AP to attract $4 billion in EV segment: Minister

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh government is planning to attract investments worth USD $4 billion in the electric vehicle (EV) segment, announced industries minister Gudivada Amarnath on Thursday. Speaking on the eve of a virtual CEO-Ministerial Dialogue being organised here on Friday in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) and World Economic Forum – Moving […]

Meters for agri power connections hit roadblock

HYDERABAD: Power distribution companies (Discoms) were yet to finalise installation of electricity meters for agriculture connections. To avoid criticism from the farming community, the discoms proposed to set up electricity meters at the transformer level. The proposal was made to maintain transparency and accountability in demand and supply of power. Andhra Pradesh has already installed […]

Tech devices for TTEs now in Vizag, no paper based charting in trains

Visakhapatnam: Travelling Ticket Examiners (TTEs) in Waltair Railway Division will no longer be required to carry reservation charts, as they are to be equipped with handheld terminal (HHT) devices to provide reservation status to passengers in a running train. The HHT system was formally inaugurated by Divisional Railway Manager Anup Satpathy in Vizag. A total […]

Govt. departments not paying power dues of Rs 5,146 crore to APSPDCL

TIRUPATI: While consumers are burdened with power bills and penalties on delayed payments, the bills of various government departments and related entities in the erstwhile Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool, Anantapur and Nellore districts are pending for long. Their payment dues to the Southern Power Distribution Company (AP-SPDPCL) have risen to a whopping Rs 5,146 crore as […]

Power supply being restored in 5 flood-affected districts

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) is making efforts to restore power supply in all five flood-affected districts of Alluri Seetharama Raju, Konaseema, East Godavari, Eluru and West Godavari. In all, power supply had got disrupted in 415 villages of 12 mandals in these districts. Special chief secretary (Energy) K. Vijayanand reviewed […]

95% of potholes repaired in Vizag

Visakhapatnam: About 95 per cent of the potholes in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) have been repaired till date, officials have claimed. A public programme was organised by the civic body here on Thursday to showcase the recent road repair works. It covered all the eight zones and there was a display of the photos […]