It is known to all the residents of Port Blair and South Andaman that load shedding of having to be exercised during evening peak hours due to power shortage of around 8-9 MW. Additional measures to address the criticality are being expedited and power cuts have been necessitated during day time due to required maintenance of DG sets.
I appeal to all citizens of Port Blair and South Andaman to conserve energy by adopting Demand Side Management to cope up with the crisis of power shortage. The residents are advised to consume power judiciously by using minimal lights and switch off all non-required lights, fans & other electrical gadgets. The use of Electric Irons, Refrigerators, Mixer / Grinder, Microwave Oven and Air Conditioners etc. may be strictly avoided during evening peak hours from 5.00 PM to 11.00 PM. Air Conditioning may be kept on 25°C which is appropriate for our weather. This not only reduces the power bill but also saves power by halving the demand.
I also appeal to all the Establishments and other large consumers who have their own standby DG Sets to run the same during evening peak hours from 5.00 PM to 11.00 PM. These joint efforts will help in mitigating the power situation thereby minimizing load shedding. Once again all the citizens and residents are requested to contribute towards mitigating the critical situation and cooperate by adopting prudent energy conservation measures.
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(Admiral D K Joshi)
Lieutenant Governor
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
