Growing demand: Gujarat gets additional supply from NTPC
April 13, 2016
Gandhinagar
Though Gujarat is power surplus state, the season of summer recently threw challenge and the State had to procure power from NTPC for two days. The power supply was made available through Dadri Stage – 1 thermal power station.
On last Sunday, Gujarat witnessed power demand of 11,672 mw, on Monday it was 12,699 mw while on Tuesday it was 12,417 mw. As power demand increased by 1,734 mw in two days, the State had to purchase additional electricity from central govt arm NTPC. The state has taken approach to prefer coal based cheaper power purchase instead of gas based costlier power.
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