Telangana records rise in electrical power consumption

Telangana recorded the highest growth rate (9.2%) of per capita electricity consumption in the country, up from 1,896 kwh (2018- 19) to 2,071 kwh (2019-20), the Telangana State Statistical Abstract said.

Rising electrical consumption is correlated with higher development and human welfare indicators. There are 1.65 crore electricity connections in the State, of which 72.8 per cent are domestic connections, 15.4 per cent agricultural and 11.6 per cent industrial connections.

Telangana is the only State supplying 24 hours free power to 25.63 lakh agriculture consumers



from 2014-15 to 2020-21. Hyderabad has the highest number of domestic connections (17.1 lakh) and industrial connections and others (4.02 lakh). Nalgonda has the highest number of agricultural connections at 2.03 lakh. 

The State’s total contracted capacity of electricity was 16,613 MW (as of September 2021). Of this, 51 per cent is generated by the State, 16 per cent by the Centre and 33 per cent by private players. The generation capacity of the Telangana State Generation Company (TSGENCO) is 6,215 MW of which 60.7 per cent of the generation capacity is thermal and 39.2 per cent is hydel.