Says Telengana will be a power surplus state by 2017

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday assured industrialists that there would be no power cuts for the industrial sector in Telangana from May this year.

Addressing annual meeting of CII Telangana chapter here, the Chief Minister pointed out that everybody questioned about availability of power for the industry in the state.

But, I assure you 100 per cent that you can forget power cuts to industry from May. There will be round-the-clock power supply and no power cuts".

He however admitted that there could be few power supply disruptions from March end to first week of April.  Once we pass through the summer, the agricultural load is expected to go down. So, there will be no power cuts for industry from May," he said.

Giving reasons for some disruptions, he said: "The situation is vulnerable currently with a power deficit situation. The existing thermal power capacity is 4,320 MW and top most priority is to overcome this deficit," he said. Rao said that 2,300 MW of power would be added by end of 2015.

According to him, Telangana will be power surplus state by 2017. “With several power projects under various stages of development, the state will be in comfortable position on power front by 2016,” he said. He said that a toll-free service will be started to solve power-cut related issues. "I will give you a toll-free number. If you face power cut problems from May, you can call on the number," Rao said. Power holidays were put up for industrial consumers in the state last year in view of the shortage of power in Telangana, he added. The government will ensure proper industrial land availability and that there is no power cut, transparent governance with clean and corruption-free model and business friendly administration with fast industrial clearances, he said.

"There will be a chasing cell in the CMO which will look into processing of applications of industries pertaining to all departments," the Chief Minister said.

He further said a new pharma city is coming up in over 11,000 acres. It will also have a pharma university.

Vanitha Datla elected as chairperson of CII Telangana

Vanitha Datla, Executive Director & CFO, Elico Ltd, was on Wednesday elected as the new chairperson of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Telangana, for 2015-2016.  J V Nrupender Rao, chairman, Pennar Group, will be its vice chairman. The new office-bearers were elected by the CII Telangana State Council here.  Datla is a pioneer in the analytical instruments industry whereas Rao has a rich and diverse experience as he worked earlier in National Cash Register, the USA, Union Carbide India and Nagarjuna Group.