Telangana government on Wednesday issued the orders for purchasing 2,000 mw of power immediately on a along term basis for a period of seven years from generators on a pan India basis.
These orders were issued in modification of earlier orders according to which the government proposed to procure power on a medium term basis(5 years) from generators in the Southern region. Official say that the change in scope and time frame of the procurement was aimed at reducing the power purchase costs.
The state was reeling under severe power crisis, which led the power utilities to declare two-day power holiday to industries yesterday, on account of the supply-demand mismatch.
