The power crisis has worsened in the State as the
overall unrestricted demand has reached about 300 million units (mu) per
day whereas the supply hovers around 259 mu, leading to heavy cuts for
all categories of consumers.
According
to the K. Ranganatham, additional joint managing director
(Distribution), AP transco, the utilities began to implement power cut
for two hours in all cities, including Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam,
Vijayawada, Warangal, Rajahmundry and Kurnool -- one hour in the morning
and another hour in the evening. The schedule finalised by the
utilities has provided some relief to small and medium scale industries
as power holidays will be implemented only two days weekly -- Sunday and
one working day, while the cut for major industries will be 40 per cent
(three days).
On Wednesday, the
utilities purchased 25 mu from power traders at a whopping Rs 4.86 per
unit. The situation would have been still worse but for the 71 mu being
received from Central generating stations. AP Genco is meeting nearly
half of the demand by providing 120 mu a day.
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