The Rajasthan government is making every effort to provide adequate electricity for agricultural activities in the state, and officials have been directed to ensure that farmers' power supply is not disrupted, according to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Purchase of electricity from power exchanges and other sources should be ensured if necessary, he said at a meeting on Saturday to review the state's power supply status.
Electricity department officials informed the chief minister that the state is currently not receiving additional power supply from the power exchange due to the closure of some power generation units in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab, as well as an increase in demand in other states.
They also stated that power demand has increased as a result of Rajasthan's lack of rain this winter, as well as an increase in agricultural land and an increase in agricultural power connections following the previous Rabi season.
According to an official statement, power supply to industries must be reduced to ensure adequate power supply for domestic and agricultural purposes, but this restriction will be lifted as soon as power supply returns to normal.
The chief minister urged industries to follow the instructions of power companies and work with them in the event of a power outage.
