KPCL steps up thermal power generation to ensure reliable power supply across Karnataka
Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) has increased thermal power generation to compensate for low reservoir levels and reduced hydropower output. The state is ramping up coal usage to ensure a reliable electricity supply during the monsoon season.
Why it matters
This highlights the challenges of energy security in regions dependent on seasonal rainfall and the reliance on fossil fuels as a backup.
The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) has stepped up thermal power generation to ensure adequate and reliable electricity supply across the State amid declining reservoir levels and hydropower generation due to deficient rainfall.
As part of its efforts to meet the State’s power requirements, the KPCL has been generating an average of 84.34 million units of thermal power every day in July. The corporation is maintaining its thermal power plants in optimal operating condition and taking measures to further augment generation, with a target of increasing daily thermal power output to 100 million units in the coming days, said a release.
Energy and Tourism Minister K.J. George has already reviewed the KPCL’s power generation activities and directed officials to take necessary measures to ensure that power generation is in line with demand.
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