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Delhi blames UP, Punjab and Haryana for grid collapse

Delhi Power Minister Harun Yusuf, quoting official figures, said Uttar Pradesh was overdrawing 900mw of power more than the allotted quantity from the grid at 2am while overdrawal by Haryana and Punjab was 580mw and 500mw respectively.

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Delhi government today accused Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab of overdrawing power from the Northern Grid which led to its collapse, triggering severe power cuts in the capital, and asked the Union Power Minister to direct the states to follow discipline while drawing power.

Delhi Power Minister Harun Yusuf, quoting official figures, said Uttar Pradesh was overdrawing 900 MW of power more than the allotted quantity from the grid at 2 AM while overdrawal by Haryana and Punjab was 580 MW and 500 MW respectively.

Yusuf said these states had drawn around 2,500-3000 MW of power in the last two three days from the Northern Grid. The situation returned to near-normalcy by evening, he said.

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Yusuf met Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and requested him to direct the states to maintain discipline while drawing power from the Northern Grid.

The Grid, which caters to power supply in nine states and Union Territories -- Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Chandigarh -- collapsed at 2.35 AM today.

Almost entire Delhi went without power for about eight hours following collapse of the Grid severely affecting various services including Metro operation, train services and production of water at six major water treatment plants in the city.

"The Grid collapsed due to overdrawal of power by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. To ensure safety of the grid, Delhi has been drawing less power than the allotted quantity. The Union Power Ministry must take strong action to ensure grid discipline," Yusuf said.

He said Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab have been overdrawing power from the Grid. "As per figures for last two days, these three states have been overdrawing power on hourly basis, forcing Delhi and Rajasthan to underdraw electricity."

Yusuf said power supply has been restored in most parts of the city by around 11:30 AM. Residents in certain localities of West Delhi and South Delhi complained that power supply resumed in their areas only at around 1 PM.

He said supply was restored to Delhi Airport, AIIMS and Prime Minister's Office at 4 AM while supply to Delhi Metro and Lutyens Bungalow Zone was resumed at 6:30 AM.

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