Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) claims it has geared up to tackle the power scarcity in the state. Since the Telangana Rail Roko will resume from October 9, Bescom has decided to spare Bangalore of load-shedding. K Ramakrishna, Bescom director (technical), said,"The situation is limping to normal. Form today, the Bellary Thermal Power Station has begun functioning. It will get back to full capacity in a day. Meanwhile, we're planning to buy power on a long-term basis from the Centre and other states."
Bescom will buy 100 MW from Jammu and Kashmir. "Another 100 MW will be bought from Sikkim and Chhattisgarh," he said.
While the power situation seems stable for now, it is expected to get bad by October 10.
"It is an expected contingency. We know that it will be hard to supply power to all parts of the state. But if the situation is bad, then we will implement load-shedding in other parts of the state and spare Bangalore," he said.
"A few states have come forward to help the southern states, but the corridors are congested. This is because almost all the southern states are facing power deficiency," said a Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) official.
Currently, the Raichur Thermal Power Station has 1.4 lakh tonnes of coal in stock. This is used when coal is not supplied.
"We usually get three supplies of 3,500 tonnes of coal daily to run six thermal plants, but today we have only received two supplies. With the Telangana Rail Roko resuming, the situation will be hard to manage," Bhaskar said.
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