Despite challenges, Ggn contributes lion's share of Haryana power revenue

Gurugram: The financial prowess of Gurugram was again highlighted after an official report revealed that the city contributes more than half of Haryana's power revenue.

In the Rs 11,500-crore budget, the Millennium city contributes more than 50 per cent of the revenue to the state exchequer. This is despite the fact that most parts of Gurugram are facing long duration of power outages.

During the summer, the power revenue collected is to the tune of Rs 573 crore per month while in the winter, the total revenue collected is in the range of Rs 300 crore per month.

Even as the state electricity board in Gurugram collects the highest revenue, it faces the challenge of large-scale power thefts. According to an official statement, 11 per cent of the loss is due to power thefts.

The magnitude of the problem can be gauged from the fact that earlier the losses were to the tune of 16 per cent. The state electricity board now plans to bring down the power theft to seven per cent in the next few years.

Officially, Gurugram is a power-surplus city and through the centrally-funded Smart Grid project, there are plans to make sure that there is round the clock power supply to the Millennium City. However, the ground situation is that lakhs of residents are subjected to the long duration of power outages every day.

Unable to meet the heavy load of power consumption, the power infrastructure in the city is on the verge of collapsing. Most areas face power outages for three to six hours, and during thunderstorms for over twelve hours.

Areas that were adversely affected in the Millennium City included Sushant Lok, South-City, DLF Phase-3, Palam Vihar and New Gurugram. Angry residents took to social media to vent their ire.

Even as the electricity board officials claim that all the burnt cables have been rectified, residents do not seem to be satisfied with the claim and expressed their concerns over the preparation for the impending monsoon.