This year due to continuous Rainfall in Karnataka and Maharashtra States the inflows to Krishna Basin are at historical high to the tune of 1345 TMC as of now. In Telangana state, the major Hydel Power stations are on Krishna Basin. To utilise maximum Hydel Generation all Hydel power stations are continuously kept in service.
According to the CMD Genco and Transco Prabhakar Rao This year about 2716 MU of power is generated from Hydel Generating stations as of now with a Peak Generation of 2211 MW on dt24.09.2019. The generation during the previous year is 1364 MU during the same period.
To maintain economic Load Generation Balance and Grid security all possible steps were taken to utilise maximum Hydel Generation by reducing conventional generation at Central, State and IPPs. In addition to running the Thermal units at technical minimum, some of the units are kept under reserve shut down, power is not being scheduled from short term contracts, sale of power in the exchange and even backing down of renewables during some days.
The lower than usual Khariff demand, high Hydel generation and non-materialisation of Lift Irrigation Loads during this year are unexpectedly resulting in backing down of thermal stations and payment of the fixed cost to generators. With these wide variations in demand and availability, Transco is maintaining optimum Load Generation Balance by ensuring Grid security.
NOTE: 2019-20 Values are upto 22nd October 2019.
