Koradi :- Country escaped blackout narrowly
A large part of the country narrowly escaped a blackout on Wednesday evening, state energy minister Sunil Tatkare said on
Thursday. He blamed three northern states—Punjab, Haryana and UP—for drawing extra power from the national grid on Wednesday, bringing it perilously close to tripping.
Maharashtra on Thursday formally lodged its protest with the centre against the three states. Tatkare said a blackout was imminent and would have occurred if Maharashtra too had drawn power from the grid. “It would have resulted in a nationwide blackout. But we held back in the national interest,’’ he added.
The northern states drew an extra 1,000 MW from the grid 25 times on August 12, he alleged. “We managed the situation by buying 400 MW from outside the state,’’ he said.
A large part of the country narrowly escaped a blackout on Wednesday evening, state energy minister Sunil Tatkare said on
Thursday. He blamed three northern states—Punjab, Haryana and UP—for drawing extra power from the national grid on Wednesday, bringing it perilously close to tripping.
Maharashtra on Thursday formally lodged its protest with the centre against the three states. Tatkare said a blackout was imminent and would have occurred if Maharashtra too had drawn power from the grid. “It would have resulted in a nationwide blackout. But we held back in the national interest,’’ he added.
The northern states drew an extra 1,000 MW from the grid 25 times on August 12, he alleged. “We managed the situation by buying 400 MW from outside the state,’’ he said.