New power sub-stations to ensure uninterrupted supply in AP
No Additional Burden on Public, says Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar
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Nellore: Andhra Pradesh Minister for Energy Gottipati Ravi Kumar on Tuesday stated that new power sub-stations are being constructed to ensure quality and uninterrupted electricity supply to farmers and the general public.
The Minister, along with Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prasanthi Reddy, inaugurated a 33/11 KV sub-station constructed at a cost of Rs3.30 crore at Panchedu village in Buchireddypalem mandal of Nellore district.
Ravi Kumar also inaugurated a 33/11 kV sub-station constructed at a cost of Rs. 3.61 crore at Kudithipalem village in Indukurupeta Mandal under the Kovur Assembly Constituency.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the government is taking steps in accordance with the directions of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to ensure that not even a single rupee of additional power burden falls on the public.
The Minister alleged that the previous YSRCP government increased power tariffs nine times without effectively utilising the state’s available power resources, thereby imposing an additional burden of nearly Rs30,000 crore on the public.
He stated that three-phase power supply is being provided in every village under the RDSS scheme and assured that agricultural power connections will be extended to all eligible farmers at the earliest. Referring to the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Ravi Kumar said that the NDA-led coalition government is fully committed to safeguarding the interests of the plant and its workers.
He explained that power dues amounting to Rs.600 crore were kept pending to protect the welfare of steel plant employees, which impacted the ratings of APEPDCL. He accused a section of the media of spreading false narratives on this issue to mislead the public.
