With the arrival of scorching heat in the country, the demand for electricity has started increasing rapidly. Meanwhile, the ongoing war in some parts of the world had increased India’s worries, but the Indian government has played a ‘masterstroke’ in time which will avert the electricity crisis in the country. Let us know what is the complete preparation of the government.
Recently, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Naik shared an important information in the Parliament. He said that due to the ongoing tension between America and Israel with Iran, the supply of natural gas in the global market has been adversely affected. This war-like situation has not only reduced the availability of gas but has also led to a huge jump in its prices. India is dependent on gas imports for its energy needs, so this situation could have been worrying.
Even though the share of gas in India’s total electricity generation is only 2% but at the time of peak demand (when electricity is needed most) the country is approximately 8 gigawatt Uses gas based electricity. To fill this gap arising from gas shortage, the government has now started rapidly approving wind energy and battery energy storage systems. The government’s aim is to strengthen alternative energy sources so much that gas shortage does not affect the general public.
The government is not dependent only on alternative energy to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity. The progress of coal and hydro power projects scheduled to be commissioned by June 2026 is being monitored at the ministerial level itself. Apart from this, taking a big step, Gujarat based Tata Power Strict instructions have been given to run the 4 GW imported coal based plant at full capacity from April 1 to June 30. The minister has assured that despite the record demand this summer, the country’s electricity system is fully prepared.
Even today in India close 75% Electricity is produced only from coal. In view of this, the government has ordered all coal plants to avoid any kind of shutdown and work at their full capacity. Not only this, the government has also encouraged big industries to use their ‘captive power plants’ (their own power plants). This will reduce the burden on the main power grid and rural and urban residential areas will be able to get electricity without cuts.
