Dark Days: Why is Kashmir grappling with its worst power crisis in years?
FirstpostKashmir is witnessing daily power cuts of up to 16 hours as electricity production has dropped in the winter. The crisis has affected the daily lives of common residents as well as reportedly hurt economic activities in the Valley Kashmir is reeling under its worst power crisis in nearly two decades. Kashmir power crisis In Kashmir, the power generation has touched a record low of 50-100 MegaWatts compared to the demand of 1800 MWs, as per The Hindu report. Due to this, Kashmir has been grappling with unscheduled electricity cuts much above the scheduled four-and-a-half to eight-hour daily outages earlier decided by Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited in October, reported Hindustan Times. “Despite the assurance by the power department that an additional 500 MW of electricity supply would be purchased from the Northern Grid, Kashmir continues to grapple with unscheduled power cuts that are creating chaos in the daily lives of its residents,” KTA president Aijaz Shahdhar told HT.
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