Amidst shortage of power in the face of poor monsoon in the State, Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms) in Karnataka will receive an extra 1,100 MW of power from private power generators. The State government has invoked Section 11 of the Electricity Act under national disaster management to procure electricity from power generators in the State, which is currently facing a shortage of 1,500 MW.
On Monday, Energy Minister K.J. George conducted a review session with the heads of the Escoms to assess the current situation. Addressing the media, Mr. George said that the government was actively procuring additional power from the grid to cope with the surging demand.
