Power minister M Veerappa Moily has called a eeting of chief ministers of states affected by the grid collapse on August 6 to take stock of the situation and prevent recurrence of one of the world?s worst blackouts in recent times. The idea is to impress upon states to ensure grid discipline and prevent overdrawal of power that is being anticipated as the main reason for the collapse of the grid.
?We thought it fit and appropriate to convene a meeting of all the chief ministers and power ministers of all affected eight states and one Union Territory on August 6 afternoon. We do no want to launch any blame game on any states but everyone should realise that one wrong step results in suffering for all,? Moily, who took charge as the new power minister, said on Wednesday.
Sticking to the issues relating to events of July 30, and 31, the minister gave assurance that such kind of occurrence would never be repeated again and necessary steps were being to sustain the electricity grid.
?Now, there is absolute normalcy… 100% restoration has taken place and I can reassure the entire nation that what has happened all these two-three days will not recur… Nothing will happen again,? Moily said.
He said that a three-member committee set up recently is looking into all aspects of the grid collapse and it would submit its report in next two weeks. ?The real reasons for the problems could be ascribed only after the report is available,? he said, adding ?we would not spare anybody?.
Pushing the country into the worst power crisis, Northern as well as Eastern and North-Eastern grids collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, affecting lives of over 60-crore people. This happened a day after the Northern Grid was restored following its failure on Monday. Moily said before the chief ministers? meeting, there would be a meeting of all state secretaries and principal secretaries (of power) on the same day.