The poor southwest monsoon in Karnataka is resulting in “summer-like” peak demands for electricity, said Energy Minister K.J. George. Participating in #THTalksBengaluru, a live chat with The Hindu and its readers on Monday (September 4), the Minister said while the State generated 252 million units (MU), as on Monday, the demand was 269 MU. The government is purchasing power to meet the shortfall.
“We usually shut down thermal stations for maintenance during monsoon, but we have not done that this time. Unfortunately, as it is cloudy, solar generation is also not very high and wind generation has also gone down. The shortfall is around 17 MU. We are facing a summer-like situation now,” said Mr. George.
