Ahead of the 2010 Common Wealth Games due to be held in October, the Delhi government has informed the Supreme Court that there is no shortage of power in the national capital.

According to the latest affidavit filed by the Delhi government in the Supreme Court, there was a surplus of 98 megawatt of power in Delhi as on February 17, 2010. The capital will have a surplus of 692 MW of power during 2010-11 and for 2011-12 there will be a surplus of 681 MW of power in Delhi.

The Supreme Court is hearing a PIL seeking directions to the government of the national capital to take immediate steps to provide electricity to the people of Delhi without subjecting them to several hours of power cuts.

The affidavit says, `availability is reviewed on a weekly basis by the department to ensure that the need for any remedial action is known beforehand.' `There will be surplus power of 455 MW in April this year, 92 MW for May, 179 MW for June, 277 MW for July, 319 MW for August and 877 MW for September.' The Delhi government affidavit, giving details of the augmented power supply in the capital, further adds, `it is clear that sufficient power is available in Delhi to meet demands of consumer. The discoms are utilising both long-term power purchase agreement and short-term power markets for serving the consumer in the best possible way.' The North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) gas-based Rithala project will supply 100 MW for 2010-11 and another 100 MW for 2011-12.