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Power crisis continues, but there`s light at end of tunnel

The new projects will produce power only after 2010 One of the biggest challenges UP Chief Minister Mayawati has faced in her first year at the helm is the huge demand-supply gap in power. Understandably, reforms in the power sector top industry's demand. The total generation capacity in the state is about 2,700 Mw. The state buys around 3,000 Mw from the central pool. This falls much short of the peak-hour demand of around 8,000 Mw.