VISAKHAPATNAM: The power utilities in state have laid special focus on power supply to agricultural and domestic sectors in view of the ongoing power supply shortage in the country.
The state officials said the present electricity restrictions will be temporary and the situation may come back to normal by the end of April. The total energy demand in all sectors in 2018-19 was 63,605 million units, which increased by 8.3 perc ent to 68,905 MU in 2021-22. There was an increase of 32 per cent, 6 per cent and 16 per cent in domestic, industrial and agricultural categories respectively.