Note on Power Supply Position in the State of Andhra Pradesh as on 07-04-2022

Vijayawada, Neti Patrika Prajavartha :
The maximum demand of approx. 235 MU was met on 1st April 2022 successfully with the available generation resources and market purchases of around 64 MU. The demand registered an increase of 3.54% and 46% on the same day compared to 2021 and 2020 respectively. The increase in demand is primarily due to resumption of economic activities in the state with ease in COVID pandemic conditions. This increase in demand is in line with all India increase in demand; therefore most of the states are relying on power exchanges to meet their electricity consumption.
In our state, after utilising all the long-term generation resources to meet the daily grid demand, there is a deficit of nearly 40-50 MU per day, which has to be met from available power markets either in Day Ahead or Real Time. In the recent days, required quantum of power is not getting cleared in the exchanges due to non-availability of power across the country. Due to unavoidable circumstances, emergency load reliefs had to be issued to agricultural as well as domestic sectors across the state for few hours in a day. The shortage is seen across the country and most industrial states like Gujarat are implementing Load Reliefs to domestic, agricultural as well as industrial sectors.
Required quantum is not available in the exchange due to crop end season and heat wave across the country. In the coming 15 days, the demand will come down as per the historical trend due to harvesting of crops across the state.
Secretary, Energy, GoAP, B Sreedhar has reviewed the power supply position in the state and constrained to direct the power utilities to implement Load Reliefs to Industrial Sector in order to supply power to agriculture consumers so that the standing crops are not affected and to domestic consumers in light of present heat wave conditions prevailing in the state.
DISCOMs have proposed to issue 50% load relief for the continuous process industries and 1 day in a week (except power holiday) for the non-continuous process industries for about 15 days and utilise the power only during the day time, till the demand subside in the state. The DISCOMs CMDs are planning for the Load Relief as above and to ensure reliable agriculture and domestic supply to the consumers.