Darkness Descends: Kashmir Faces Power Crisis Crunch, Residents Brace for the Long Haul

3. Darkness Descends: Kashmir Faces Power Crisis Crunch, Residents Brace for the Long Haul

Kashmir is in severe electricity shortage, with a yawning gap between demand and supply Srinagar: The ongoing electricity crisis in Kashmir has intensified further as the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced an extension in daily power curtailment timings across the Valley. This decision comes after a substantial shortfall between the current power supply and rising demand. This has compelled them to revise the load-shedding schedule as a stop-gap measure till the supply stabilises. “The widening demand-availability disparity of over 800 MW has tied our hands. We have…

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