The Telangana Genco has created history by generating highest hydel power generation in June and July months. The Genco is generating hydel power from various power stations on Krishna river for the past 10 days, which has become a major controversy between Telangana and AP governments.
Official sources said the state government has utilised about 260 million units (MU) hydel power for state requirements for lifting water from lift irrigation projects such as Kaleshwaram project, which was just 50 MU between April this year to July 7.
Generally, hydel power generation starts in the middle of July or later based on the inflows from upstream areas. But the Telangana government decided to generate power from hydel station in view of state requirements especially for utilizing the power for lift irrigation projects.
Statistics of TS Genco hydel power generation shows, this year 71 MU was generated in May, 32 MU in June and 161 MU in July. Last year in 2020-2021, 37 MU in May, Nil in June and 11 MU was generated in July. Highest power generation from the irrigation projects was 762 MU in September, 2020.
Power generation started on June 29, and started generating hydel power from Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar, Jurala and Pulichintala. Due to dwindling inflows from up-streams of Krishna river, the power generation reduced in the past two days.
Officials said power generation stopped completely from Jurala as the water levels dipped at the project due to poor inflows from upstream Karnataka state.
