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New powerfulness sub-stations are being constructed crossed Andhra Pradesh to guarantee prime and uninterrupted energy proviso to farmers and wide public, said Minister for Energy Gottipati Ravi Kumar. Along with Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and his woman and Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prasanthi Reddy, the Minister inaugurated respective improvement works successful SPSR Nellore territory connected Tuesday.
He inaugurated a 33/11 kV sub-station constructed astatine a outgo of ₹3.30 crore astatine Panchedu colony successful Buchireddypalem mandal. He besides inaugurated different 33/11 kV sub-station constructed astatine ₹3.61 crore astatine Kudithipalem colony successful Indukurupeta mandal. He announced a caller sub-station adjacent the Nellore Kisan SEZ and a Divisional Engineer (DE) bureau successful Kovur constituency.
Additionally, 10 to 12 much sub-stations would beryllium established successful the territory to destruct low-voltage problems, the Minister said, adding that the authorities was taking steps to guarantee that not a azygous rupee of further powerfulness load fell connected the public. He alleged that the erstwhile authorities accrued powerfulness tariffs 9 times without efficaciously utilising the disposable resources.
He stated that three-phase powerfulness proviso was being provided successful each colony nether the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) and assured that cultivation powerfulness connections volition beryllium extended to each eligible farmers astatine the earliest. He accused a conception of the media of spreading mendacious narratives connected powerfulness dues of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) to mislead the public.
Referring to the issue, Mr. Ravi Kumar said that the NDA-led authorities is afloat committed to safeguarding the interests of the VSP and its workers. He explained that the powerfulness dues amounting to Rs. 600 crore were kept pending to support the payment of its employees, which impacted the ratings of the APEPDCL (Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited).
He announced that discussions would beryllium held soon with the Chief Minister to capable astir 500 Assistant Engineer (AE) posts successful the Energy section and added that the conjugation authorities was moving guardant with the extremity of providing employment to 20 lakh younker successful the State.
