Kolkata, April 08: With the temperature hovering around nearly 37 degree Celsius, long power cuts in the metropolis today added to the discomfort of the people as power shortage continued to hover around 900 MW during the evening peak hours.
The deficit was pegged at 80 MW in the afternoon in Kolkata and adjoining areas under Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), while the State Electricity Board’s deficit was around 600 MW.
According to a CESC spokesperson, rotational load shedding would continue across the city as the deficit crept up to around 200 MW with the demand touching 1,600 MW since the last few days.
Generation in the power plants of WBPDCL was also lower due to shortage of coal, while water crisis hit Farraka’s NTPC unit, he said.
The mercury has soared to over 40 degree Celsius in Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore districts.
–Agencies