Electricity demand: GHMC consumed 89.71 MU on May 3; it was 58.34 MU in 2023

Hyderabad: The highest consumption of 89.71 million units was recorded on Friday (May 3) within the GHMC, which is 53.77 per cent higher than last year’s consumption of 58.34 million units recorded on May 3, 2023. “In this season, till the end of May, there is a possibility that the demand will increase dramatically,” he said.

The data for the consumption of electricity in 2024 and 2023 was revealed by Musharraf Ali Faruqui, managing director of Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL).

He said that the highest demand of 4,214 MW was recorded under the limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) this season on April 30.

Every electricity department employee on alert

Even as the demand and consumption of electricity is drastically increasing due to the current summer season, Musharraf Ali Faruqui has asked every electricity department officer in the State to ensure that there is no disruption in power supply.

He was speaking at a review meeting with participation from the chief general manager, superintending engineers and divisional engineers at the headquarters of the company.

On Saturday, the demand of 4,209 megawatts was recorded and the consumption is also more than 90 million units, the CMD of TSSPDCL said in a statement.

More engineers and infrastructure assigned

He said that till the end of this season, one engineer should be appointed in charge of every 11 KV on a shift-job basis. “In connection with this, around 300 engineers working in the company’s head office, other circle and zonal offices have also been appointed for operation duties.”

The CMD also ordered the accounting staff working in the circle office to be assigned operational duties. He said that 4,353 additional distribution transformers have been installed because of summer demand.

In addition, another 250 distribution transformers have been made available at the field-level offices. Where necessary, the electricity personnel have been ordered to arrange them on a war footing and ensure there is no inconvenience to the consumers.

Pattern continuing from March 2024

A record electricity consumption of 79.48 million units in Greater Hyderabad was recorded on March 28 by TSSDPCL. In March 2023, electricity consumption was 67.97 million units and the average consumption in March 2023 was 57.84 million units.

However, in March 2024, the average consumption reached 70.96 units, an increase of 22.7 per cent with 79.48 million units being consumed.

Telangana under heatwave

On Thursday, 11 districts in Telangana witnessed blistering temperatures exceeding 46⁰ Celsius, painting a grim picture of the prevailing weather conditions. Nalgonda emerged as the hottest district, recording a staggering 46.6⁰ Celsius—the highest temperature of the season thus far.

Close on its heels were Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, and Suryapet, each registering 46.5⁰ Celsius, as per data from the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS). Other districts like Jagtial, Peddapalli, and Khammam weren’t far behind, with temperatures hovering around 46.4⁰ Celsius.