Andhra Pradesh Energy Princiapl Secretary M Sahoo today said with the severe shortage of fuel, particularly natural gas and inadequate inflows into reservoirs which is affecting the Hydel generation, transmission corridor has become one of the major challenges for meeting the abnormal demand for power in the state. The state Government has decided to vigorously pursue with the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Ministry of Power, GoI to expedite the ongoing transmission projects of PGCIL with latest art technology of gas insulated 765 KV substations and Extra High Tension lines in Southern region particularly in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of Rs 6000 crore by the end of next financial year to ease power shortage situation in the South to some extent.
Disclosing this, Mr M Sahoo, who had a detailed discussion with CMD/APTRANSCO Hiralal Samariya, in this regard said that the top officials of power sector had recently visited New Delhi and pursued for improving the transmission corridor availability to Southern States, with Ministry of Power (MoP) and also represented to Secretary, MoP, GoI, who has visited Andhra Pradesh recently to attend the South India conference on Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP). UNI