Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated AP-Transco’s 12 substations and laid foundation stones for 16 more across the State, in virtual mode from his camp office at Tadepalli on November 28 (Tuesday). He also laid the foundation stone for a 750 MW solar power project in Kadapa and a 100 MW solar power project in Anantapur, all worth ₹6,600 crore.
The government also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for setting up solar and wind energy plants of 500 MW each and a 250 MW PSP plant with an investment of ₹10,000 crore. These projects have the potential to create employment for 1,500 persons. The officials of the Energy Department and the HPCL exchanged the MoU copies in the presence of the Chief Minister.
“The government is committed to supplying quality power to all the regions. The new substations will help upgrade the supply and transmission capacity. Mandals such as Kunavaram, Chintur, V.R. Puram and Etipaka, which were submerged during the Godavari floods recently, will also get quality power. The new substations will also help address the issues pertaining to power supply,” said Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
