50k litre diesel burnt per hour in Gurugram for power backup
An estimated 50,000 litres of diesel is consumed every hour by 1,500 diesel generators to provide power backup in residential and commercial areas in Gurugram, the Haryana pollution control board said. The government has the capacity to supply nearly 1,700 megawatts, against the daily demand of 2,100 megawatts. The city faces an average three-four hours of power cuts every day.