One million power connections get cut, restored within 24 hours
3 years, 2 months ago

One million power connections get cut, restored within 24 hours

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakhapatanam: The state government has restored electricity supply to more than one million consumers in 3,626 villages within 24 hours as part of Cyclone Gulab’s relief and restoration measures. The Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited estimated Rs 7.87 crore damage to eectricity network in five coastal districts from Srikakulam to West Godavari. The government spent Rs 6 crore to take up the task on a war-footing by engaging 213 special electricity department personnel at the affected areas wherein 66 km long supply lines had snapped. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, APEPDCL chairman and managing director K. Santhosha Rao said “We were able to restore 10.27 lakh connections out of 11.27 lakh by 8 pm on Monday from Sunday 8 pm.

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Power restoration works going on in full swing in cyclone-hit areas in Andhra Pradesh
1 year ago

Power restoration works going on in full swing in cyclone-hit areas in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Power supply was restored in most of the cyclone-affected areas in Nellore, Guntur, Prakasam, Krishna, NTR, Chittoor, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and East and West Godavari districts by A.P. Officials of AP-Transco told Mr. Vijayanand in a review meeting on Wednesday that power supply was restored on Tuesday morning at the 132KV sub-station at Chendodu in Nellore district. SPDCL Chairman …

AP Utilities Take up Power Restoration on War Footing
1 year ago

AP Utilities Take up Power Restoration on War Footing

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Electricity authorities in Andhra Pradesh have started taking steps on a war footing to restore power supply in cyclone-affected areas of districts including Nellore, Guntur, Prakasam, Krishna, Chittoor, Kurnool, West and East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram. APSPDCL chairman and MD K. Santosh Rao said in circles of Nellore, Tirupati and Kadapa, three EHT substations, 43 33/11 KV substations, 54 …

Rs 792 crore proposals for modernising power installations
1 year, 2 months ago

Rs 792 crore proposals for modernising power installations

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Kakinada MP Vanga Githa on Tuesday said proposals have been sent to the government for several works related to power supply, like erecting transformers, smart metres, separation of long feeders and setting up of new power sub-stations in cyclone-affected areas at a cost of Rs 792 crore. Presiding over the District Development Coordination, Supervision Committee and Sansad Adarsh Gram …

Call to sanction free power connections to farm sector by June 15
1 year, 7 months ago

Call to sanction free power connections to farm sector by June 15

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Energy Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy has directed the officials to clear all applications for free agriculture power connections in AP and sanction power connection to all eligible applicants by June 15. He told them the state government was committed to implement its commitment to farmers to provide nine hours of free power supply to the farms section during day-time. …

In Andhra, farm motors to now be metered
1 year, 11 months ago

In Andhra, farm motors to now be metered

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The three-day public hearing conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, which was presided over and conducted by C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, concluded on Saturday. Kumar Reddy said state power distribution companies were also among the power companies with the lowest distribution losses. However, the state power companies were facing high fixed charge debts to the tune of Rs …

Power supply being restored in 5 flood-affected districts
2 years, 5 months ago

Power supply being restored in 5 flood-affected districts

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited is making efforts to restore power supply in all five flood-affected districts of Alluri Seetharama Raju, Konaseema, East Godavari, Eluru and West Godavari. Santosha Rao said eight 33/11Kv substations with 250 km of 33Kv line, 46 11Kv feeders with 4,022 distribution transformers, 5,453 agricultural services and 71,443 non-agricultural services had got affected …

Power transformers to be distributed to farmers; 50,280 new connections today
2 years, 5 months ago

Power transformers to be distributed to farmers; 50,280 new connections today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation would distribute power transformers for the 50,280 newly released agriculture services, to the benefit of farmers in Vijayawada, Guntur and Ongole on Tuesday. He said the state government has released 50,280 new agriculture connections under the purview of CPDCL and would provide transformers to farmers free of cost under the high voltage …

Heavy Rains, Waterlogging Wreck Havoc in Chennai, Power Supply Cut in Several Areas
3 years, 1 month ago

Heavy Rains, Waterlogging Wreck Havoc in Chennai, Power Supply Cut in Several Areas

News 18  

Power cut or supply at a very low voltage, threat of more rains resulting in waterlogged roads and homes getting inundated, that is Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu on Monday morning. Power supply was cut in West Mambalam and Mandaveli areas for the past two days, a resident of the two areas told IANS. According to V. Senthilbalaji, …

Cyclone Tauktae: Power supply yet to be restored in Gujarat’s 450 villages
3 years, 6 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: Power supply yet to be restored in Gujarat’s 450 villages

India TV News  

Over a week after cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc in Gujarat, nearly 450 villages in the state are still waiting for the resumption of electricity supply and the work of restoring it is currently on, the state government said on Wednesday. Cyclone Tauktae made landfall in Gir-Somnath district on the night of May 17 and affected several parts of Gujarat for …

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