90% rise in power demand in agriculture sector in Gujarat in ten days

Ahmedabad, 24 July 2012

There has been 90% rise in power demand in agriculture sector in last ten days in Gujarat due to poor monsoon.

According to figures available from Gujarat Rajya Urja Nigam’s state load dispatch centre, on 10 July, daily 32 million units were utilized by state’s agricultural sector. The figure has jumped to 51 million units on 21 July. This means, within ten days, there has been 1.96 crore unit rise in agriculture sector.

The state government is providing daily ten hours power to farmers instead of earlier practice of eight hours supply.

There has been eight to ten percent rise in power demand in industrial and home usage sectors too.

Power demand in agriculture sector

Western Gujarat: on 10 July – 19.556, on 21 July – 27.259 million units

North Gujarat: on 10 July – 11.614, on 21 July 21.627 million units

Central Gujarat: on 10 July – 0.665, on 21 July 2.276 million units

South Gujarat: on 10 July – 0.311, on 21 July 0.646 million units

Total: on 10 July 32.146, on 21 July 51.908 million units