Purulia Pump Storage Plant to save West Bengal from grid crash on Sunday 9 PM as 1 GW demand vanishes
KOLKATA: Purulia Pump Storage Plant will save West Bengal from a grid crash on Sunday 9 PM when power demand in the state is likely to drop by almost 1 gigawatt (1000 MW) for nine minutes as citizens observe lights off appeal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Grid management authorities are worried as 1 GW power demand will drop and then come back on within 10-15 minutes when citizens switch on lights.
The state has estimated demand in WBSEDCL’s command area at around 9PM to be 5250MW under stable weather condition, while at around 9 PM on Sunday the expected load crash predicted is to the tune of 800 to 1000MW due to switch off light program.
