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Power crisis set to worsen across State [1]

Faced with a power shortage of 840 megawatts (MW), the energy crisis in the State is likely to worsen in the coming summer days if the dependency on hydel power stations continues for long.

The current demand of 160 million units (mu) has left a peak load gap of about 15 mu, thanks to the water supply crisis at the Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS).

Publication Date: 
25/04/2012
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
Tags:
Hydroelectricity [3], Water Supply [4], Raichur TPS [5], Rainfall [6], Chhattisgarh [7], Energy [8], Karnataka [9]
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