NPDCL clocks highest-ever peak power demand on Saturday

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CMD of TGNPDCL K. Varun Reddy.

CMD of TGNPDCL K. Varun Reddy. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

HYDERABAD

The Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TGNPDCL) has clocked the highest-ever highest request of powerfulness successful its past erstwhile it reached 6,057 megawatt astatine 10.23 americium connected Saturday (February 28), retired of the full request of astir 16,600 MW registered successful the State astir the aforesaid time.

According to Chairman and Managing Director of the Northern Discom K. Varun Reddy, the highest highest request registered successful the Discom was connected March 11 past year, erstwhile it clocked 5,816 MW. There is simply a leap of implicit 240 MW successful the highest ever highest demand, arsenic recorded connected Saturday, compared to the erstwhile highest.

The CMD explained that beforehand readying and punctual measures were undertaken to guarantee uninterrupted and prime powerfulness supply. He said peculiar absorption was laid connected strengthening the infrastructure. As portion of this 35 caller 33/11 kV substations were charged, 366 further powerfulness transformers were installed and capableness enhancement of 7,600 transformers was completed.

Further, 8 overloaded 33 kV feeders were bifurcated, 1,200 km of alternate 33 kV lines were laid and 392 capacitor banks were installed to trim the debased voltage issues. Keeping the summertime play successful view, a peculiar enactment program has been readied.

Works specified arsenic transformer maintenance, enactment patrolling, rectification of escaped enactment connections and stocking of required worldly were intensified. Emergency effect teams person been kept acceptable successful each part and a peculiar monitoring strategy has been initiated for punctual grievance redressal. He reiterated that irrespective of the emergence successful demand, uninterrupted powerfulness proviso would beryllium ensured.

Published - February 28, 2026 07:43 p.m. IST

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