Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Hyderabad CURE Area Power Consumption Hits Record High
The Hyderabad region used more electricity than ever before on August 18.
The area is called CURE and includes Hyderabad and nearby places within the Outer Ring Road.
It used 3,893 megawatts of electricity that day.
That was 1,000 megawatts more than on the same day last year.
More homes, shops and construction projects are increasing the need for electricity.
Officials expect electricity use to grow by another 30% in the next six months.
They are improving substations, power networks and smart technology to meet the demand.
Their main challenge is providing reliable, good-quality electricity to everyone.
The CURE area recorded 3,893 MW of power consumption on August 18.
Consumption was 1,000 MW higher than on the same day last year, when it reached 2,981 MW.
CURE accounted for 3,893 MW of the 11,000 MW used within TGSPDCL’s service limits.
Officials linked the increase to commercial activity, construction and rising domestic connections.
TGSPDCL expects CURE demand to rise 30% in six months and reach 5,000 MW by summer 2027.
- Who
- The Core Urban Region Economy area and the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (TGSPDCL).
- What
- CURE recorded its highest power consumption of the year at 3,893 MW, an increase of 1,000 MW from the same day last year.
- When
- August 18; officials also forecast a 30% increase in demand over the next six months and 5,000 MW by summer 2027.
- Where
- The CURE area, covering Hyderabad’s metropolitan and surrounding peri-urban zones within the Outer Ring Road limits.
- Why
- Officials attributed the rise to growing commercial activity, construction, residential development and increasing domestic power connections.
- CURE consumption
- 3,893 MW on August 18
- Year-on-year increase
- 1,000 MW above consumption on the same day last year
- Previous-year consumption
- 2,981 MW on the same day last year
- TGSPDCL service-limit consumption
- 11,000 MW in total, including 3,893 MW in CURE
- Expected six-month growth
- Officials expect CURE power demand to increase by 30%
- Summer 2027 forecast
- CURE demand is expected to reach 5,000 MW
- Utility response
- TGSPDCL is strengthening substations, network capacity and smart technologies