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Power will return by 7-7:30 p.m.: Power Grid
Tuesday July 31, 2012 06:00:34 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Most
places affected by the failure of three power grids in the country
will get back power by 7-7:30 p.m., Power Grid Corp of India
chairman R.K. Nayak assured Tuesday, asking the public to have
faith in the transmission system.
"Please spread the message that we know our business well, please
trust us," said Nayak, about his officers who manage the country's
electricity transmission system through a network of subsidiaries.
The Power Grid Corp and its subsidiaries buy electricity from
various generating firms, including those outside India like in
neighbouring Bhutan, and transmit such power via their network to
the distribution companies, which in turn sell it to
end-consumers.
Nayak said Power Grid officials were analysing data from more than
100 sub-stations to understand the causes of such a massive outage
so that such breakdowns could be avoided in the future.
His comments came a few hours after a second major breakdown of
India's power grid, or the transmission network, this time
covering the north, east and the northeastern parts of the
country. The outage Mo
Describing the situation leading up to the breakdown, Nayak said
it was caused by some states overdrawing electricity and called
for more grid discipline.
"Let us have more grid discipline. At 6 p.m. yesterday we messaged
all state electricity boards not to overdraw (power), because a
few sections started showing more load," Nayak said, but declined
to name the states that were overdrawing electricity .
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