The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has approved the purchase of 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity, out of the 1,000MW needed to meet the existing power crisis in the state according to a plan generated by Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL), officials said on Thursday.
While officials clarified that the commission approved the purchase of 500MW of thermal power on Wednesday, they did not say why the commission deferred the approval to purchase 500MW of hydel power.
According to power authorities, the state will buy thermal energy from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, which will ease the situation by ensuring a sustained supply of 10 million units per day over the course of a year. Officials added that hydel power would be able to provide 1.5 million to 7 million units per day over the course of a year, as per the seasonal availability of water.
