Energy Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy on Thursday took stock of the challenges facing the power utilities, especially the ways to put an end to the prevailing crisis, in the run-up to the high-level meeting scheduled to be held on April 18.
In a teleconference, Mr. Ramachandra Reddy told the officials to explore the means to make the utilities financially resilient and improve efficiencies across the board.
He wanted focus to be laid on tackling the coal crisis and strengthening the infrastructure in order to achieve better service delivery. Steps should be taken to restore normalcy in power supply by May 1, the Minister said.
