State utility Mahavitaran has started enforcing power cuts from Thursday because of acute electricity shortage. A week without load-shedding has come to an end, said Energy Minister Nitin Raut, blaming the deficit mainly on Adani Power’s Tiroda thermal plant which has reduced a contracted supply of 3,100 MW to 1,765 MW. He said Adani Power will be served a show-cause notice under relevant sections of the Electricity Act, 2003 for dishonouring the contractual obligation in the time of crisis.

In addition to Adani, all private firms that have breached contractual obligations, will be served notice, said the CMO in a statement. Power cuts were enforced across categories, barring the top revenue generating ones, as the state’s demand, excluding Mumbai’ three private firms, increased to 24,000 MW on Thursday, said sources.