The failure of the southwest monsoon and a surge in demand across various sectors has resulted in an unprecedented power situation in Karnataka with a mismatch in availability in demand. While the previous year’s power demand in the State on October 9 was 8,818 MW, on the same day this year, the demand is a whopping 15,403 MW, the Energy Department noted on Tuesday.
The State is currently falling short of 40-50 MU of power every day.
This year, while the monsoon was somewhat active in the last two weeks of July in the State, there was a significant deficit in rainfall in the months of August and September, except for a few scattered showers.
