According to officials, the four-hour shutdown may in due course go up to six hours or more in the city from April next, when the rabi operations get into full swing. The citizens of Telangana might have to brace themselves for the worst ever summer of the decade.
Power supply for agriculture too may be affected in a big way.
Although the soon-to-be-commissioned 800-MW Krishnapatnam Thermal Power Plant had been a great source of buoyancy, sources say that Telangana may not benefit from it, if the indications are anything to go by.
In the recent past, APERC has sent back the PPA for the Krishnapatnam project, with comments that, the power of adjudication lay with the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, as it was to be an inter-state project.
As of now, about 900 MW power is being supplied by the short-term generators. Very few short/medium term agreements have been signed afresh up to now. Scope of obtaining power from outside the State has trimmed down, as Tamil Nadu has already laid its claim over the grid corridor.
Power from Hinduja National Power Corporation in Vizag and Thermal Powertech Corporation in Nellore may be other sources if the projects are commissioned as planned.