The Hindu Business Line : AP power utilities to focus on rural consumers

IN tune with the change in the Government's focus towards the rural economy, the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (APTransco) has announced that top-most priority would be given to provide quality and reliable power to the rural consumers on par with the urban consumers.

The Principal Secretary for Energy, Mr D.K. Panwar, said special schemes have been prepared to expedite this process by investing Rs 1,234 crore funded by the Rural Electrification Corporation of India (REC) during this fiscal year.

The State is a front-runner in framing and finalising the rural electrification schemes to provide much better services to the rural masses, he said.

Addressing a gathering after hoisting the National Flag at Vidyut Soudha here on Sunday, he said the State Government under the leadership of Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, was fully committed and determined to strengthen and stabilise the power sector by improving the installed capacity, transmission and distribution network.

The State Government was determined to provide free electricity to the agriculture sector in particular, Mr Panwar added.

According to him, the State Government has extended its full cooperation and support to the power utilities for the successful implementation of free electricity scheme by providing timely subsidy.

To keep up its promise to provide additional annual subsidy of about Rs 437 crore per annum, the State Government has been releasing the monthly instalments towards the free electricity scheme, Mr Panwar said.

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