Nashik: A closed unit of the Maharashtra State Power Generation Companys (Mahagenco) Nashik thermal power station was made operational after one of the two functional units developed a technical snag on Thursday.According to the officials, at 3pm on Thursday, the operational unit stopped functioning and the power availability dropped by 125 MW. This forced the power distribution company to carry out emergency load shedding in several rural ares around Nashik city. Mahagencos failure to start the other unit would have forced load shedding even in the urban areas. There was a technical snag in one of the two units generating power. After attempts to revive the unit failed, the administration decided to start the third unit which started generating electricity by night, a senior official from the Mahagenco said. There is a huge demand for electricity by the industries as they want to finish their production before Diwali holidays. Power demand in residential areas has also gone up due to the festivities. The current rise in mercury level and lack of moisture in soil due to poor rains, has forced the farmers to start their electric pumps. All of this have contributed to the rise in power demand; hence it was a tough time to ensure electricity for all. As a result load shedding was carried out in several parts of rural Nashik — strictly around Nashik city, said the senior official.However, there was no issues in power supply on Friday as the generation was back on track. The authorities also pointed out that currently the demand in Nashik city, Nashik rural (Niphad, Trimbakeshwar and Nandgaon talukas) and for industries was about 650 MW. The region experiences a rise of around 30 MW during peak period, the official said. We also published the following articles recentlyRaw material for Nashik MD unit from Thane & Guj: StateThe state prosecution informed the court that the raw materials for drug kingpin Lalit Patils drug unit were sourced from Bhiwandi and Gujarat. Co-accused Shivaji Shinde supplied 10 different chemicals as raw material to the Nashik unit, while another accused, Rohitkumar Chaudhary, helped in setting up the unit. The three suspects custody has been extended until November 13. The police are questioning Shinde to identify the locations of the godowns and trace the source of the chemical purchases. The police also revealed that the main accused, Lohare, had conspired with Lalit to start the Nashik unit.First unit of NUPPLs Ghatampur thermal power plant successfully synchronised with gridUnit-1 of the Supercritical Thermal Power Plant in Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh has successfully synchronized with the grid, marking a significant milestone for the project. The Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL) joint venture aims to deliver reliable and sustainable power generation for India. The next milestone is coal firing, leading to the Commercial Operation Declaration (COD). NUPPL has already secured power purchase agreements with Uttar Pradesh and Assam, and is also developing a linked coal mine in Jharkhand.IndiGoReach organises heritage walk in NashikIndiGoReach and InterGlobe Foundation organized their fourth Heritage Walk in Nashik, Maharashtra as part of the My City My Heritage campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of heritage and culture in India. The walk included visits to various iconic landmarks in the city and drew enthusiastic participation from the local community. IndiGos CEO, Pieter Elbers, expressed pride in contributing to the exploration and preservation of Nashiks heritage sites. InterGlobe Foundations Chairperson, Rohini Bhatia, highlighted the need to preserve cultural heritage and promote meaningful dialogues through these heritage walks.

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