The allocation of additional electricity to Jammu and Kashmir by the union power ministry is unlikely to address the ongoing power crisis in Kashmir as the state doesn’t have required infrastructure to handle the energy quota, an official said on Wednesday. The official, well versed with the electricity system in Kashmir, said: “Not to talk of additional power, we don’t have the required grid capacity and transmission infrastructure either in Jammu or Kashmir to handle the present power demand. The state won’t benefit from this additional allocation because we are…
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