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Asal mein, country mein itni garmi hai ki log AC aur cooler band hi nahi kar rahe. Kai shehron mein temperature 40°C cross kar gaya hai, Banda (UP) mein toh 46.2°C tak pahunch gaya tha! Reports ke hisaab se, April 27 ko duniya ke top 50 hottest cities mein sab India ke hi the.
Isi garmi ki wajah se power plants aur transmission lines par pressure aa raha hai, jisse unki efficiency kam ho rahi hai. Raat ko bijli ki kami 5.4 GW tak pahunch gayi hai, jo laakhon gaon ko power dene ke liye kafi hai. Experts ka kehna hai ki extreme heat se demand badhti hai aur infrastructure par strain aata hai.
Aur upar se, global supply chain mein bhi gadbad chal rahi hai. India bahut saara crude oil, LNG, aur LPG import karta hai, jismein kami aa rahi hai. Isse gas-fired power plants bhi प्रभावित ho rahe hain, jo energy gaps fill karne ke liye important hain.
Humne renewable energy kaafi badha li hai, jaise solar, jo ab total generation ka 30% hai. Lekin solar toh raat mein aata nahi, toh backup chahiye. Coal bhi use hota hai, par usme bhi import aur environment ka scene hai. Aur ab toh almost 21 GW coal aur nuclear power capacity maintenance ya kisi aur reason se band padi hai.
Ye sab milkar India ki fossil fuels par dependency ko bhi expose kar raha hai. Experts keh rahe hain ki asli problem sirf power generate karne ki nahi, balki grid ko flexible aur modern banane ki hai. Humara target hai 2025 tak 50% non-fossil fuel sources se energy lana aur 2030 tak 500 GW tak pahunchna, par iske liye bahut investment chahiye grid infrastructure mein bhi.
Is crisis se inflation bhi badh raha hai. Is fiscal year mein inflation 5% cross kar sakta hai, mainly khaane peene aur energy prices ki wajah se. Reserve Bank of India ne economic growth 6.9% forecast ki hai, toh ye situation monetary policy ke liye bhi complicated ho gayi hai.
Sabse badi dikkat ye hai ki renewable energy goals aur grid infrastructure ke beech ek gap aa raha hai. Transmission aur distribution networks itni variable power ko handle nahi kar pa rahi hain. Infrastructure mein investment ki kami hai, khas kar distribution sector mein, jiski wajah se upgrades ruk jaate hain. Ye ek cycle ban gaya hai.
Ek aur shocking baat ye hai ki heat stress ki wajah se 2030 tak India ke GDP ka 4.5% tak loss ho sakta hai sirf labor hours kam hone ki wajah se.
Aage badhne ke liye, humein grid ko modern banana hoga, energy storage solutions chahiye aur demand ko manage karna hoga. Iske liye saalana lagbhag $145 billion ki investment chahiye energy sector mein. NTPC aur Larsen & Toubro jaise companies thermal aur nuclear power expansion mein kaam kar sakti hain.
Current crisis ek warning hai ki humein ek resilient aur adaptable energy system chahiye taaki future mein aisi energy shortages aur price swings na ho.