Amaravati: In view of the power crisis in the state, APTransco CMD and Secretary, Energy Department, N Srikanth has urged consumers to avoid using air-conditioners during peak hours from 6 am to 9 am and 6 pm to 10 pm. appealed to. This will help in reducing the burden on the power sector. Speaking to the media, the Energy Secretary said that the coal reserves at the EpiGenco Thermal Plant would last for the next two days, resulting in a 50 per cent drop in power generation.
He said that out of the total 135 thermal power plants in the country, 128 plants are facing acute shortage of coal. There is a shortage of 24,000 to 40,000 tonnes of coal. Genco power plants are being supplied against a total demand of 70,000 tonnes per day. Due to the increase in power consumption during the post-Covid period, the government was forced to buy power at Rs 15 per unit as against Rs 4 in September.
The Energy Secretary said that the State Government is making efforts to protect the power sector and has provided financial assistance of Rs 34,340 crore. "Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has written to the prime minister seeking improvement in coal supply. The state government is making efforts to prevent interruption in power supply," he said.
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