New Delhi: The Delhi government has warned that power supply to metro trains, hospitals could be interrupted due to coal shortage.
In this regard, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain held an emergency meeting on Thursday (April 29) to assess the situation. He has also written to the Centre requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the national capital.
The statement read, “Due to disruption of power supply from Dadri-II and Unchahar power stations, there may be a problem in 24-hours power supply to many essential institutions, including Delhi Metro and Delhi government hospitals,” reported PTI.
Satyendar Jain said that at present 25-30 per cent of the electricity demand in the National Capital is being met through these power stations, and they face a shortage of coal, said Jain.
Jain, said that the government was monitoring the situation closely and making every possible effort to ensure that people did not face power outages in some areas of the capital.
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)’s Dadri-II and Jhajjar (Aravali) were basically established to meet the power requirement in Delhi. But now, very little stock of coal is left even in these power plants, the statement further said.
