`Power outages not to be tolerated’: CM Revanth Reddy orders strict action against lax officials

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has warned of strict action against the officials and staff for power outages.

The Chief Minister made it clear that the government is supplying adequate power to meet the energy demand and no official power cuts will be imposed. The Chief Minister said that electricity supply has already been increased in the state when compared to the past.

He expressed dismay over power outages in many places. The CM was angry at some officials for not discharging duties sincerely.

CM Revanth Reddy said that it has come to his notice that some people are conspiring to bring a bad name to the government by spreading misinformation on power supply. The CM warned of strict action against such officers and the staff and alerted the energy officials to counter the misinformation campaign on power cuts despite the increase in electricity supply.

The Chief Minister grilled also reviewed the ‘Gruha Jyoti’ and ‘Rs.500 cooking gas cylinder supply’ schemes. TRANSCO and GENCO CMD Rizvi explained to the CM that the power supply has increased in the last two months compared to the corresponding period last year.

TRANSCO CMD said the power supply was interrupted for some time in the limits of three sub-stations in the state recently. When the CM asked about the reasons for the power cuts, officials informed that the DEs are supposed to monitor the load fluctuations in the sub-stations properly and the problem arose due to their failure to do so.

The Chief Minister ordered strict action against the officials and staff who did not discharge their duties properly. The CM asked the officials to inform the consumers in the area of the respective sub-stations in advance if the power supply is suspended for any repairs or other maintenance issues.

The CM warned that he gathered information about some of the field-level staff, who were appointed during the previous government, deliberately imposing power cuts to bring a bad name to the government. The officials have been asked to investigate the reasons behind power cuts if the supply is interrupted for more than 5 minutes anywhere in the state. Action should be taken against anyone who deliberately caused the power cuts, except for technical and natural reasons.

The government has taken all measures to provide adequate power supply to meet the growing energy demand in the state. An action plan has already been prepared to supply power during the peak season of February, March, and April when the electricity demand is high. 264.95 million units of electricity were supplied per day from February 1 and 13 this year. Last year, the power supply during the same period was only 242.44 million units. In January last year, 230.54 million units of power were supplied. This year, it was more than 243.12 million units in January.