HYDERABAD: The Telangana power sector created two records on Friday. It registered the highest power demand ever in the State and created a national record in per capita power consumption. On Friday, Telangana surpassed united Andhra Pradesh’s peak power demand of 13,162 MW within six years of its formation. The highest peak demand of undivided AP was recorded on March 23, 2014, just a few months before the formation of the separate Telangana.
The demand for power was just 9,770 MW in Telangana on February 28, 2019. Compared to the last year, there is an increase of 24 per cent in power consumption this year. The reason for the rapid increase in power demand is primarily due to the State government’s pro-farmer initiatives like 24-hour free power supply to tillers, construction of massive lift irrigation schemes and growth of industries due to new industrial policy.
