‘Ensure 9-hour daytime power to farmers’

June 24, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:48 am IST - HYDERABAD:

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has directed the energy officials to ensure nine-hour continuous power supply during daytime for the farm sector during oncoming Kharif crop season. He also asked them to arrive at the quantum of power needed to ensure such supply through scientific analysis.

Mr. Rao asked the officials to stop industrial supply for a day in August when agricultural operations peak, so that exact demand for agriculture can be arrived at. Precise figures for estimation of agricultural demand are not available, as uninterrupted power supply has never been given to farm sector, he noted at a review meeting with the officials from TSGenco, TSNPDCL and TSSPDCL.

Mr. Rao hinted at nine-hour supply for next Rabi too, thanks to the 3000 MW additional power projected to be available by then.

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