Energy Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy has asked the power utilities to gear up for meeting the anticipated rise in demand during the summer. He ordered that special focus be laid on supplying power to the farm sector for nine hours during the day.
Taking stock of the power supply situation on Sunday, Mr. Srinivasa Reddy stressed the need for interruption-free power supply to crop fields during the rabi.
Officials informed the Minister that the demand for power from the agriculture and allied sectors was 19,096 MU in 2021-22 financial year and it is expected to increase to 19,819 MU in 2022-23. The projected cumulative energy demand from March to May, 2022 has been put at 20,143 MU.