Scanty rainfall, coal crisis plunges Chhattisgarh into power crisis

State-run power utility CSPGC has an installed power capacity of 3,434 Mw

Coal crises coupled with scanty rainfall has plunged Chhattisgarh into a power crisis even as the demand surged to an all-time high for the season.

The development resulted in increased demand for power as the farmers continued to use pumps to save crops, besides domestic consumers switching on the air-conditioners to beat the heat.

What added to the state-run Chhattisgarh state power generation company (CSPGC) officials' woes was the failure of power stations to run at full capacity. CSPGC has an installed power capacity of 3,434 megawatts (Mw). Coal shortage had been cited as the main reason that had severely affected