The peak power demand has been around 14,000-15,000 megawatts since the past two weeks and it is expected to be around the same till mid-April.
Published Apr 02, 2024 | 10:48 AM ⚊ Updated Apr 02, 2024 | 10:48 AM
File photo of Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. (BhattiVikramarkaMallu/Facebook)
The Congress government in Telangana is well prepared to meet the peak electricity demand of the state during the April-May summer months, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka asserted on Monday, 1 April, as he accused Opposition BRS of spreading “lies” about power cuts.
He told a media conference in Delhi, that the state’s discoms have already tied up for the required quantum of power through long-term and short-term contracts.
The state’s power sector was neglected under the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government due to its wrong policies, and now former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao is spreading “lies”, he alleged.
Hitting out at BRS supremo Rao, Vikramarka said, “He was acting as if there were power cuts while he was addressing (a gathering) in Suryapet City on Sunday, 31 March. There was a problem with the generator and he was blaming the three-month-old (Congress) government.”
“I am shocked to hear all kinds of lies. All stories were cooked up,” he said and asserted that “the power situation in Telangana is absolutely fine and there is no problem”.
The state, Vikramarka said, “is well prepared to meet the peak summer demand…”.
The peak power demand has been around 14,000-15,000 megawatts since the last two weeks and it is expected to be around the same till mid-April, said the Congress leader who was in Delhi for the party’s Central Election Committee’s meeting.
Vikramarka said the peak demand is estimated to be 15,000 megawatts in April, while 11,000 megawatts in May. The availability of energy is almost at par with the average daily requirement of 265 million units per day in April and 230 million units per day in May, he added.
Discoms have entered into contracts for supply of 1,000 megawatts through power exchanges on round-the-clock basis till April 20 and for bilateral banking of 238 megawatts from Punjab till 15 April, he said and added that the Centre has allocated 180 megawatts of additional power till 15 April following the state government’s request.
He also mentioned that the power supply position has improved significantly since December 2023. The maximum peak load met was 15,623 megawatts on 8 March
The “problems and miseries” of the people of Telangana are due to the previous government’s wrong decision with respect to an NTPC project and the Yadadri and Bhadradri thermal power plants, he said.
Vikramarka held the previous BRS government responsible for not getting environmental clearance for the Yadadri thermal power plant. The present state government has pursued the matter, he said.
The next meeting for granting environmental clearance is scheduled for 5 April, the deputy chief minister said.
The Badradri thermal power plant was developed with outdated technology resulting in higher cost. Even the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is facing problems, he added.
నాడు పంట నష్టం పరిహారం ఇచ్చి రైతులను ఆదుకున్నది కాంగ్రెస్ ప్రబుత్వం..
గత బీఆర్ఎస్ ప్రభుత్వం పదేళ్లలో ఏనాడు అయినా పంట నష్టం ఇచ్చిందా.. ? pic.twitter.com/2l5Uqf59zu— Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu (@Bhatti_Mallu) April 1, 2024
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