Telangana has once again recorded its highest ever power demand.
According to officials, the highest demand ever of 15,062 MW was recorded at 10:30 AM today.
On the same day last year the peak demand stood at 12,727 MW. And the highest electricity consumption last March was 14,160 MW.
The peak power demand yesterday was 14,138 MW.
The peak demand is expected to cross 16,000 MW this summer.
TS Transco and Genco Chairman and Managing Director D Prabhakar Rao said that about 37% of the total electricity consumption was by the agriculture sector.
He also promised that the power utilities would take measures for uninterrupted power supply to all consumers, including farmers, during the summer.
With the demand for agriculture and industrial needs going up, the consumption of electricity has steadily been increasing in Telangana for the last few years, he said.