Jaipur. State Power Generation Corporation’s not a single unit is closed due to shortage of coal, out of the closed units due to technical reasons, power generation has started in three units of 1120 MW capacity on Saturday morning, while in two thermal power plants of 500 MW capacity till night. Electricity generation will start. Electricity supply in the state has been brought to normal level due to overall efforts and there is a possibility of half an hour power cut in rural areas only in special circumstances on Saturday, while such efforts are being made that there is no possibility of power cut in the state on Sunday. Will be
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Energy Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati are monitoring the availability of electricity. Chief Minister Gehlot’s seriousness towards the coal crisis can be understood from this that on Thursday, March 25, Chief Minister Gehlot himself went to Raipur along with Energy Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati and officials from the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh to allow coal mining in the mines allotted to the state. To have a positive discussion.
Additional Chief Secretary Energy Dr. Subodh Agrawal informed that on the instructions of Chief Minister Gehlot, in coordination with the Central Government at the highest level, additional supply of 179 MW power has been started from Dadri unit of NTPC on Saturday itself. Efforts are also being made to start the generation of electricity in the closed units in the state at the earliest due to technical reasons. Production has been started in five units on Saturday itself. He said that production is going on in both the units of Adani’s Kawai. Similarly, out of 8 units of Rajvest, production is going on in 5 units and instructions have been given to start production soon in 3 units closed due to technical reasons.
Dr. Aggarwal said that it is the result of concerted and coordinated efforts to maintain the supply of coal from coal mines in the state that for the last ten days, an average of 22.8 rakes are being supplied from Coal India and captive mines in the state. On 23rd March, maximum 27 rakes were supplied whereas yesterday on 25th March 22 rakes left. He informed that apart from maintaining the system in the supply of coal, efforts are being made for uninterrupted power supply in the state.
Chairman DISCOMs Bhaskar A Sawant informed that one of the two 250-250 MW units of newly established Nignite installed in the state is being produced and efforts are being made to restart production in the second unit also by Tuesday.
RK Sharma, CMD, Vidyut Utpadan Nigam informed that two units of Suratgarh State Electricity Generation Corporation and one unit in Kota have started generating 1120 MW of electricity. Similarly, two units of 250-250 MW capacity in Suratgarh are likely to start production by night. He said that along with the units of Vidyut Utpadan Nigam, the power generation is being continuously reviewed in other units of the state as well.
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