Andhra Pradesh paid over Rs 34 crore daily to procure power in March and April

As the demand for power rises steeply and state’s electricity bills skyrocket, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jaganmohan Reddy has asked officials to complete the 1,350 MW capacity hydro-power project at Sileru, and the 800 MW unit at Vijayawada Thermal Power Station at the earliest.

Officials said the government’s average cost of per day electricity procurement was Rs 36.24 crore in March and Rs 34.08 crore in April. To solve the power crisis in the state, it bought 1,268.69 million units (MU) power in March, for Rs 1,123.74 crore, while in April, the state purchased 1,047.78 MU power for Rs 1,022.42 crore.