In andhra pradesh, electricity consumption has surged owing to the searing heat, but the government is failing to satisfy this demand due to insufficient power output and less buying from the market. andhra pradesh has planned to cut power to the industrial sector or industrial zones by half. On Thursday, the andhra pradesh State Power Transmission Corporation (AP Transco), a state-owned organisation in charge of power distribution in the state, made this decision.
With the arrival of summer in andhra pradesh, the demand for power has skyrocketed. However, due to limited electricity generating capacity and lower market purchases of power, the andhra pradesh government is having difficulty satisfying this rising demand. According to the andhra pradesh government, led by jagan mohan reddy-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>ys jagan mohan reddy, the power outage would affect industrial sectors for at least the next 15 days. andhra pradesh Energy Secretary B sridhar made the announcement after analysing the state's current electricity supply situation.
For the previous several days, state-run power firms have used emergency power outages to serve the state's agriculture and household sectors. The Energy Secretary has been forced to direct the implementation of power cuts in industrial areas in order for power companies to supply electricity to agricultural areas during this period, so that standing crops in the fields are not ruined and domestic consumers can get relief from the state's heat and heat.
According to ap Transco, a 50% power cut has been planned for companies that require continuous power delivery. industries that do not use electricity continually, on the other hand, will have to declare an electrical holiday once a week in addition to their power holiday. In addition, they are only permitted to consume power during the day. These offers are only valid for the next 15 days. According to the andhra pradesh government-owned power utility, the greatest demand for electricity on april 1 was 235 million units, which was effectively fulfilled using existing power producing resources and market procurement of around 64 million units.
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