Telangana touches peak power demand
The Hindu
The 13,688 MW consumed on Wednesday is the highest since formation of the State
Telangana met a power demand of 13,688 MW without any hiccups on Wednesday, which was the highest so far since formation of the State. The previous highest demand was 13,168 MW which was recorded in February last year. According to power officials, the agriculture sector consumed 5,000 MW of the total consumption. Yet, all other categories of consumers got quality power. They said Telangana was the only State which supplied highest power to agriculture and the power utilities were geared to meet even higher demand if the situation arose. In areas serviced by Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, officials said the demand went up from 1,700 MW in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits in February last year to 2,760 MW now. The demand is likely to go up to 3,000 MW, which the company is prepared to supply. They said the consumption by agriculture sector went up immensely this year, particularly after the construction of Kaleshwaram project. The demand of ayacut in the left canal of Nagarjunasagar project in Nalgonda district also went up. The three wings of Amazon Data Centre were supplied 30 MW. The industries set up with the aid of TSiPASS consumed a lot of power. The company was prepared to meet the demand from all the IT companies.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.
As Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time, at Kesarapalle IT Park located near Vijayawada on June 12 (Wednesday), arrangements are underway for a live telecast of the ceremony at eleven places across the Nellore district.
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has invited the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to form the government in the State. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Kesarapalle near here on June 12 (Wednesday). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of national leaders will take part in the event