APERC Sets Up State Advisory Committee

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has constituted the State Advisory Committee (SAC) with 18 members from various fields and an official gazette to advise it on policy matters.

The tenure of the SAC will be for three years from the date of publication of the gazette.The objectives of the SAC will be to advise APERC on matters of policy, quality, continuity, and extent of services provided by the licensees, compliance by licensees with conditions required for the licence, protection of consumer interests, electricity supply, and overall standards of performance of the utilities.

While Thakur Rama Singh, the in-charge chairman of APERC, will act as ex-officio chairman, PVR Reddy will act as an ex-officio member of the SAC. The secretary for consumer affairs will also be an ex-officio member of the SAC. Apart from the ex-officio members, 18 others were nominated to be members of the SAC.