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Expansion
A new record of electricity consumption was made in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. During this period, 58.80 crore units of electricity was supplied. This is the highest supply in a day. Till now, the highest power supply in a single day was 57.90 crore units on September 3, 2023.
The power sub-stations and other resources of the state are being continuously upgraded. The weights have also been increased. However, even now the capacity of the resources is 5.86 crore kilowatts as against the sanctioned load of 7.38 crore kilowatts for the consumers. There are 473 sub-stations of 132 KVA. The work of increasing the capacity of resources is going on continuously. As the heat increases, the demand for electricity also starts increasing. On May 18, electricity consumption reached 58.80 crore units in a single day.
Consumption is expected to increase further in the coming days. Power Corporation Chairman Dr. Ashish Kumar Goyal says that continuous efforts are being made to provide better and scheduled electricity to the consumers. Instructions have been given to minimize local faults in all areas.
Records being made due to the promptness of engineers
General Secretary of Engineers Association, Jitendra Singh Gurjar said that the record of supply of about 58.80 crore units in the state is the result of the readiness of every engineer. Along with energy management, all the engineers working in production corporations, transmission and distribution corporations have worked hard in the interest of consumers.