Power consumption up as mercury rises

HYDERABAD: With summer intensifying in the State, usage of appliances like air conditioners, coolers, fans and refrigerators has increased, resulting in higher consumption of power. Since the beginning of March, consumers are becoming increasingly dependent on power to beat the rising heat. With this, power consumption has been hovering around the 250 million units (MU) mark through the month and it can be safely assumed that it would only increase in the coming days.