Energy Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy on Sunday directed the power utilities in the State to formulate a concrete plan to address the possible challenge of another spell of power shortage in July-August 2022.
Addressing the officials in a teleconference on the World Environment Day, the Minister said there was uncertainty over improvement of coal stocks at the thermal stations, as the onset of the south-west monsoon was likely to hamper mining and transportation of coal.
At a time when thermal power plants were unable to address a spike in demand for power due to coal shortage, the country was expected to see a peak demand of 214 GW in August, as per a report of the Central Electricity Authority of India (CEAI).
