The highest spending of Rs 1,062.18 crore has been mooted for West Godavari district
July 29, 2015
The Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (APEPDCL) has mooted a Rs 2,894.07 crore project to modernise and strengthen its power supply network in the rural areas under the centrally-sponsored Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyothi Yojana (DDUGJY) scheme, a flagship scheme of the Union power ministry.
While the highest spending of Rs 1,062.18 crore has been mooted for West Godavari district, the lowest amount of Rs 317.37 crore is slated to be spent on Vizianagaram district. For Visakhapatnam district, the discom has mooted an expenditure of Rs 399.05 crore on improving the rural network.
If the project is sanctioned, the discom will initiate advanced reforms in its rural power supply network in the five coastal districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East and West Godavari. The key reforms include feeder separation (the existing network will be separated into a dedicated network for rural households and agricultural consumers) and strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure (metering at all levels of the electricity supply network such as input points, feeders and distribution transformers in rural areas). Thousands of km of new electricity lines will be laid and hundreds of new substations will be come up in rural areas, if the proposal gets the nod.
