By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Monday directed DISCOMs not do any load regulation during day time. He also asked Odisha Power Generation Corporation to ramp up generation to meet the deficit during day time.
Chief Secretary Mohapatra said Coal India’s subsidiary, Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited would be asked to supply adequate coal to the IPPs and improve the quality of coal supplied to OPGC.
In view of the rise in power demand and prevailing heatwave conditions, Chief Secretary reviewed the power situation. It emerged that the present deficit is a temporary situation. Peak power demand has gone up by almost 10 percent due to the hot weather conditions.
Gridco, OPTCL, OHPC, OPGC along with other power producing companies and DISCOMs participated in deliberations. Chief Secretary directed to ensure power supply to all areas of the State both rural & urban. Sri Mahapatra said as there is rising heat and exams of the students would commence shortly, the DISCOMs should ensure power supply to domestic users and commercial establishments.
The heatwave condition continues to grip entire Odisha with mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius in many places including Bhubaneswar in past three days. With rise in temperature, unannounced power cuts and frequent power disruption affected normal lives both in towns and villages during the scorching summer.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow warning of heatwaves in five districts of Odisha till the next 24 hours. The districts that are likely to experience heatwave condition are – Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Khordha and Nayagarh.The MeT forecast that the Maximum temperature (Day Temperature) is very likely to gradually rise by 3 to 5 °C at many places over the districts of Interior Odisha.
