ANDHRA PRADESH

TheAndhra Pradeshstate government has set its focus on pumped hydro storage (PHS) Plants.
Since supplies from bothsolar and wind power plantsare unpredictable and not completely reliable, it would result in fluctuations in the grids stability.

The has decided to promote pumped hydro storage (PHS) power projects at all feasible locations both on river and off-river to generate power to balance the variable RENEWABLE ENERGY power and to meet the peak energy demand.

He said that four of the seven locations are near existing reservoirs and three are off-river sites with an estimated potential of 6,300 MW. He said that new projects would come up inGandikota(Kadapa), Chitavati (Ananthapura), Somasila (Nellore) Owk (Kurnool) and two locations-Kurukutti and Karrivalasa (Vizianagaram) and Yerravaram (Visakhapatnam) districts.

The Andhra Pradesh government has given administrative approval for the establishment of three government polytechnic colleges in the districts of Nandyal, Anantapur, and Kadapa.

The issued a gazette notification here on Monday on establishing the three polytechnic colleges with courses like mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, electronics and Communication engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, and metallurgical engineering.

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had sanctioned three polytechnic colleges at a cost of Rs 100 crore for the benefit of students, especially those from rural areas, to study, undergo training, and find EMPLOYMENT. He thanked the CM for allocating three new colleges to the Rayalaseema region.

Andhra Pradeshis betting big on , which is one of the top focus areas for the state at the upcomingGlobal Investors Summit(GIS) 2023 to be held in Visakhapatnam on March 3 and 4.

The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government is leaving no stone unturned to lure investors into investing in this sunrise sector. The state already boasts of 9GW of renewable power installed capacity, comprising 4.3GW of solar power, 4.1GW of wind power, 444MW of Biomass, 106MW of small hydro, 36MW of municipal solid waste, and 41MW of industrial waste to power Plants.

In fact, renewable energy already accounts for around 36% of the total installed power generation capacity in the state, said AP finance ministerBuggana Rajendranath. With rich renewable energy hubs carrying the potential for setting up 38GW in solar, and 44GW (at 100-meter hub height) in wind, Andhra Pradesh provides a conducive Environment and excellent opportunities for investments in renewable energy, said the minister.

He pointed out that the State Government has already readied plans to facilitate lease of 5 lakh acres of land to renewable energy exports project developers. The state has already rolled in a shelf of seven projects with an estimated potential of 17,800MW to set up solar, wind, and solar-wind hybrid power projects. We are coming up with the worlds largest integrated renewable energy storage project with a capacity of 4,230MW, that entails 2,300MW of solar PV, 250MW of wind, and 1,680MW of pumped storage hydro with storage capacity of 10GWh, explained Buggana.

Apart from renewable energy, the AP government has identified renewable energy, automobiles and electric vehicles, aerospace and DEFENCE, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Food Processing, healthcare and medical equipment, petroleum and petrochemicals, industrial and Logistics Infrastructure in addition to electronics, IT, maritime, tourism and hospitality as main focus areas for GIS-2023.

Appreciating the efforts of the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP)in implementing Energy Efficiency measures in Industrial Sector through the Perform Achieve & Trade (PAT) scheme, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of the Union Ministry of Power nominated the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & (FICCI) as the expert agency for the State to identify the potential for energy Savings and develop monitoring and support mechanisms for the PAT activities in order to achieve the energy efficiency targets.

To achieve this goal, the BEE has focused on implementing the PAT scheme in fast-track mode in proactive States like Andhra Pradesh. A release issued by the State Energy Conservation Mission (SECM) stated that Andhra Pradesh had saved around 0.295 Mtoe, which was equal to 3,430 Million Units worth around 2,356.41 crore in the Cycle-2 of the PAT Scheme. The FICCI will support the SECM in making the designated consumers adopt the best practices and new technologies for achieving the targets.

has sanctioned Rs 1,392.23 crore loan for the development of medical and surgical Infrastructure at the newly-proposed three medical colleges and five hospitals in tribal areas.

The State Government will develop the operation theatres, clinical outpatient departments, burns ward, casualty, specialised clinical-cum-surgical ward, Oxygen plant and other infrastructure at the new medical college hospitals at Kadapa, East Godavari andVizianagaramdistricts using NABARD funds, Sudhir Kumar said.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has set a target of 6.68 mtoe energy to Andhra Pradesh. TheBEEsuggested theAndhra PradeshState Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM) to chalk out a sector-wise action plan to achieve the target.

It also directed the state to develop a special strategy and action plan to raise public awareness about the significance of energy efficiency measures. TheFacilitation Centre of BEEhas identified 30 energy efficiency financing projects, the highest among all the states, with estimated project cost of around 412 crore in Andhra Pradesh.

Based on the report of energy savings achieved till date and consumption pattern in various sectors, the BEE has fixed a saving targets for all the states, including the 6.68 mtoe target for Andhra Pradesh.
The officials of the AP State Energy Conservation Mission explained to the DG BEE that the State Government has focused on both implementation and awareness programmes pertaining to energy conservation and efficiency.

The BEEs goal of saving 150 million tonnes of oil equivalent by 2030 and Indias goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2070 can be met more quickly by sensitising consumers on energy conservation. The adoption of energy efficiency measures in key sectors such as Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, Industry, municipal, and buildings will help achieve these targeted milestones

TirumalaTirupatiDevasthanams is planning to raise around Rs 550 crore through donations to establish a state-of-the-artpaediatric hospitalin Tirupati. This is perhaps the first time since its inception that the temple body is aiming to pool in such a large quantum of funds through donations.

The TTD, which recently passed a resolution at its trust board meeting to construct a super-speciality paediatric hospital in the temple city to provide free medical treatment to children from poor families, has decided to seek donations from philanthropists and donor devotees to fund the project.

As per the resolution, the temple body will allocate one ‘Udayasthamanaseva’ ticket to donors who donate 1 crore and above for the hospital project.

As of now, it has been decided to allocate 531 Udayasthamana tickets on a first come, first served basis.

The power utilities of the state have concentrated on enhancing power generation capacity and reducing transmission and distribution losses.

This installation capacity augmentation has been planned as the energy department anticipates that the daily demand may increase to 250 million units by March 2023 inAndhra Pradesh. The transmission losses that were around 3.1% in 2018-19 have been reduced to 2.8% this year.

According to the officials, the 800 MW supercritical unit at Krishnapatnam generates 19 million units of electricity per day, coming in handy for the utilities to meet the rapidly increasing electricity grid demand.

The SDSTPS plant is the first supercritical thermal power plant in the country in the public sector. In the first phase, two 800 MW units were launched. The Covid-19 pandemic has delayed the project works.