Hyderabad: The Telangana government has asked electricity authorities to prepare for record power demand, which is expected to exceed 19,000 MW during the 2026 Rabi and summer seasons.
Principal Secretary to Energy Navin Mittal issued the directive on Saturday during a review meeting at the TGSPDCL headquarters in Mint Compound. Officials from TGTRANSCO, TSGENCO, TGSPDCL, TGNPDCL, TGREDCO, and Singareni Collieries attended the meeting.
Mittal noted that Telangana met this year’s peak load of 17,162 MW without any disruptions. He directed departments to complete all line repairs, transformer work, and infrastructure upgrades by December.
Telangana power demand: major infrastructure ramp-up planned
To meet rising Telangana power demand, the state will commission 72 new substations in the Southern DISCOM and 31 in the Northern DISCOM. Officials will also upgrade transformer capacity at 181 EHT substations. In addition, more than 13,600 new distribution transformers will be installed across the state.
The expansion plan includes strengthening EHT, 33 kV, and 11 kV lines. Power Transformer Ratings (PTR) will also be enhanced. All units at the Yadadri Thermal Power Station are expected to start soon, which will add 4,000 MW to the grid.
Mittal asked officials to automate transformers and feeders. He also instructed them to extend SCADA-like systems to rural areas and to implement the Feeder Outage Management system in all DISCOMs.
Singareni Collieries CMD N Balaram said coal output will rise to 2.20 million tonnes per day by November. This will help ensure uninterrupted fuel supply to thermal power plants.
Under the PM-eDrive initiative, TGSPDCL CMD Musharaf Faruqui confirmed that 3,121 EV charging sites have been identified in Hyderabad. The plan aims to establish the city as India’s electric vehicle capital.
Mittal emphasized that the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are giving top priority to the power sector. He urged departments to maintain service quality and provide uninterrupted electricity to all consumers.