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Minister for Energy Gottipati Ravi Kumar connected Monday (January 5) said the Andhra Pradesh authorities made past by taking the unprecedented measurement of bearing energy dues amounting to ₹4,498 crore and reducing tariffs by 13 paise a portion done the true-down mechanism.
The authorities had announced that powerfulness tariffs would not beryllium accrued during its five-year word and followed it up by reducing tariffs, helium said aft inaugurating a 132/33 kV substation, built by A.P.-Transco astatine Gannavaram airdrome astatine ₹30 crore.
Mr. Ravi Kumar said the YSRCP authorities repeatedly accrued powerfulness tariffs and resorted to unscientific powerfulness purchases, burdening the nationalist exchequer. The conjugation government, however, took corrective steps successful a transparent manner.
The Minister said the authorities was implementing a star rooftop programme, nether which a subsidy of ₹78,000, on with an further ₹20,000, was being fixed to eligible BC beneficiaries, portion SC and ST beneficiaries were being provided star rooftop systems for free.
He added that tenders nether PM Surya Ghar Scheme were being taken up good earlier the onset of summer. Chief Secretary and Special CS (Energy) K. Vijayanand said the caller substation would supply quality, round-the-clock powerfulness to the airdrome and importantly trim the load connected the existing Ganguru substation. It would besides service arsenic a 2nd powerfulness root for the airport.
MLA Yarlagadda Venkata Rao, A.P.-Transco associated managing manager G. Surya Sai Praveenchand, directors A.K.V. Bhaskar, J.V. Rao and N.V. Ramana Murthy were among those present.
