BL reported that slipping into severe power shortage following a weak monsoon Karnataka Government has decided to ask the centre to double the allocation from the southern power grid to 30%.

According to the report, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have been allocated 30% from the southern grid. With virtually no power project having come up in recent times, the State’s power demand had gone up. Besides initiating measures to increase power generation from thermal plants at Bellary and Raichur, the Cabinet decided to buy more power from private power producers. The private companies produce 80 MW power in the State.

With a new generation plant set up for its captive steel plant by JSWS Steel Limited, the State Government is hopeful of augmenting the supply from the private source to meet the shortfall in power.