Hyderabad sources have reported that Telangana State Generation Corporation (TS Genco) and Telangana State Transmission Corporation (TS Transco) Chairman and Managing Director D. Prabhakar Rao had reviewed the preparedness with the officials and it is estimated that with round the clock supply, the demand will touch 11,000 megawatts by March.
Presently the farmers in the state are getting a nine hour supply. Meanwhile the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had promised 24 hour supply in 2014 elections. Transco, Genco and power distribution companies spent Rs 12,610 crore to strengthen the distribution and supply systems.
Moreover Telangana has 14,845 MWs of captive power
generation while new plants are being set up to add an additional 13,000 MWs in
future. Furthermore by 2022, 28,000 MWs of power will be available in the
state. Accordingly the Chief Minister has expressed happiness over Telangana
overcoming all the problems in power sector and to supply 24 hour electricity
to the farm sector.
