Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
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Compared to the year 2022, average electricity demand in 2023 has increased by 43%.
15,978 MW demand was recorded in the month of October.
Electricity consumption has increased to 45% than last year.
Agricultural usage has gone upto 119% from 55%. Percentage of usage has increased from 9 to14% in other sectors.
This increase is due to lack of rain, early usage of IP sets and economic recovery post covid 19.
Production of Raichur and Bellary thermal power plants has increased since the last progress review meeting. Electricity is being procured from Uttar Pradesh,Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
Under Section 11,orders are issued not to supply electricity to other states,and electricity is being procured.In this way,the power distribution has come back to normal.Nodal officials are constantly monitoring the situation.
Farmers coming under purview of various power supply companies,continuous power supply is being provided for a five to seven hours according to their needs.
600 MW/hr and 14 million units per day are required to provide power to IP sets across the state for a continuous seven hours.
It was decided in today’s meeting to provide electricity for seven hours every day.
The state may require additional Rs.1500 crores for this purpose.This expenditure will be met by savings in grants and reallocation of funds.
Steps are being taken to provide powe supply to IP sets from solar power source ( Solarisation of EIP Feeders) during next year.
The tender process is in progress and by next year, this will facilitate to provide electricity to farmers during the daytime.
