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Srinagar, Jul 3: Limited procurement of power and financial non- compliance are key reasons for power shortages in Jammu & Kashmir, an official document has revealed.
The agenda note of the 79th meeting of Northern Regional Power Committee (NRPC) lays bare that the primary reasons for power shortage in J&K were limited procurement of power from market and trading restrictions on J&K in power exchange due to non-payments. "The reason for shortage in most of the occasions is either due to limited procurement of power from the market which may be due to high power demand in the market or barring of J&K from trading in exchange due to payment issues (sic)," reads the docum...