Use only as much electricity as required: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday appealed to people to use electricity according to their needs amid the ongoing energy crisis, saying the state government was working to ensure uninterrupted power supply despite rising demand and supply constraints.

Addressing a programme organised to mark three years of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation board, the chief minister said global energy supply chains had been affected while the electricity demand had increased sharply due to rising temperatures. He said Uttar Pradesh’s peak power demand, which stood at 15,000-16,000 megawatts (MW) before 2017, had now risen to 32,000-33,000 MW.

At the same time, electricity generation in the state increased from around 6,000 MW to 13,000 MW, while renewable energy generation reached nearly 10,000 MW, he said. Adityanath said the state’s total requirement was now between 33,000 and 35,000 MW and urged citizens not to be misled by rumours regarding the power situation. “Consume only as much electricity as required,” he said, adding that many people had started using electric heaters for cooking due to the LPG supply crisis. The chief minister also said “the double-engine government” would continue working to address all challenges related to power supply and infrastructure. At the event held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Adityanath laid the foundation stones for 342 projects worth Rs 413 crore related to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation.

According to an official statement, the CM also released a booklet titled ‘Swachh, Sundar, Samarth Lucknow’. The CM thanked people for electing BJP mayors in all 17 municipal corporations of the state, saying that this had enabled urban local bodies to implement development effectively.