VIJAYAWADA: Stating that it was giving high priority to protect the interests of consumers, the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has said that it will hold public hearing from Tuesday on the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) and Filing for Proposed Tariff (FPT). The commission was striving to ensure right mix of power from various sources in the total basket of power portfolio to optimise power purchase cost.
In a press release issued on Sunday, APERC chairman justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy reviewed the preparedness to conduct the public hearings. The public hearings will start in Visakhapatnam on January 7, Eluru on January 8, Vijayawada on January 9, Kadapa on January 10, and Tirupati on January 11. The AP DISCOMS have already submitted their opinion over the tariff proposals in the coordination committee meeting held in December, 2019. Suggestions and views of consumers would also be invited to improve power sector and better consumer services, the commission added.
