Bleak power prospects with no improvement in hydel storage despite monsoon revival
Combined storage in the hydel reservoirs managed by KSEB stood at 37%, equivalent to 1,543.39 mu on September 6, the same as in mid-August this year. The storage on September 5 last year was at 83%, adequate to generate 3,436.59 mu. With the status of a clutch of DBFOO contracts unresolved and new power purchase agreements not yet in place, the utility is banking heavily on costly purchases from energy exchanges to meet demand