New power schedule: 4.5 hours cut in metered areas, 7.5 hours in non-metered areas

Kashmir power distribution corporation limited (KPDCL) has come up with a revised curtailment schedule. The new schedule has come a month after the first winter curtailment schedule was announced.

Officials from KPDCL said that as per the new schedule, there will be 4.5 hours of daily curtailment in metered areas. The metered areas will witness curtailment in three slots with 1.5 hour curtailment in each slot. The curtailment has been increased by 1.5 hours as compared to previous schedule where curtailment was only for 3 hours in metered areas.

The curtailment hours in non-metered areas has been increased to 7.5 hours daily. This curtailment will be imposed in three slots with each slot witnessing 2.5 hours of curtailment. It is relevant to mention that as per the November schedule, the curtailment in non-metered areas was for four hours daily.