A.P. Chief Secretary calls for time-bound completion of ongoing power projects

Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand directed the A.P. Central Power Distribution Company Limited (APCPDCL) and territory officials to guarantee time-bound completion of each ongoing powerfulness projects, with peculiar absorption connected rooftop solar, feeder-level solarisation, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), smart metering and EV charging infrastructure.

He besides stressed the request for faster finalisation of lands required by star projects, punctual execution of powerfulness acquisition agreements and betterment successful strategy reliability and user work standards.

In a reappraisal gathering with District Collectors A. Thameem Ansariya (Guntur), D.K. Balaji (Krishna) and G. Lakshmisha (NTR district), A.P.-Transco Joint MD G. Surya Sai Praveen Chand and CPDCL CMD P. Pulla Reddy connected different elder officials astatine the Vidyut Soudha present connected Saturday, Mr. Vijayanand warned that stringent enactment would beryllium taken against those liable for immoderate intentional hold successful the execution of the aforementioned projects.

Feeder-level solarisation projects of implicit 190 MW covering implicit 76,000 cultivation pumps person been tendered successful aggregate districts astatine a competitory tariff of ₹3.09 per unit, helium noted and instructed the officials to implicit finalisation of lands wrong the stipulated timeline, execute PPAs without hold and guarantee strict adherence to task schedules.

As regards the RDSS, Mr. Vijayanand ordered that the contractors implicit each loss-reduction works earlier March 2026. Officials told him that 100% feeder metering has been completed and that astute metering and infrastructure works were progressing steadily crossed user categories.

The CS besides reviewed the PM E-Drive Scheme, nether which EV charging infrastructure was planned to beryllium created successful much than 90 locations. VC and MD of NREDCAP M. Kamalakar Babu, CPDCL directors T.V.S.N. Murthy and A. Murali Krishna Yadav and others took portion successful the deliberations.