Discoms in the state have projected a sale of 66,530 million units of electricity for the 2022-23 financial year. TheAndhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commissionconcluded its (virtual) public hearings and state advisory committee meetings on tariffs and aggregate revenue requirements for the next fiscal.
The electricity demand projected for Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and other agriculture allied Services is 19,819 MU for nearly 19 lakh services.
As much as 38,199 MU (57% of the total energy demand projected for next year) is towards domestic and industrial categories. These two categories add up to 1.52 crore consumers, constituting 80% per cent of the total 1.91 crore electricity consumers in the state.
TheAPERChas strongly felt the need to balance the interest of consumers and discoms. It has stressed on a consumer-centric approach in the power sector, improving financial stability and operational efficiency of the discoms to ensure quality and reliable power supply.