Don't go by rumours on power cuts, says APEPDCL CMD

Visakhapatnam Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (APEPDCL) CMD K. Santosh Rao on Saturday rubbished speculation in social media on imposition of power cuts due to shortage in coal supply.

He appealed to consumers not to believe rumours circulating on social media about power cuts. He clarified that there were no such power cuts as noticed on social media that emergency load relief would come into effect across the State from Saturday immediately after the Dussehra festival.

Rao said there were no interruptions in the power supply as the State Government was supplying coal reserves as required for power generation. "If there is any such decision, it will be officially communicated to consumers immediately through the print and electronic media rather than through social media," he pointed out.