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The social media handle of TSSPDCL at X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday was clogged with complaints from angry customers from many parts of Hyderabad, who were venting their frustration at not having access to power at peak hours.
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The discom has said the bills were “merged” is because of the Mahabubnagar Local Authorities code of conduct.
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However, the discom restored the supply and gave the HCA a day’s time to clear the dues, failing which power supply to the stadium will be cut off from Saturday.
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According to Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman T Sriranga Rao, issuance of zero bill by Discoms to the consumers was not correct, unless subsidy or subvention was received by the Discoms in advance
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According to power officials, till March 5, about 2.5 lakh customers of the Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSNPDCL) and 7.5 lakh customers of the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSSPDCL) have been issued zero bills.
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The meter readers argue that if they start collecting data along with the regular work of generating power bills from each beneficiary, it would take a long time and they would not be able to finish the task by February 15.
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The man G Shiva Reddy (28), a resident of Medipally village of Yacharam in Ibrahimpatnam mandal of Ranga Reddy district latched the door of his room from inside and hanged himself.
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The Discoms send SMS alerts only for scheduled power cuts and do not send alerts about unscheduled power cuts causing a lot of hardship to the people of the State, especially in the Greater Hyderabad region, which is witnessing frequent power outages in the last few days.
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The man, who is a relative of a woman corporator, had attacked the lineman alleging that he had misbehaved with his mother and threatened her to pay up pending electricity bills.
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There are about 3,288 11 KV feeders and 346 33/11 substations in the GHMC limits and of them 2,470 feeders and 182 substaions maintenance works have been completed, said TSSpdcl officials
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Telangana government has directed the Chairman and Managing Directors of Spdcl and Npdcl to make alternative arrangements till new directors are appointed.
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As part of this initiative, Google Pay has partnered with the two state-owned electricity billers - TSNPDCL and TSSPDCL
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On Thursday, maintenance activities will be carried out by the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) in specific areas within the metro, Medchal, and Rangareddy zones.
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The annual maintenance activities are traditionally conducted between November and January each year.
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In a statement issued here on Saturday, Chairman & Managing Director of TSSPDCL Musharraf Ali Faruqui urged people to desist from using metal-coated threads as they could cause electrocution
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Speculation is rife that Telangana government may allow Discoms to increase the power tariff during the financial year 2024-25 to reduce their debts
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Applications have been invited from eligible In-service and Retired Electricity Officers with experience and knowledge in the respective disciplines.
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The CMD said Telangana government was giving top priority to the power sector and that it was keen to provide uninterrupted quality power to consumers
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After assuming charge, Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi held a meeting with senior officials to get firsthand information about the power position and financial conditions of power utilities
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In case of any untoward incident caused due to electricity people can contact the nearest electricity department control room, 100 / 1912 and Tank Bund Electricity Control Number 7901530966 / NTR Marg 7901530866.