Archive · 6 Sep 2026
APCPDCL Orders Measures for Uninterrupted Power and Lower Losses
APCPDCL wants homes and farms to receive electricity reliably.
Its chairman, P. Pulla Reddy, held a meeting with senior officials in Vijayawada.
They discussed power cuts, customer complaints, damaged equipment and electrical safety.
Officials were told to find weak parts of the network before they fail.
They must repair overloaded transformers and feeders that trip often.
They will also work to manage higher electricity demand and reduce losses.
Several projects will strengthen substations and power lines.
People can request new connections online, through an app or by calling 1912.
Officials will prepare for weather problems and warn people about dangerous wires and wet equipment.
APCPDCL CMD P. Pulla Reddy directed officials to improve power quality and reliability through stronger supervision and preventive maintenance.
Officials reviewed supply interruptions, complaints, revenue collection, line losses, theft prevention, safety and network performance.
Frequent feeder trips, overloaded transformers and vulnerable lines must be identified and corrected before failures occur.
APCPDCL will advance load balancing, capacity upgrades, transformer maintenance and feeder and substation-strengthening projects.
Consumers can apply for new connections through the 1912 service, APCPDCL website or mobile app without visiting Mee Seva centres.
- Who
- APCPDCL chairman and managing director P. Pulla Reddy, with senior APCPDCL officials including Director (Projects and HRD) T. V. S. N. Murthy.
- What
- A review meeting directed measures to improve electricity reliability, customer service, safety, revenue collection and distribution-network performance.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Vidyut Nilayam in Vijayawada, within the NTR Circle.
- Why
- To provide quality and uninterrupted power, manage rising demand, reduce technical and commercial losses, prevent theft and prepare for weather-related disruptions.
- Organization
- Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Limited (APCPDCL)
- Meeting location
- Vidyut Nilayam, Vijayawada
- Operational priorities
- Preventive maintenance, field supervision, complaint resolution, load balancing and transformer maintenance
- Loss and theft measures
- Feeder-level analysis, improved revenue collection, recovery of dues and action against power theft
- 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
- Safety preparation
- Contingency planning and public warnings about fallen lines, waterlogged equipment, poles and transformers
