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Ghaziabad, Noida feel pinch of UP’s power crunch

The Uttar Pradesh government's decision to stop buying power from energy exchange, while at the same time not resorting to overdrawing from the central grid, has led to a sudden shortage of electricity in the state. The two decisions together have resulted in a significant shortfall of around 3000MW. 

The shortage has forced the state government to resort to rostering not only in Lucknow, but also cities in the national capital region (Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad) which give maximum revenue to the exchequer. The shortage is despite pleasant weather when the demand for power dips significantly. The present demand for power has been hovering in the range of around 12,000MW, while the state's own generation has been only around 8,500MW. 

Managing director of UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), AP Mishra, confirmed that the corporation was not buying any power from the exchange causing a shortage of around 700MW. 

Mishra added that the decision of not overdrawing from the central grid has been taken in the wake of instructions from the central electricity authority (CEA) to maintain grid discipline. UP often overdraws around 2000MW. All that has been reduced to zero, Mishra said. 

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