Despite bountiful rains, maximum power cannot be generated due to uncontrolled water release Kushalnagar: Hydroelectricity generation by Energy Development Company Limited (EDCL) in Kodagu district using water from Harangi Reservoir is having a setback as there is a water shortage in the Reservoir. Though Kodagu has been receiving bountiful rains since 2018, power cannot be generated at EDCL as water is released all of a sudden whenever there is an indication of the Reservoir getting full and a periodicity is not followed. This year too, maximum water has already been released and the Harangi Dam faces a water deficit. Most of the power generated at EDCL is supplied to Periyapatna, Koppa, Somwarpet, Kushalnagar and the usually excess power goes to Mysuru (under Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) as there are no major industries in Kodagu.