Press : Shri Prakash Javadekar on power grid failure

Press statement issued by
BJP National Spokesperson and MP,
Shri Prakash Javadekar on power grid failure

The unprecedented grid failure is a result of negligence, incompetence and complete abdication of duty on the part of the central government. The central government is hiding some important facts which are the real cause of the grid failure. Instead of accepting its follies the central government is diverting the attention of the country by blaming some states for overdraw. BJP believes that this failure is the result of regulatory or administrative failure than the technical failure.

BJP will raise this issue in the ensuing Parliament session so as to bring out truth behind this worst failure.

BJP wants to raise following issues for the enquiry :

• If the Grid Code would have been followed, the catastrophe could have been avoided. Why Grid Code was not strictly adhered to ?
• Whether it was a case of overdraw at the wee hours on Sunday or was it a case of over supply having frequency of 50+ ?
• If it was a case of overdraw "why under frequency" relay did not work ? If it was a case of more supply and more frequency then why "over frequency relay" did not work ?
• What the regional power controllers were doing when the crisis was developing ?
• Why the central government did not complete its 11^th five year plan as far as standardisation and integration of the modules in 16 states, which would have enabled load balancing ? Why only Rs. 1000 crore were spent under this programme though the budget was Rs. 16,000 crore ?
• Why the central government has not resolved the complaints of the various states about the discrimination of the central quota of power ?

(O.P. KOHLI)
Headquarter Incharge