Union Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi Slams AAP Over Coal Shortage "Lies"
Union Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi has called out the Aam Aadmi Party over coal shortage "lies." This comes after AAP leader Raghav Chadhav flagged the coal shortage. Chadha had claimed that more than a dozen states had only about two days of supply left. In his response, Joshi noted that the Central Government had been closely monitoring the situation; and that there is no need to be concerned.
Tags: politics, Power, Coal, Power supply, power shortage
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Haryana To Get Power From Other States To Meet Demand
Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh has shared that the state would be receiving additional power from states like Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The minister shared that over 1200 to 1400 megawatts would be taken from Adani He added that around 350 MW and 150 MW of power would be received from the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in that order.
Tags: Haryana, Power, Power supply, power outage, power shortage
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Oct 2020's Power Consumption Expected To Surpass Oct 2019's Mark
According to the government's data, October 2020's power consumption is expected to surpass the consumption amount of October 2019, which was 97.84 billion units. The data stated that current consumption for October 1-15 stood at 55.37 billion units (BU) as against the 49.67 BU for the corresponding period in 2019. Reportedly, the consumption was much low since the lockdown, but started gaining momentum after the 'unlock' began.
Tags: Electricity, Consumption, Power, Festive Season, Lock Down
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