Srinagar: In view of the current power crisis, Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) in a press brief has informed that load served during April has been around 900 to 1100MW against a demand of 1600MW thereby creating a deficit.
It said that this deficit has forced corporation to go for unscheduled cuts. KPDCL added that early arrival of summer in rest of the country lead to highest ever power demand and reduced thermal power generation coupled with sub-optimal generation of hydro power due to reduced discharge because of less rains has resulted in deficient power availability leading to unscheduled and prolonged power cuts, said the official press brief.
While sharing details about current capacity, it said that hydro generation currently is around 50 percent of the installed capacity and load supplied by KPDCL is in the range of 900-1100 MWs against the peak demand of 1600MW.
