ministry of Power said, “The appeal of honourable Prime Minister is to voluntarily switch off only the lights at 9:00 PM on April 5, 2020. There is no call to switch off either streetlights or appliances like TVs, Refrigerators and ACs in homes. Adequate arrangements and protocols are in place to handle the variation in demand. People should be assured not to worry and continue running all the appliances as usual.”
