Andhra Pradesh Power Woes

• Opposition Slams Telangana Chief Minister Over Farmers' Suicide, Power Woes

  Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today drew severe flak from opposition parties including BJP, Congress and Telugu Desam Party over the prevailing power crisis in the state, which they alleged has resulted in suicides by over 300 farmers in the last four months.

• Loan extended by Rs 10,873 for three key power projects in Andhra Pradesh

  Giving a fillip to the cash-starved Power Generation Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (AP Genco), the Rural Electrification Corporation has agreed to extend a loan of Rs 10,873 crore for three power projects in the state.

• Andhra Pradesh power utilities to invest Rs 14,000 crore to improve power generation

  The government-owned power utilities of Andhra Pradesh plan to invest Rs 14,000 crore in the next four years to improve the power generation, a said a senior official of the Andhra Pradesh government in Hyderabad yesterday.

• Prime Minister to review decision on reducing gas quota to Andhra Pradesh

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday will review 0the EGoM's decision to reduce quota of gas to power projects in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy said yesterday.

• Andhra Pradesh power woes: Centre diverts gas from Krishna-Godavari Basin

  The woes of power-starved Andhra Pradesh have been further compounded with the Centre's order that two million metric standard cubic meters per day of gas be diverted from the Krishna-Godavari Basin to the Ratnagiri power plant in Maharashtra.

• Kiran Kumar Reddy promises relief to power-starved industry in Andhra Pradesh

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday sought to placate the agitated industrialists by assuring that his government was taking several "short-term measures", including purchase of 900 MW power from outside sources, to overcome the power crisis.

• Andhra Pradesh industries to face power cuts in peak hours

  In what is seen as an ominous sign, major and medium industries in Andhra Pradesh will have a "power holiday" for 12 days a month as the state power distribution companies are unable to meet the growing demand for electricity. The move was put into effect yesterday. The industries will also have to face "evening peak restrictions" from 6.30-10.30 ...