Bengaluru: No power cuts this summer, promises Energy Minister


Bengaluru, Feb 4 (DHNS): Energy Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said that electricity supply companies will not resort to power cuts this summer.

The Karnataka Power Corporation (KPCL) and electricity supply companies have already signed power purchase agreements with private generators, including sugar factories. “We will ensure power supply to the consumers and there will be no power cuts in the summer,” he told reporters.

At present, the state is generating 10,000 MW of power per day, while the demand is around 9,200 MW. The demand has come down of late due to decrease in power consumption by the industry and the agriculture sectors, he added.


The minister, however, did not disclose the projected demand during the summer. He was speaking to reporters after the KPCL and the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (RECL), a Government of India undertaking.

Shivakumar said the MoUs had been signed to take long-term loans to the tune of Rs 37,000 crore from the RECL to take up projects related to power generation, transmission, rural electrification and modernisation. The RECL has agreed to provide loans at 8% to 10 % interest rate.

The state government is not in a position to fund these projects from its own resources. Hence, the KPCL and Bescom, which will be implementing these projects, have taken steps to avail themselves of loans. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his home-office ‘Krishna’.

The KPCL will be implementing nine power-generation and modernisation projects to the tune of Rs 30,000 crore. These include gas-based power generation plant near Yelahanka in Bengaluru urban district, thermal power plant at Yeramarus in Raichur district and the Sharavathi pumping station in Shivamogga district.

Besides, all five electricity supply companies will soon take up a programme to instal meters to record power consumption in an estimated 9.5 lakh households in the state. A survey by the electricity supply companies has revealed that these households are above the poverty line. An estimated Rs 3,000 will be spent on installing the meters in each of these households, Shivakumar added. 

  

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  • Rakshith, Bangalore

    Tue, Apr 18 2017

    It's summer at the time of me commenting on this article. There are still hour long power cuts almost everyday. It's annoying as hell especially since we live in the capital city of Karnataka. It's also kinda embarrassing.

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  • Sachin, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 08 2017

    Good to hear this... Thanks to Central and State Partnership under 'Power For All' scheme

    http://powermin.nic.in/en/content/power-all
    http://powermin.nic.in/sites/default/files/uploads/joint_initiative_of_govt_of_india_and_Karnataka.pdf

    Interesting to notice Uttar Pradesh is the only state not joining :)

    Let us hope our Politicians continue working for a brighter India!

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  • chris, Belman

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    Thanks will see that. How it goes this Summer. And then you want India to be developed when there is no proper electricity and we are dreaming of smart city and what and what.
    Hope what he told will be followed

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  • Harish, Kadaba

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    Kadaba area had best electricity during Shobha time only, She was may corrupt, but for puttur area electricity was best , Now worst ever, As a farmer always struggling for watering, ask any puttur side farmer still if yu doubt

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  • Sanjay, Hebri

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    He is probably refering to his house connection only....here in hebri almost 5 hours of power cuts are scheduled daily.

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  • G R PRABHU, BEJAI.MANGALURU.

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    Thanks a lot to DK Shivkumar for the Golden Words.

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, ATTAVAR, MANGALORE

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    All the time year after year the same promise. But ground reality is different. Thes Ministers speaking BAKWAAS.

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  • G R PRABHU, BEJAI.MANGALURU.

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    He is 100% correct. No power cut. Only load shedding. For maintenance of power line.

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  • Edward R. Monteiro, Kulshekar, Mangalore

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    We are accustomed to this news in the past. Whenever Power Minister announces there will be no Power Cut, let the readers understand the hidden meaning of D.K. Shivkumars's statement, that there will be power cut in the coming days. Our Government is capable of making fool of themselves and expect the people to believe this. Let the minister stop his Fekugiri. People are not fools to believe Minister's statement. Jai Hind.

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  • Shetty, Kudla

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    Oh sorry may be this is not summer.

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  • Shetty, Kudla

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    And right now there is power cut in padil.

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  • hemanth, bangalore

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    At my village we have regular 6 hours power-cut now. So do we need to wait till summer for power cut to be lifted?

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  • Stan, Udupi/Dubai

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    Do not make empty promises.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    Breaking promises is our Birth-right ...

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  • iamfrommangalore, mangalore

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    is it only for bengaluru? ...what about mangaluru? The second best city in karnataka..!!

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Frazer Town,Bangaluru

    Sat, Feb 04 2017

    Every year,we had the power cut problems in the state.Good to know that this summer we will not have this problem which clearly shows the efficiency of the concerned minister.Thank you and all the best

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