Chairman and Managing Director of the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TSSPDCL or Southern Discom) Md. Musharraf Faruqui has asked the engineers and other staff of the power utility to be extra cautious to prevent interruptions in power supply as the temperatures are increasing sharply this season pushing up the energy demand.
In a meeting with the chief general managers, superintending and divisional engineers held here on Saturday, he stated that the highest peak load of 4,214 megawatts was recorded in Greater Hyderabad on April 30, while the highest daily consumption of energy of 89.71 million units was recorded on May 3 (Friday).
Noting that the energy consumption on May 3 this year was 53.7% higher compared to consumption on the same day last year when it was recorded as 58.34 MU. The peak load in Greater Hyderabad on Saturday was recorded as 4,209 MW and the energy consumption was expected to cross 90 MU and it could further towards the month-end.
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