Assam Power Crisis

Assam has found itself in the unfortunate position of being the epicenter of two major, contrasting crises. While one is a power struggle among the elected, the other is the struggle of survival of the electors.

Assam is facing a severe power crisis after a fall in the generation of power by hydel and thermal power stations. Two transmission towers in neighbouring West Bengal were damaged by a devastating storm, which has also led to the shortage. The state is facing a shortage of 403 Megawatt (MW) of power with the peak load hour power demand being 1100 M...

Assam has found itself in the unfortunate position of being the epicenter of two major, contrasting crises. While one is a power struggle among the elected, the other is the struggle of survival of the electors.

Assam is facing a severe power crisis after a fall in the generation of power by hydel and thermal power stations. Two transmission towers in neighbouring West Bengal were damaged by a devastating storm, which has also led to the shortage. The state is facing a shortage of 403 Megawatt (MW) of power with the peak load hour power demand being 1100 M...