Power officials assure grid stability post nine minutes of darkness on Sunday
NEW DELHI | KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call asking nation to switch off lights for nine minutes on Sunday will not impact electricity grid operations, power ministry officials said, calming concerns that the country’s power system may trip by fluctuation in demand.
Ministry officials and grid management authorities in Centre and states swung into action immediately after Modi’s address on Friday morning, urging people to switch of lights at 9 PM on Sunday night and express solidarity in times of lockdown by lighting earthen lamps or torch lights.
