Goa: Electricity dept receiving additional allocation of power during peak hours
September 22 onwards, the state electricity department has been receiving an extra 18 MW of power during peak hours, from the Union power ministry. This is over and above the approximately 575 MW it normally receives.The additional allocation was made after chief minister Manohar Parrikar wrote to R K Singh, the minister of state for power and renewable energy, requesting that the off-peak hour allocation be swapped with peak hour allocation. The CM mentioned that the state was facing shortage during peak hours (6pm-10pm) and surplus during off-peak hours. During financial year 2017-18, the peak demand in the state was 644 MW. The highest demand this year stood at 657 MW and was recorded in April. The additional allocation will help the sta.....