In view of the current power crisis and power cuts throughout the state, the Energy Coordination Cell (ECC) of the energy department of Andhra Pradesh, has appealed to around 25 million consumers to save energy by releasing an open letter.
According to an ECC release, one unit of electricity saved is equivalent to 1.2 units of electricity produced. The energy conservation measures like arresting wastage of energy, including avoiding usage of air-conditioners indiscriminately, using solar heaters and replacing incandescent lamps with CFLs have a potential to save 10,000-15,000 million units.
The state is going to come up with an action plan to take up energy conservation and energy efficiency in a mission mode. The government is also contemplating giving energy conservation cash awards to consumers. It has already directed power utilities to draw up an action plan to take up massive awareness programmes both in rural and urban areas.
The state power utilities are planning to procure around 1,300 Mw per month till May 2013 as a short-term measure, and as a medium-term, it is in the process of purchasing around 1,000 Mw from June 2013 to June 2016, the release added.