All set for 24-hr power supply to 23 lakh pump sets from New Year in Telangana

Hyderabad: The electricity organizations have made all arrangements to supply 24-hour quality and uninterrupted power to the 23 Lakh pump sets in the Telangana State.

As per the instructions of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, the 24-hour power supply will begin from 12.01 AM from December 31 and it will be the New Year’s gift to the farming community in the State. The electricity organisations have prepared the estimates before hand for the 24-hour supply and framed strategy for the required units of power. Since the 24-hour power supply deadline is fast approaching, Telangana State Genco & Transco CMD D Prabhakar Rao has reviewed the preparedness concerned in the State from his office in Vidyut Soudha here with Transco JMD Srinivas Rao, TS SPDCL CMD Raghuma Reddy, and NPDCL Gopal Rao.

Prabhakar Rao also held a meeting with the Directors concerned. He also discussed about the load bearing due to the 24-hour supply and the strategy to be adapted when there is more load. It is estimated that due to 24-hour power supply beginning from Jan1, there will be gradual increase of the load and the demand will touch 11,000 MWs by March.

Prabhakar Rao said arrangements for the power is made based on this estimates and as such there is no need for any worry. He wanted proper distribution and supply of the power. He wanted each and every problem or issue should be brought to his notice and officials should be on the high alert. He said since pump houses of the Lift Irrigation Schemes will also start functioning from June, there will be more demand and a strategy should be made to meet this demand as well the 24-hour power supply to the farm sector.

Though there are some states along with the Telangana state are giving free power to the agriculture, nowhere in the country the power is supplied for 24-hours uninterruptedly. Hence Telangana State is setting up another record of supplying free, qualitative uninterrupted power for the farm sector. Before the formation of Telangana State, farmers were never given proper power supply. After the formation of the State, the government has ensured 9-hour power supply to the farm sector. But the CM has ordered that 24-hour power supply should be given to the farmers.

Accordingly, Transco, Genco, SPDCL, NPDCL have made arrangements. Rs 12,610 Crore was spent to strengthen the distribution and supply systems. From the last June 17 in the old Medak, Nalgonda, Karimnagar districts jurisdiction 24-hour power supply is given on an experimental basis. There are 23 Lakh pump sets in the state of which 9.58 Lakh in these three districts. They constitute 43 percent of the total pump sets and 24 hour power is successfully supplied to these pump sets. For this there is a maximum demand of 9, 500 MW of power but yet the power was procured and supplied. To supply 24-hour power to more than 23 lakh pump sets additionally, there will be a demand for an additional 1500-2000 MWs, but yet the electricity organisations have made arrangements for the supply of power. An assessment will be made after supplying 24-hour power to the farm sector and based on the feedback, measures will be taken up. The employees and officials of the Electricity institutions are working with dedication to give 24-hour power supply, which will also become a feather in their Cap.

The officials who have estimated the demand arising out of giving free 24-hour power supply to the pump sets in the state have made adequate arrangements at a cost of Rs 12610 Crore and strengthened the network.