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Power cuts: Delhi worst affected

New Delhi: Summers here, and so are powercuts and load shedding. Delhi is the worst hit as far as power shortage is concerned. This summer is going to be bad for all Metros as they struggle with the enormous shortfall in supply. In Delhi its takes little to turn a optimist into a pessimist. The Longwani family in West Delhi faces daily power cuts of two to four hours. With daughter Aparna Longwani preparing for her college final year exams power has become a major irritant for the family. As summer heats up Delhi the problem is only expected to

Heavy loadshedding in Delhi

New Delhi : The capital reeled under heavy loadshedding as the power shortage crept upto 600 mw due to a drastic cut in supply from several generating units. Rotational loadshedding was effected in Delhi due to non-functioning of the Naptha-Jhakri Power Plant following high silt level leading to a shortage of 300 mw of power, an official spokesperson said. In addition to this, Delhi is also not getting 190 mw power from Himachal Pradesh and the link between East and Northern parts of the capital was disrupted causing loss of power of around 80 mw. The East-North link has now

Delhi power woes to continue

NEW DELHI: Get ready for more power cuts. There is a shortage of nearly 500 MW of power in Delhi and the severe power crisis will not improve over the next few days, says a power ministry official. Delhis principal secretary (power) Rakesh Mehta said that two plants - in Ballabhgarh and Badarpur - have stopped functioning due to technical problems and the situation is unlikely to improve over the next three days. We are negotiating with Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat to purchase power and hope we will be able to get at least 250 MW of power within next

Minimal load-shedding in Delhi as power consumption dips

New Delhi : The national capital got some respite from the tormenting power outages today as there was negligible loadshedding in the city due to a sharp decrease in electricity demand. Reeling under a severe electricity shortage, resulting in power cuts and blackouts for the last several days, residents of the city heaved a sigh of relief as there was only 18 mw loadshedding throughout the day. There was a significant dip in power demand in the city because offices were closed today due to Sunday, a transco official said. The peak power demand was 3059 mw today as compared

Measures afoot to solve Delhi power crisis

Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf Monday announced measures to provide relief to residents from the ongoing power shortage. Yusuf asked authorities to deploy senior officials at the complaint centres so that consumers problems could be immediately sorted out. Officials said that distribution companies or discoms have been asked to avoid unscheduled load shedding and to provide accurate information on power cuts to consumers. The discoms were also asked to deploy senior engineers at the complaint centres so that they can handle the power problems effectively. In a meeting held Monday evening to review the power situation, the minister directed senior officials to develop