India has invoked an emergency provision to order its idling gas-fired energy stations to function in the course of the summer time, as electrical energy demand begins to rise.

The order shall be legitimate for the 2 months ending June 30, a part of measures to arrange for the “ensuing high demand period,” the ability ministry mentioned in a press release Saturday. India’s gas-fired energy capability of virtually 25 gigawatts has been underutilized for years, unable to compete in a price-competitive power market. Some vegetation are in a state of decay because of extended idling.