Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has directed power distribution companies (discoms) to ensure uninterrupted electric supply across the state and avoid unscheduled blackouts to ensure that residents do not suffer in the hot and humid weather, Energy Minister A K Sharma said on Wednesday.
The Managing Directors of all discoms have been directed to compensate for any disruptions in the scheduled power supply by providing additional electricity during the hours allocated for scheduled power cuts, he said.
Sharma said, “The state government has established a power supply schedule that must be strictly adhered to. The schedule includes 18 hours of power in rural areas, 21.5 hours at tehsil headquarters and 24 hours at district headquarters.”
He said, “If there are interruptions in the power supply due to local faults, the lost hours must be compensated during the power cut period as per the roster. For example, if a village experiences a power outage from 9 am to 12 noon due to a local fault and its scheduled power cut period is from 6 am to 9 am and 12 noon to 3 pm, an additional 2 hours of power supply should be provided between 12 pm and 3 noon to ensure the village receives its full 18 hours of supply.”
