CM Chandrababu Naidu said Andhra Pradesh's power deficit had been brought down from 22 million units per day to zero during the first week of July 2014.
The Andhra Pradesh government is moving towards achieving the "zero power cuts" milestone.
In a meeting with the AP Power Secretary, the APTransco CMD and other officials, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said that the power deficit in the State had been brought down from 22 million units per day to zero during the first week of July 2014.
The State government would implement the "power for all" program in Andhra Pradesh on October 2, 2014, he added. This initiative would ensure 24x7 power supply to all domestic, commercial and industrial consumers.
The Chief Minister also said that farmers would be provided 9 hours of power supply from the current 7 hours, in a phased manner.
He added that AP Discoms have set a procurement target of 2000 MW from June 2015 to May 2016, and a long-term procurement target of 2000 MW of power. The state government had also allowed discoms to produce 1000 MW of Solar Power through competitive bidding.
To focus on solar energy, the AP government also wants to set up solar parks with an aggregated capacity of 1300 MW in the Guntur and Anantapur districts in collaboration with the Centre. The Chief Minister also said about 2551 hamlets would soon be electrified.
The State government has also decided to expedite the construction of the Polavaram Hydro Electric Project (960 MW) by APGenco. The Chief Minister also said that the energy audit would be taken up to each DTR level, and efforts would be made to provide cost-effective power to consumers.
Naidu also ordered bio-plantations to be undertaken to ensure additional income for farmers.
He added that special focus should be given to consumers by strict implementation of the Citizen Charter and an IVRS-based system to obtain feedback from them.
Smart metering is also to be implemented soon.
Chandrababu Naidu said he wanted Andhra Pradesh to become a model state in the power sector within one year. (INN)