Srinagar, Aug 07: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are likely to face nearly fourteen percent power deficit against the total availability during the peak hours in the ongoing month of August.
According to the official documents figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Northern Regional Power Committee (NRPC) in a recent meeting has anticipated a power deficit of minus 13.9 percent during the peak hours for the month of August-2026.
The officials have projected that there will be a total of 2334 Megawatts (MWs) power availability in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh against the total anticipated requirement of 2710 MWs during the peak hours.
The committee however said that there will be surplus power of 4seven percent during the other hours except from the peak hours.
Pertinently, KNO in March this year reported that from the upcoming financial year 2026-27, Jammu and Kashmir will likely require 3813 MWs of power during the peak demand.
The authorities had further projected that in the financial year 2027-28 Jammu and Kashmir will require 3964 MWs of electricity during the peak hours followed by 4117 MWs of energy in the financial year 2028-29.
Apart from peak demand, the authorities had also projected that there will be an electrical energy requirement of 23,372 Million Units (MU) in the financial year 2026-2027.
It also said that in the year 2027-28, Jammu and Kashmir will likely require 24,559 MU of energy followed by 25,780 MU in the year 2028-29. (KNO)
