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TGSPDCL Power Demand Soars to 10,839 MW Amid El Niño
Electricity powers our homes, schools, and farms.
A company called TGSPDCL supplies power to a southern region of Telangana.
On August 12, people used a lot more electricity than they did a year ago.
The peak power demand reached 10,839 megawatts, which is enough energy to run millions of appliances at the same time.
The weather was very hot and it did not rain much, because of a weather pattern called El Niño.
Farmers used electric pumps to water their crops in the dry heat.
City people used fans and air conditioners to stay cool.
Factories and technology companies also used more power.
The electricity company strengthened its power lines and kept emergency teams ready so that the supply would not fail.
TGSPDCL recorded a peak power demand of 10,839 MW on August 12, up 3,623 MW from the 7,216 MW recorded on the same day last year.
Power consumption in its service area rose to 207.30 million units, compared with 147.12 million units a year earlier.
The demand surge was attributed to El Niño conditions of warm weather and poor rainfall, which increased electricity-powered irrigation in rural areas.
Urban use of air-conditioners and cooling appliances, along with expansion of the industrial and IT sectors, also drove higher power consumption.
Chairman and managing director Jitesh V. Patil said TGSPDCL strengthened its network capacity, with round-the-clock emergency response teams monitoring supply.
The Core Urban Region recorded a peak demand of 3,920 MW, up 610 MW year-on-year, with consumption of 81.17 million units.
- Who
- TGSPDCL (Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited), led by chairman and managing director Jitesh V. Patil
- What
- Recorded a sharp rise in peak power demand to 10,839 MW and power consumption of 207.30 million units on August 12
- Where
- Hyderabad and the areas served by TGSPDCL, Telangana's southern discom
- When
- August 12 (compared with the same day a year earlier)
- Why
- El Niño conditions of warm weather and poor rainfall increased electricity use for irrigation, urban cooling, and industrial and IT sectors
Key facts
- Peak power demand (Aug 12)
- 10,839 MW
- Year-on-year demand increase
- +3,623 MW (from 7,216 MW)
- Power consumption
- 207.30 million units (up 60.18 MU from 147.12 MU)
- Core Urban Region peak demand
- 3,920 MW (up 610 MW from 3,310 MW)
- Core Urban Region consumption
- 81.17 million units (up 15.68 MU from 65.49 MU)
- Key drivers
- El Niño warm weather, poor rainfall, irrigation, cooling appliances, industrial and IT sector growth
- Response
- Network strengthening, reinforced substations, transformers and feeders; round-the-clock emergency teams
Quotes
Jitesh V. Patil
Chairman and Managing Director of TGSPDCL
“the discom served the increased power demand by further strengthening and enhancing the capacity of the electricity network, reinforcing substations, power transformers and feeders to handle the additional load; emergency response teams were available round the clock, with officials continuously monitoring the supply in key areas.”
deccanchronicle.com
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