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Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: With the power plants in Delhi generating only 1,206 MW on Thursday against an installed capacity of 1,700 MW, and there being an overall peak shortage of about 550 MW, many parts of the Capital faced power cuts of up to six hours during the day.
Sources said there had been no respite from the shortfall that has been affecting the Northern Grid and has also been impacting availability of power to
The discoms said they had been conveying information about the impending cuts to the residents' welfare associations. But that has been little consolation for the citizens who in the absence of both adequate power and water have been struggling to cope with the increasing temperature.
The impact of the power crisis was most severe in areas that experienced intermittent cuts totalling up to around six hours. In many other parts of the Capital the cuts ranged from one hour to four hours.
The worst affected areas were Mayapuri, Siri Fort, R.K. Puram, Hari Nagar, Saket, Paschim Vihar, Shankar Road, Town Hall, Shakarpur, Mayur Vihar Phase I and II, Dilshad Garden, Patparganj and South Extension.
State Principal Secretary (Power) Rakesh Mehta said all the issues pertaining to power supply would be discussed at a meeting with the Union Power Secretary on Saturday. Noting that as of now many of the stations were not functioning properly, he assured that the situation would improve in the days to come as Delhi is expected to get 100 MW extra from the Tehri project, 130 MW from the Unchahar project and 40 MW from the Tala project from June.
"Also as ice will begin to melt in the hills, the situation would improve," he added.
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