2-hour power cut in Hyderabad

Heavy shortfall forces Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh to regulate power supply. All the power cuts will be before 2 p.m. in the day

February 07, 2014 11:48 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 10:17 pm IST - HYDERABAD:

The Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh (CPDCL) has officially announced the power cut schedules for various localities of the city and other areas on Friday.

Within the GHMC, a two-hour load relief will be enforced every day starting from Saturday, in two spells of one hour each.

However, all the power cuts will be before 2 p.m. in the day.

In the district headquarters, the power cuts will be for four hours per day, spread over two spells of two hours each, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and again from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

In other towns and municipalities, a six-hour load relief will be enforced in two spells of three hours each, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

In the mandal headquarters, power cuts will be of eight hours, enforced in two spells of four hours each, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

There is a gap of 20 to 30 million units of power, and in view of the ongoing Rabi operations and increasing demand, there is a need to regulate the power supply, the company said.

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