Hoping to manage the possible power deficit through conserved hydropower and power banking, the State Government on Thursday announced that there would be no power cut till the end of April this year.
A decision to this effect was taken at meeting chaired by Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das. The meeting took stock of the action plan prepared by the Energy Department to overcome power shortfall. “Odisha will be drawing 400 MW power from Delhi and Punjab through the power banking mode. So, the Government has taken a decision not to resort to power cut till the end of April this year,” said Das.
The State had faced peak power shortage of 500 MW last year due to deficient monsoons. Secretaries of Energy, Forests and Environment, Water Resources and CMD of Gridco attended the meeting.