The has decided to continue to provide freepowerforagriculturefor the next 30 years. The power utilities ofAndhra Pradeshare currently supplyingfreepower to more than 18 lakh agricultural Services.
The state government is developing necessary power Infrastructure to continue the scheme for the next 30 years. As part of this, the government will exclusively set up a 10,000 MW solar power plant for making the free power scheme a permanent one.
The state government already spent about Rs 1,700 crore on upgrading Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture feeders to supply 9-hour free power in two spells during day. The subsidy given by the government to the agricultural sector in the 2018-19 financial year was Rs 6,030 crore against Rs 8,559 crore in 2020-21, representing a Rs 2,529 crore or 40 per cent additional subsidy.
The state government is giving highest priority to the agriculture sector. All thefarmersin the state are happy with the effective implementation of the power scheme. The state is witnessing a significant change in the agriculture sector for the last two years. This would help boost economy and improve livelihoods of farmers.
The nearly 6,000 agricultural feeders consume around 15,700 million units of energy per annum, equivalent to the 24% of the total energy demand (66,000 MU per annum) of the state.