Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Union Power Minister, RK Singh at his official residence here on Saturday. The Chief Minister briefed the Power Minister about the unprecedented 26 per cent increase in power demand due to growth of productive sectors of the economy. Power Minister Singh assured that he would consider the personal request of the Chief Minister to allocate at least 300MW of power to Assam to tide over the current power deficit.
There is load shedding the state. Sarma said, “ There is load shedding for some time. Earlier, electricity demand during the peak hours was 1800 MW. State on its own generate 165 MW while the rest are purchased. It is astounding that electricity demand has gone up that high.”