Facing severe power problems, the Government of Telangana has decided to purchase 2000 MWs to meet the needs.

The State Chief Minister, K Chandrasekhara Rao has approved calling for bids for 2,000 MWs of power on a long term basis, said a statement from the CM office.

The State Energy Secretary, S K Joshi has been asked to procure the power at the earliest.

The capital city of Hyderabad is being subjected to a daily power cut of 4 hours, a higher number of hours in rural areas, while industries have also been forced to curtail work with a holiday on certain day in a week.