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Hyderabad industries face unscheduled power cuts, seek rooftop solar
The Story in Brief
Unscheduled power cuts in October are disrupting production at an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 small and medium-scale industrial units around Hyderabad. Industrialists say even a 30-minute outage takes nearly three hours to restore normal operations, leaving employees idle and causing production losses.
Many units discarded diesel generators after a decade of stable supply. Reinstalling a generator would cost Rs 15 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, with diesel power at Rs 15 per unit against the grid rate of Rs 8 per unit, making it unviable for more than two to three months. Industrial associations are urging the State government to promote rooftop solar with subsidies and incentives.
The Telangana Industrialists Federation plans to convene a meeting with industrial associations by the end of October 2026 before taking the issue to the government.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The cost gap between grid power and diesel-generated power, Rs 8 versus Rs 15 per unit, makes generators a stopgap, not a solution. Industrialists are pushing for rooftop solar, but the government has yet to announce a dedicated policy or subsidies. The federation’s meeting in late October will frame a collective demand, the real test is whether the Congress government, which has already asked farmers to defer cultivation, will offer industrial units the long-term strategy they seek.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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