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APCPDCL Targets Quality, Uninterrupted Power Supply Across Andhra Pradesh
APCPDCL wants people to receive electricity reliably all day and night.
Its chairman, P. Pulla Reddy, held a meeting with senior officials in Vijayawada.
They discussed power interruptions, broken equipment, customer complaints and safety.
Officials were told to fix problems quickly and check equipment before it fails.
They must also repair overloaded transformers and weak power lines.
The company will work to manage rising electricity demand.
It will continue projects that strengthen substations and feeders.
People can now apply for new connections online, through an app or by calling 1912.
Officials will also prepare for monsoon-related problems and warn the public about electrical dangers.
APCPDCL CMD P. Pulla Reddy directed officials to ensure quality and uninterrupted electricity supply.
Officials reviewed reliability, complaints, revenue collection, line losses, theft prevention, safety and network maintenance.
The CMD ordered advance repairs for frequently tripping feeders, overloaded transformers and vulnerable power lines.
APCPDCL will strengthen substations and feeders and complete PM Surya Ghar and RDSS projects on schedule.
Consumers can apply for new connections through the 1912 service, APCPDCL’s website and mobile application.
- Who
- APCPDCL chairman and managing director P. Pulla Reddy, along with senior APCPDCL officials.
- What
- A review meeting was held to improve electricity supply reliability, customer services, safety, revenue collection and distribution-network performance.
- Where
- Vidyut Nilayam in Vijayawada, within the NTR Circle.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- To ensure quality and uninterrupted power supply, address rising demand, reduce losses and prepare for weather-related contingencies.
Key facts
- Organization
- Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Limited (APCPDCL)
- Meeting location
- Vidyut Nilayam, Vijayawada
- Meeting focus
- Power reliability, complaints, revenue, losses, theft prevention, safety and network maintenance
- New connection channels
- 1912 service, APCPDCL website and mobile application
- Projects reviewed
- PM Surya Ghar–Muft Bijli Yojana, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, substation construction and feeder strengthening
- Operational priorities
- Load balancing, capacity augmentation, transformer maintenance and feeder-level analysis
- Weather preparation
- Public warnings and contingency measures for fallen lines, waterlogged equipment, poles and transformers
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