APGenco urged to expedite power projects

The state government has directed Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGenco) to expedite power projects so that 4,000-Mw additional capacity be added by 2014, besides requesting Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to complete connectivity between the southern, northern and western grid by 2013.

Minnie Mathew, chief secretary, said in a press release on Sunday that though the government had been putting concerted efforts on enhancing generation capacity, inadequate coal and natural gas supplies, reduced inflows into hydel reservoirs and limited transmission corridor facility were posing major challenges in meeting the ever increasing demand.

“Due to the fuel crisis, the generating stations are able to utilise only 10,400-Mw capacity (or 65 per cent), as against the total installed capacity of around 16,000 Mw,” she said.