Demand-supply gap big hurdle
Abnormal increase in power demand
Hiralal Samariya, CMD, APTransco
Whether it is Rabi or Kharif, increasing demand has become a challenging task and the discoms have to strive hard to meet the req
More gas soon, Power woes will ease: Kiran
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that more power will be imported from other regions and agencies to ease the current power crisis in the state. The CM said that the Gas Authority of Indi
Scheduled power cuts increased in state
With the power crisis deepening further, Central Discom has increased the scheduled cuts across the state. While Hyderabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam and Warangal are facing three-hour power cuts, distr
Wind power dwindles, city faces power cuts
With a sudden drop in wind generation, power utilities across the state were left helpless, and in the end, had to resort to power cuts to make up for the shortage. The shortage was 450 MW in Bescom
CM asks for state control on gas firms
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday said that the Centre and states should strictly monitor private sector companies involved in gas production without which “it would not be possible to ove
More power cuts likely for factories in state
The power gap is expected to widen to 90 MU within a week. The industrial sector may see peak hour cuts apart from three-day holidays once again. Industry associations are now demanding contract-based
Power crisis: Big industries in dark
Despite a continuous power crisis in the state, there is no progress on the Expensive Power Purchase Scheme (EPPS) which has been conceived to help the industrial sector get access to power. The power
Power use goes up despite crisis
The power situation in the state continues to be critical, with both domestic and industrial sector facing scheduled cuts. The average demand for power registered a growth of 12.2 per cent as compare
Power demand on the rise as rains play truant
As per statistics, the Jaikwadi Project on the Godavari River in Maharashtra has not received a single cusec of water this season. This has resulted in many projects under both Krishna and Godavari ri
State stares at power crisis
Power-deficient Karnataka is once again on the brink of an energy crisis due to the poor monsoon in the State thus far. According to the energy department, the three reservoirs in the State- Linganama