<p>Bengaluru: In 2025-26, the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) generated a record 38,038.51 Million Units (MU) of power, the highest in the history of the corporation. This is also a 17% increase in the last five years and 2.7% increase from 2024-25. The generation was powered by the three thermal plants of the KPCL and also a portion of the hydel energy.</p>.<p>The thermal energy helps meet close to 35% of the state’s power demands. Though Karnataka is one of the top states in the generation of renewable energy, the crucial role of coal-based power generation cannot be ruled out, officials said.</p>.<p>“It is important to augment thermal power production as well. To increase the dependency on renewable energy sources, we have to improve our power storage to store the solar power produced during the daytime. We are in the process of setting up such infrastructure. In the <br>current situation, we have to make sure we balance between the two,” said Gaurav Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary (Energy).</p>.<p>The energy demand is increasing significantly and hence, the production has also increased to meet the demand, the officials said.</p>.Officials told to ensure uninterrupted power supply in Karnataka.<p>“We prepare a resource adequacy plan to estimate the power demand and based on it, we plan the generation. The demand will increase further and we are prepared to meet it,” Gupta said.</p>.<p>Apart from that, the energy department has also generated nearly 14,000 MUs from hydel power plants and another 20,000 MUs from solar and wind power plants, taking the contribution of renewable energy to nearly 50% of the state’s overall generation. </p>.<p>The department is expecting the demand to further increase this year, especially in April and May and the officials said they were prepared to meet this demand. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><span class="bold">Summer ready </span></p>.<p>The energy department is expecting that the power demand will go up significantly during the summer months and the officials said that they are prepared to ensure power supply without disruptions even if the demand increases significantly.</p>.<p>Senior officials said that they expect the demand during April and May might go up to 350 MUs per day. “Usually, during the summer months, the power consumption increases significantly. We have prepared an estimate on the demand and have chalked out a plan to meet the rise in demand,” a senior official from the department said.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: In 2025-26, the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) generated a record 38,038.51 Million Units (MU) of power, the highest in the history of the corporation. This is also a 17% increase in the last five years and 2.7% increase from 2024-25. The generation was powered by the three thermal plants of the KPCL and also a portion of the hydel energy.</p>.<p>The thermal energy helps meet close to 35% of the state’s power demands. Though Karnataka is one of the top states in the generation of renewable energy, the crucial role of coal-based power generation cannot be ruled out, officials said.</p>.<p>“It is important to augment thermal power production as well. To increase the dependency on renewable energy sources, we have to improve our power storage to store the solar power produced during the daytime. We are in the process of setting up such infrastructure. In the <br>current situation, we have to make sure we balance between the two,” said Gaurav Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary (Energy).</p>.<p>The energy demand is increasing significantly and hence, the production has also increased to meet the demand, the officials said.</p>.Officials told to ensure uninterrupted power supply in Karnataka.<p>“We prepare a resource adequacy plan to estimate the power demand and based on it, we plan the generation. The demand will increase further and we are prepared to meet it,” Gupta said.</p>.<p>Apart from that, the energy department has also generated nearly 14,000 MUs from hydel power plants and another 20,000 MUs from solar and wind power plants, taking the contribution of renewable energy to nearly 50% of the state’s overall generation. </p>.<p>The department is expecting the demand to further increase this year, especially in April and May and the officials said they were prepared to meet this demand. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><span class="bold">Summer ready </span></p>.<p>The energy department is expecting that the power demand will go up significantly during the summer months and the officials said that they are prepared to ensure power supply without disruptions even if the demand increases significantly.</p>.<p>Senior officials said that they expect the demand during April and May might go up to 350 MUs per day. “Usually, during the summer months, the power consumption increases significantly. We have prepared an estimate on the demand and have chalked out a plan to meet the rise in demand,” a senior official from the department said.</p>