As per an official report, the state of Andhra Pradesh is facing an approx of 40-50 MU deficit per day and therefore, with effect from April 08, 2022 to April 22, 2022, there will be a one-day power outage scheduled once a week for the industries in the advancement of power holidays. This will be happening for the first time in the state after bifurcation.
According to Harnath Rao, the Chairman and Managing Director for Southern Power Distribution Corporation Limited, the scheduled power cuts are going to be implemented for industries that come under SPDCL in the state. A list of 253 processing industries is being advised to consume only 50% of their needed electricity requirements.
Harnath Rao further added, that power holidays in the form of one day power cut in a week is announced for 1696 industries. In his statement he urged all the owners of the industries to opt for a one day power holiday in addition to the weekly holiday. This will be implemented and in force for all the industries from the 8th April to 22nd April, he also explained.
This action of power outage came as unavoidable and as a necessary measure in order to meet the shortage between demand and supply of power in the state, as said by Harnath Rao.
Also, the electricity distribution companies are also facing a hard time to supply nine hours of power distribution to agriculture sector and there is also an urgent need to uninterrupted power supply to commercial as well as domestic customers.
As per the official report of an electricity supply official, around 253 million units of electricity were consumed on 1st April and there was a purchase of 64 million units from the outside markets. According to the data, there has been a drastic increase in the consumption and demand of power supply as compared to last few couple of years. Also, there is a big shortage and deficit of 40-50 MU units in the electricity supply faced on a daily basis.
Therefore, this power outage measure by Andhra Pradesh Government can surely come as a rescue in times of this increasing gap between the demand and supply of electricity in the state.