Power Holiday For Industry

• Telangana Reduces Power Holiday for Industry

  The Telangana government Monday reduced the power holiday for industries from two days a week to one day.

• In Andhra Pradesh, industry left without power three days a week

  In Andhra Pradesh, industry is trying to figure out how to manage with just four days of power a week. A three-day a week power holiday for industrial units began this week to cope with the huge gap in demand and supply that has been exacerbated over the last several weeks. The government says that this is an unprecedented crisis caused by not enou...

• Andhra Pradesh industries to face power cuts in peak hours

  In what is seen as an ominous sign, major and medium industries in Andhra Pradesh will have a "power holiday" for 12 days a month as the state power distribution companies are unable to meet the growing demand for electricity. The move was put into effect yesterday. The industries will also have to face "evening peak restrictions" from 6.30-10.30 ...

• Over 60 per cent small industries operating on power holiday

  Defying a government order to observe a power holiday once a week to tide over the acute power crisis in the state,about 60 per cent of nearly 40,000 small,micro and tiny industries functioned, in protest against 'failure' to provide power for the rest of the week.

• Tamil Nadu to face massive power cuts

  Faced with acute power shortage of around 4,000 MW and the wrath of public for long power cuts, the Tamil Nadu power utility on Saturday announced 40 per cent power cut for all industrial and commercial users, two-hour cuts in Chennai city and suburbs and four hours for other rural and urban areas from Monday onwards.