Port Blair, Aug 08: The Member of Parliament has raised the serious issue of the Power Crisis in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Parliament.
In a recent issue raised in Parliament the Member of Parliament mentioned that Andaman & Nicobar Islands are currently facing indiscriminate power cuts which is having a significant impact on the people. These power cuts are occurring throughout the day, from morning till night, causing great inconvenience to the public.
He added that the primary reasons for these power cuts are reported to be faults in some DG sets and underground electric lines, as well as a shortage of power supply due to under frequency/overload as there is substantial gap between demand and supply coupled with T&D system faults.
He pointed out that demand for power in Andaman & Nicobar Islands is expected to increase significantly in the coming years too, especially due to the new airport terminal building which will bring more domestic and foreign tourists, further increasing the demand for power.
In this regard the Member of Parliament demanded that the Government takes necessary steps for ensuring sufficient power supply to the public, particularly during the hot and humid seasons and chalk out a permanent solution and take necessary steps to provide additional 15MW of DG capacity to the Andaman and Nicobar Administration in order to overcome the crisis situation and provide immediate relief to the Islanders.
