VIJAYAWADA: The government has chalked out plans to improve and modernize Andhra Pradesh’s power utilities to attain sustainability of the power sector, energy minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy said. In a brief interaction with AP power utilities, Reddy said that the government’s major goal, in addition to providing nine hours of high-quality electricity to farmers, is to make 24X7 quality power supply at global standards widely available to customers. The demand for power in Andhra Pradesh will increase significantly over the next few years due to the state’s extremely attractive economic potential and the state government’s plans for rapid industrialization and development in all important areas, he observed.
