{
  "id": 14271844,
  "title": "High-cost power to be purchased for 16 days to avoid unscheduled cuts, says Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/high-cost-power-to-be-purchased-for-16-days-to-avoid-unscheduled-cuts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T18:49:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/high-cost-power-to-be-purchased-for-16-days-to-avoid-unscheduled-cuts-says-minister/article71580677.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The current peak power demand is 21,000 MW when compared to 16,000 MW last year — a 30% increase due to the El Niño effect, says Nirmal Kumar",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}