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To ensure adequate electricity supply in the country during the upcoming summer season, the Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh, has directed the revision of the planned maintenance schedule of various power plants, a PIB press release stated...
The Ministry of Power has planned to shift the maintenance of 1.7 GW of thermal power plants in April and 6 GW to 9 GW in June to the monsoon season..
The decision has been taken keeping in mind the expected increase in electricity demand during the summer season due to higher temperatures across the country...
A meeting was held by the Union Power Minister with the help of senior officers of CEA, NTPC, Grid India, Gencos, PFC and NVVN to review the power capacity status of various thermal power plants..
