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Warangal Power Demand Jumps as Farmers Report Supply Interruptions
Electricity use in the former Warangal district was much higher on October 3 than on the same day last year.
The power company recorded 99.45 million units, an increase of about 70 percent.
It said hotter weather, the El Niño effect, and greater use by homes, businesses, and farms contributed to the rise.
Farmers said they were no longer getting farm power at night.
They also said daytime power sometimes stopped for hours.
Farmers from four villages protested and asked for steady three-phase electricity for their farm motors.
The company said it was supplying power according to a schedule and was preparing upgrades for summer.
It also said it had already reached 100 MW of solar generation and was working to add another 300 MW.
TGNPDCL recorded 99.45 million units consumed in erstwhile Warangal district on October 3, up 70.23% from the same day last year.
Farmers said night-time agricultural supply had stopped and that interruptions during scheduled daytime supply were affecting farming.
Farmers from four villages protested over three-phase supply; the article body places the protest at Vajedu sub-station, while its headline says Dharmaram sub-station.
The utility attributed higher demand to the El Niño effect, higher temperatures, and increased domestic, commercial, and agricultural consumption.
TGNPDCL is preparing network upgrades for summer and says it aims to make an additional 300 MW of solar power available within two to three months.
- Who
- TGNPDCL, farmers in erstwhile Warangal district, and farmers from four villages in Wazeedu mandal.
- What
- Electricity use rose sharply, farmers reported interruptions to agricultural supply, and the utility outlined preparations for summer demand.
- Where
- Erstwhile Warangal district, Telangana; the protest location is identified as Vajedu sub-station in the article body and Dharmaram sub-station in its headline.
- When
- Consumption figures cited are for October 3 and the same date last year; the protest took place on Sunday. Night-time farm supply had reportedly been stopped since June.
- Why
- The utility attributed rising demand to the El Niño effect, higher temperatures, and increased domestic, commercial, and agricultural consumption.
Farmers’ account
Utility’s account
Reliability of farm power
Farmers’ account
Farmers said night-time agricultural supply had stopped and daytime interruptions could last nearly four hours, disrupting farm motors and farming activities.
Utility’s account
Mulugu district superintendent engineer B Bikshapathi said an app was used to monitor and regulate farm supply and that electricity was being supplied according to scheduled timings.
Reason for ending night supply
Farmers’ account
Farmers said they had received agricultural power during both day and night before the kharif season, but since June it was reportedly available only from 8 am to 6 pm.
Utility’s account
B Bikshapathi said night-time agricultural supply had been stopped for the past four months because of the El Niño effect and increased power demand.
Key facts
- October 3 consumption
- 99.45 million units, compared with 58.42 million units on the same day last year.
- Year-over-year increase
- 70.23%.
- Hanamkonda circle
- Peak demand of 346.86 MW on October 3; consumption was 6.91 million units that day.
- Other reported peak demands
- Warangal: 331.54 MW on October 2; Janagaon: 456.18 MW on October 1; Mahabubabad: 459.79 MW on October 2.
- Additional circle peaks
- Jayashankar Bhupalpally: 216.82 MW; Mulugu: 200.30 MW.
- Solar power
- TGNPDCL said generation in its jurisdiction had crossed 100 MW and another 300 MW was targeted within two to three months.
- Planned network work
- Plans include new 33/11 kV substations, transformers, feeders, and reinforcement of existing power lines.
Sources
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