– Minister for Energy Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
-Government wants to achieve 100 per cent excellence in uninterrupted power supply
-AP power sector to be made as the best pro-consumer sector in country
-Minister and the secretary for energy convey wishes to consumers and power sector employees on the occasion of Diwali festival
Vijayawada, Neti patrika Prajavartha :
The State government has strongly committed for strengthening the existing the 24×7 power supply and 9-hours free power supply to agriculture during day time and provide more better services to consumers, said Minister for Energy Balineni Srinivasa Reddy.
While conveying wishes to consumers and power sector employees on the occasion of Diwali festival the Minister said that despite several major issues such as Covid -19 pandemic and coal crisis etc, the State government has never compromised on supplying 24×7 quality and reliable power supply to the consumers.
As the electricity is the prime driver for State’s development which helps to improve the living standards of people, the State government considers the 24×7 power supply as one of the most important objectives of government policies for reviving economic growth on fast track in State”, he said.
As part of efforts to supply quality power to consumers, the power utilities have been striving for reducing the number of interruptions in 24×7 power supply. “The government wants to achieve 100 per cent excellence in uninterrupted power supply at international standards,” the Minister said.
Secretary for energy Srikant Nagulapalli said that the government had strongly determined to make the AP power sector as the best pro-consumer sector in the country and is taking steps to make it as a people’s sector, he said. The Minister and the secretary have conveyed their wishes to farmers, all consumers and power sector employees on the occasion of Diwali festival.