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Power Outage Due To Technical Issues & Not Coal Shortage, Clarifies PSPCL Official: Punjab
An official of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has chalked up the recent power outages to technical issues, dismissing concerns about coal shortage. Sanjeev Prabhakar, the Deputy Engineer at the West Circle (Ludhiana) of the PSPCL has shared, "There is no shortage of coal in the state". He further stated that the demand for electricity has increased to "about 30 to 40 percent all across the country".
Tags: Coal, coal shortage, PSPCL, power shortage, Power supply
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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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