Officials of states that drew excessive power leaving 19 states in the
dark have been summoned by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
(CERC).
The power sector regulator has summoned the officials of
the energy department from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand
and Jammu & Kashmir on August 14.
“Considering the
seriousness of the situation, a notice is issued to the head of state
load dispatch centres, state transmission utilities and state
electricity boards/the distribution licensees in the northern region as
to why they will not be held personally liable for the penalty for
non-compliance with the directions of the commission and provisions of
the grid code,” the CERC order says.
The commission’s order has
made it clear that it will be the personal responsibility of the
officials to ensure that CERC directives are followed.
“Non-compliance
of the above directions in any form will be viewed seriously and
appropriate action…shall be taken,” the order says.
Three crucial
grids—northern, eastern and north eastern—tripped simultaneously on
Tuesday leaving over 300 trains stranded. Metro rail services in Delhi
and Kolkata came to a grinding halt and emergency measures had to be
activated to ensure power supply for critical services.
Delhi
airport operator DIAL had to deploy several generators to produce the 60
megawatt required for smooth operations. Nearly 100 megawatt power was
sourced from Uttar Pradesh to maintain essential services as the grid
tripped for the second time in less than 24 hours.
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