Power supply in Kochi to be revamped

The Rs 355-crore Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), work on which has recently been launched, will change the face of electricity supply in Kochi and its suburbs. It will bring in anywhere-bill-payment system for all categories of consumers and automatic meter reading for high-tension consumers. Recently, Part A of the project, costing approximately Rs 60 crore, envisaged deploying the latest information technology tools, including establishment of supervisory control and data acquisition to help Board´s engineers to keep track of the power supply. Karnataka gains power from Jurala project Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have entered an understanding on sharing the power to be generated at the Jurala project after 36 years. The Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) recently agreed to provide 50 per cent of power generated from the 234 MW Priyadarshini Jurala Hydro Power project at a relatively low rate. The idea of sharing half of the power from this project took shape in 1976, when the project was conceived. The 50 per cent power-sharing arrangement was finalised since 2,466 acre of land was submerged in Karnataka by the backwaters of the Jurala project, which is an irrigation and power project. Contact: Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation. Tel: 040-2349 9000. Fax: 040-2349 9101. E-mail: contactus@apgenco.gov.in Website: www.apgenco.gov.in