HYDERABAD: The existing power cuts to domestic sector are likely to continue till June next year. However, there could be some relief during January and February due to fall in power demand.At present, APTransco is able to supply about 225 million units per day as against the demand of 245 MU. The shortfall of around 20 MU is being managed by imposing power cuts to the domestic sector during day and one day power holiday to industries, followed by evening peak restrictions between 6.30 pm and 10.30 pm on the industrial sector.Under pressure from the government, the energy sector is striving hard to maintain seven hour power supply to agriculture sector to protect standing crops. The power shortage problem will be partially addressed with the promise made at a recent meeting of APTransco officials with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd and the Southern Region Power Committee, to yield additional power of about 500 MW per month between January and April next year. At present, there is two hour power cuts in Hyderabad, four hours in district headquarters and municipal corporations, six hours in mandals and municipalities and only night supply from 6 p.m to 6 a.m in villages.APTransco is hardly able to meet the rising power demand and hence there is no possibility of lifting power cuts for domestic consumers in spite of additional power purchases.Keeping in view the precarious power situation, in August the state government allowed APTransco to tie up for additional purchases of upto 1,100 MW for the period between February and May 2012 at an average price of `4.86 per unit.APTransco vicechairman and managing director Ajay Jain claimed there will not power supply will improve from June 2012 onwards.
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