NRPC projects 23 per cent surplus power for J&K, Ladakh in September

Srinagar, Aug 14: The Northern Regional Power Committee (NRPC) has assessed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as largely surplus power regions for September 2026.
The Committee said that the Union Territories will likely have overall 23 percent surplus energy and 13.8 percent surplus energy during the peak solar hours.
The analysis, based on SLDC data, suggests that power availability will outstrip demand across most blocks, with the NRPC stating that any remaining ‘residual shortfalls’ are minimal and easily covered via short-term markets, specifically during periods when solar generation is unavailable.
“As per the data submitted by SLDC, J&K and Ladakh is largely a surplus state for September 2026, with availability exceeding demand across most blocks,” NRPC said.
It also said that the residual shortfalls, if any, are marginal and can be managed through the short-term market during non-solar periods.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are likely to face nearly fourteen percent power deficit against the total availability during the peak hours in the ongoing month of August.
The official documents of NRPC in this regard has anticipated a power deficit of minus 13.9 percent during the peak hours for the month of August-2026.
The officials have projected that there will be a total of 2334 Megawatts (MWs) power availability in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh against the total anticipated requirement of 2710 MWs during the peak hours.
The committee however said that there will be surplus power of 4seven percent during the other hours except from the peak hours.
Pertinently, this agency in March this year reported that from the upcoming financial year 2026-27, Jammu and Kashmir will likely require 3813 MWs of power during the peak demand.
The authorities had further projected that in the financial year 2027-28 Jammu and Kashmir will require 3964 MWs of electricity during the peak hours followed by 4117 MWs of energy in the financial year 2028-29.
Apart from peak demand, the authorities had also projected that there will be an electrical energy requirement of 23,372 Million Units (MU) in the financial year 2026-2027.
It also said that in the year 2027-28, Jammu and Kashmir will likely require 24,559 MU of energy followed by 25,780 MU in the year 2028-29. (KNO)