No plan to privatise Discoms: Andhra Pradesh Minister
Reiterating that the government was committed to strengthen the beleaguered power utilities in the State, Energy Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy clarified once again that there was no truth in the rumours of privatisation of power distribution companies (Discoms). He said that the government’s aim was to promote energy efficiency in a mission mode so that every family in the State will benefit by reduced electricity bills and other costs, besides giving a thrust to industrial and economic growth.
The minister presented the State Energy Conservation Awards, instituted for the first time in the State by AP State Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM), on Friday to government and private organisations at the valedictory programme of the week-long energy conservation week.
The awards were given to Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station (NTPC Simhadri, Visakhapatnam), Tirupati Municipal Corporation and Sree Jaya Jyothi Cements Pvt Ltd under gold category, and to Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation, Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station, Nellore, and Dalmia Cements, Kadapa, under silver category. APEPDCL’s building in Visakhapatnam has been nominated for the certificate of merit.
