BENGALURU: The summer-like weather has become quite evident with the average power consumption per day in the state touching 217 Million Units (MU). The use of air-conditioners and fans is reason for the jump in consumption.
The state generates around 280MU of power a day through various stations. The state consumes around 190 MU per day during other months. During summer, it goes up to 200MU
per day.
Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) Managing Director Kumar Naik said the power consumption has crossed 210 MU almost every day. “Last week, it touched 214 MU and on Wednesday it reached 217 MU. This is mainly because of AC load,” he said. This holds true for households across the state.
Naik added that there will be no power shortage even with consumption going up.
Apart from regular generation, the state has called for a tender to buy extra power of around 1,000 MW and has signed a memorandum with sugarcane factories to purchase 500MW.