With increase in demand for agriculture sector, the Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (APEPDCL) has decided to impose one-day a week power holiday for industries and increase load relief for the domestic sector from the current two to three hours a day.
The revised schedule will come into effect from March 3. APEPDCL officials said there is a shortfall of three million units per day forcing them to increase the extent of power regulation ‘purely on temporary’ basis. Power holiday for industries has been announced for the first time during current season.
Load relief will be implemented in the city from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in zone-I and 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in zone II and III.
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APEPDCL said the ‘certain regulation of power’ to industries is purely on temporary basis till the standing crop is harvested.
Load relief to industries on dedicated and express feeders will be on Monday for Vizianagaram and Bobbili, Tuesday for all divisions in Eluru circle, Wednesday in zone-II, Thursday in all divisions in Rajahmundry circle, Friday in Anakapalle and Saturday in Srikakulam, Tekkali, zone-I and III, Narsipatnam and Paderu.