Delhi should get 'islanding facility' to handle power crisis: Planning Commission

NEW DELHI: Planning Commission has supported state government's demand for establishing an 'islanding facility' for the city with the aim to insulate it's essential services from any power crisis due to disruptions in the Northern Grid.

If islanding facility is established, then Delhi will be able to draw power directly from the selected power generating stations by lowering its transmission network in regard to technical problem in the Northern Grid.

After last month's grid failure which seriously impacted normal life in Delhi, Dikshit spoke in favour of establishing of islanding facility to insulate services from any disruption in power supply.

The officials in Delhi Power Department stated that the city presently has a generation capacity of around 1200 MW and once the 1,500 MW capacity Bawana power plant becomes completely operational at its optimum level.