Power Outage in Bengaluru: What Causes India's Energy Crisis?

Due to a dramatic decline in electricity generation, Bengaluru city is anticipated to have scheduled power interruptions for the majority of this week.

Read more: With limited electricity output, Bengaluru will likely see scheduled power outages

Due to outages in some locations, power supply firms including the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) and the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) have also started a number of maintenance projects.

Why is there a power issue in India?

India is experiencing an electricity crisis as a result of the rapid depletion of coal deposits in certain states and the country's growing demand for electricity.

Due to severe early summer heat waves that affected several sections of the country, the increase in demand has increased further.

India relies on imports to meet its rising energy needs because it has a limited supply of energy sources including coal, oil, and gas.

For the fiscal year 2023, petroleum imports are anticipated to be worth USD 210 billion. This comprises the USD 163 billion import value of crude oil, as well as the USD 17.6 and USD 14 billion import values of LNG and LPG, respectively. Over the previous FISCA, crude imports increased by 53%.

Additionally, due to their inability to pass on the high input costs to customers in (state discoms), private coal-based power plants are being forced to import less coal due to the high price of coal on international markets.

With limited domestic supply and challenges in import of coal, India is facing scarcity of electricity output.

But now that the economy is expanding quickly, renewable energy sources like solar and wind power facilities are unable to meet peak electricity demand.

Which states are most affected by the energy crisis?

Blackouts are being caused by a scarcity of coal supplies at thermal power plants in areas like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. With the government already issuing a warning that the power outage may disrupt the metro and the hospitals, the crisis is now also expected to hit the national capital—Delhi.

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