Andhra Pradesh Magazine English May 2016 | Page 23

CM at the two-day international workshop on ‘Energy-efficient Lighting: Urban Experiences and Implementation Practices’ held in Vijayawada.

bulbs with LED ones.

Per capita energy consumption up

The per capital energy consumption
in Andhra Pradesh has gone up to
982 units in 2015-16, from 951
units in 2014-25, registering a
growth of 3.3 per cent due to roundthe-clock power supply.
The State utilities are seeking to
bring down the transmission and
distribution losses to single digit, 9
per cent from 10.2 per cent, which
is also amongst the lowest in the
country.
Ajay Jain, Principal Secretary, Energy, Infrastructure, Investments,
said, “The energy deficit has been
reduced from 10.6 per cent in June
2014 (22 million units per day),
when the State was bifurcated, to
zero level as on Monday due to effective implementation of the ‘24x7
Power for All’ scheme.”
During 2015-16, 50,369 million
units of energy was supplied as
against 47,256 mu in 2014-15, registering a growth of 6 per cent with
the AP grid recording highest consumption of 162.09 mu per day on
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March 23 and peak demand of
7,391 mw. The system is geared up
to supply 170 mu per day.
While the State has a total installed
capacity of 12,730 mw, 1,175 mw
was added during 2014-15 and another 3,090 mw in 2015-16.
Providing fresh thrust to the renewable energy sector in the State, solar
energy capacity of 4,000 mw is
being developed in parks at Anantapur, Kurnool and Kadapa.
These projects are at various stages
of development and would be implemented in a phased manner over
the next two years.
The State government is targeting
10 per cent of the country’s targeted 100 giga watt solar capacity
and is making all-out efforts to encourage development of solar-gridconnected projects and roof-top
units.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh is leading the country in DELP (Domestic
Efficient Lighting Programme) by
distributing 1.88 crore LED bulbs as
against 7.87 crore in the entire
country.
“Eighty percent of the families have

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been covered in the State and have
been provided with two LED bulbs,
each at the rate of Rs 10. Another
44 lakh bulbs have to be distributed
to complete the target of 2.32
crore,” Energy Secretary Ajay Jain
said.
According to him, the State Government is keen on having Andhra
Pradesh as the first ‘Incandescent
Bulb Free State’ in India, perhaps in