Sluggish power demand may pose problem for new power plants in Bengal
As the demand for power in West Bengal is not growing as per projection, it may pose problems for the sector once under construction plants become operational, a senior official said on Wednesday.
The 19th Energy Power Survey Report of the Central Government had predicted that the annual power demand in the state would be 65,000 million units in 2021-22 but it was 42,000 million units in FY’21, the official said.
“The total demand from the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Corporation, CESC, India Power was 42,000 million units in 2021-22 and did not reach the predicted demand in the current fiscal, state power secretary S Suresh Kumar said at the Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).
