Hyderabad, March 22 -- The electricity demand in Telangana touched a record 17,162 megawatts by the end of Thursday, the highest ever registered in the state till date, state deputy chief minister and energy minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said on Friday.

"The peak power demand in Telangana reached an all-time high of 17,162 MW. Yet, the power distribution companies continued to ensure uninterrupted and high-quality electricity supply without any disruptions," Vikramarka said in a statement.

In terms of power consumption, the demand was 331.161 million units per day. Of this, thermal power stations of Telangana power generation corporation supplied 86.13 MU, hydel power stations 9.867 MU, Singareni thermal power stations 26.529 MU, cen...