Govt will make efforts to meet 230 GW demand in April '23: Power Secretary
The government will take all possible measures to meet the 230 gigawatt (GW) single-day peak demand expected in April 2023, according to Power Secretary Alok Kumar.
On Wednesday, Power Minister R K Singh presided over a meeting to review the preparation to meet the high electricity demand expected in April next year.
The top power ministry official, Chairperson of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Ghanshyam Prasad besides other government officers were part of the meeting.
On the outcome of the meeting, the secretary told PTI there are two parameters on which the government will work.
Firstly, it will ensure there should be enough power generation capacity, and for that companies have been directed to carry out maintenance work of their plants so there is no issue at that time, he said.
According to Kumar, the demand in April next year could be as high as 230 GW.
As per official figures, the maximum all-India power demand met at 2:51 pm on April 26, 2022 was 201.066 GW.
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