D. Prabhakar Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, TS-Genco and TS-Transco has said that despite heavy rains in the state, quality power is being supplied to all sections of power consumers, except a few areas here and there where the distribution The network is affected. Flood and flood.
In a review meeting held on the power supply situation in the state in the backdrop of heavy rains, the CMD said that adequate coal stock is being maintained at the thermal stations of TS-Genco in view of the heavy rains this season. Such preparations helped Genco to keep the production process seamless. Genco was also coming to the rescue of some states which were struggling with power generation due to delay in coal supply coupled with heavy rains.
He said that flood water from the nearby Nala Garikavagu had entered the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station premises, but the authorities there broke a portion of the compound wall so as to be a foot deep without causing any obstruction to the installation and power there. Let the water go out. generation.
Similarly, two sub-stations in the northern DISCOM areas- Gopalpur and Uppal were also flooded, but the water had receded now. On the basis of sub-stations, alternative arrangements were made to keep the power supply running in the areas. He also appealed to the farmers and others not to come in contact with electric poles and cables/conductors during rains.
On hydroelectric power generation at Srisailam Left Bank Hydro Electric Station, Mr Prabhakar Rao said that the generation was on as the reservoir had a volume of more than one lakh cusecs and would be continued as per power requirement. Telangana needs
The two discoms were deploying additional staff and material to deal with any emergency as three-four more days of rain were forecast.
In a review meeting organized by Northern Discom CMD A Gopal Rao in Warangal, he directed all field and supervisory staff to be available at their headquarters to attend to emergency calls of power supply disruption. He asked the consumers to contact on 1912 or 18004250028 for any complaint/problem related to power supply.