Mumbai: Amid a shortage of about 1,000 MW of electricity during peak hours, the MVA government is taking measures to tide over the crisis. Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of a solar power park of up to 2,500 MW capacity. Additionally, the Cabinet is also likely to hold a special sitting on Friday to approve power purchase agreements to meet the rising electricity demand.
The rising power demand has added to the woes of the state-run power distribution utility. The coal inventory at the state-owned MahaGenco’s power stations has plunged to a critical level, and the situation may worsen in case of a further surge in the demand and bottlenecks in coal supply.
The state is planning to ink short-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for three months to tackle the situation and revise some existing PPAs.
