TS-Genco makes most of June-July heavy flood

It generates 752 MU of energy at its hydel stations

Heavy flood into the Krishna Basin projects this water year, considered the best in recent past, has helped Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TS-Genco) to generate a record 752 million units of low-cost energy in June and July helping the two power distribution companies (Discoms) reduce power purchases from private producers proportionately. TS-Genco’s hydel generation was 160.9 MU in June and 591.1 MU in July and it was no where near the generation possible this year in the five previous years. “In tune with the State government policy to keep hydel generation at possible peak level to feed the demand from agriculture sector and by following the met forecast, we have started hydel generation early and the rain gods blessed our efforts by bringing in copious flood into projects,” a TS-Genco official unwilling to be quoted said. He explained that hydel generation in June and July was 11 MU and 381.9 MU in 2020, 0 and 6.9 MU in 2019, 8.1 MU and 116.3 MU in 2018, 0 and 1.7 MU in 2017 and 9.45 MU and 61.63 MU in 2016, respectively.