The average energy demand in Andhra Pradesh during June 2012 was up 12.2 per cent at 256.69 million units per day against 228.68 MU per day during the same period last year.
Due to incessant rains in the past few days following onset of monsoon, for the first time this year, the demand supply gap had narrowed down. This picked up again with the deficit now up at 24.22 MU on June 22. Andhra Pradesh Distribution companies could supply 209.88 MU against 234.10 MU demand on Friday.
Factoring the agriculture operations during the Khariff season, AP Transco has directed power utilities to gear up to ensure seven hours power supply to agricultural consumers. It has called upon the Discoms to compensate the farmers and ensure gap is bridged the next day.
The AP Transco emphasised that Discoms should implement the one lakh distribution transformer project aimed at preventing overloading of transformers and to improve voltage profile.
Reviewing the power supply situation with utilities, Mr. Hiralal Samariya, Chairman and Managing Director of AP Transco, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to provide seven hours of power supply to the farm sector without any deviation. The accent is to ensure that farmers do not miss crop output due to inadequate power supply.