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The Andhra Pradesh authorities has launched powerfulness infrastructure projects worthy ₹5,500 crore to conscionable the increasing energy request crossed households, industries, and agriculture, Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar told the Legislative Council connected Tuesday. Development works are presently underway astatine 68 locations nether APTRANSCO.
The Minister noted that powerfulness depletion successful the State is rising astatine an yearly complaint of 6–8%, starring to web overloads and debased voltage issues. To tackle this, 14 caller substations are nether construction, alongside 63 caller 33 kV substations crossed the State.
At present, Andhra Pradesh operates 18 substations of 400 kV, 113 of 220 kV, and 244 of 132 kV. Mr. Ravi Kumar said that proactive measures by the conjugation authorities person helped the State conscionable record-high request levels.
Highlighting the synergy betwixt the Integrated Clean Energy Policy and the caller Industrial Policy, helium added that respective large-scale industries are signing agreements with the State. To guarantee uninterrupted concern powerfulness supply, the IT, Industries, and Energy Departments are coordinating closely.
Addressing municipality powerfulness challenges, the Minister said a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Centre has been acceptable up successful Visakhapatnam to show 110 substations wrong the city. The centre allows real-time detection and solution of method issues, improving reliability.
Mr. Ravi Kumar assured the House that the authorities would respond promptly to immoderate power-related ailment to guarantee uninterrupted proviso crossed Andhra Pradesh.
