Grid collapse averted

New Delhi: Thanks to timely detection, Delhi was saved of another power collapse due to overdrawing by the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB). The staff at the Western Regional Load Despatch Centre (WRLDC) detected the snag and rectified it, the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) said in a statement here.

“A grid collapse was averted by the timely action of the WRLDC when the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board was overdrawing at low frequency,” the statement said.

“Apparently lessons have not been learnt even after the recent grid collapse on July 30 when the entire Western Region plunged into darkness,” PGCIL said. The statement said on August 9 and 10, due to over-withdrawal by the CSEB even after repeated reminders, the frequency level came down, forcing the PGCIL to take emergency measures. This reduced the CSEB withdrawal by 75 mw and the frequency then improved. TNS