Vitality Minister seeks Central assist to develop inexperienced power hall in A.P.  

Vitality Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar seeks allocation of 5 lakh agricultural pumpsets to Andhra Pradesh underneath PM KUSUM scheme. 
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Andhra Pradesh Vitality Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar has sought assist from the Central authorities for the event of a inexperienced power hall that may guarantee steady energy provide from Rayalaseema as much as the North Andhra districts. 

Taking part within the States’ Vitality Ministers’ assembly on strengthening the DISCOMs convened by the Union Minister of State for Energy Shripad Yesso Naik in Lucknow on Saturday, Mr. Ravi Kumar mentioned the DISCOMs in Andhra Pradesh have been burdened with a debt of roughly ₹50,000 crore as a consequence of their mishandling by the earlier YSRCP authorities.  

Apart from, subsidies, which the federal government had owed to the DISCOMs, weren’t paid on time. Nevertheless, after the NDA changed YSRCP, a sum of ₹11,352 crore was paid to the DISCOMs and it helped in reviving them.

Within the 2025-26 funds, ₹13,000 crore was allotted to the facility sector. 

Mr. Ravi Kumar requested Mr. Naik to assist set up battery storage energy initiatives, and needed the Inter-State transmission fees be lowered. 

Additional, he urged the Centre to implement the gasoline adjustment cost coverage in a well timed method and requested the required clearance for making sure amendments to the A.P. Electrical energy Regulatory Fee Act. 

For fixing the issues of farmers, he sought allocation of 5 lakh agricultural pumpsets underneath the PM KUSUM scheme.