Irregular power cuts irk Hyderabadis

For the past two weeks, city dwellers have been grappling with irregular power cuts. On some occasions it would come back within minutes, other times the agony gets stretched for hours. Moreover, the uncertainty around the timing of power cuts is catching citizens off-guard.

With such being the state of power supply in parts of Hyderabad, denizens are pushed to fish out battery lights, candles, and inverters from attics and storage cupboards.

While Tuesday’s heavy rain caused widespread power outages across the city, many complain of power cuts even before and after the rains. As the thunderstorm alert was passed days ago, TSSPDCL’s unpreparedness irked



citizens. This is quite apparent on the social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter).

TSSPDCL Chairman and MD Musharraf Ali Faruqui asserted that there is an infinite power supply and that “there is no power interruption anywhere in the city”.

On morning power cuts, he said, “Domestic demand has come down in the early morning and the load patterns have shifted, with more demand in the afternoon.” Around 300 teams are currently deployed and working round the clock, he said.

“22,000 people work hard to give uninterrupted power supply. The job of a lineman is risky and it is unfair to say there are power disruptions,” he added.