Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited

Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited
Company typeState Government-owned Corporation
IndustryElectricity Distribution
FoundedApril 1, 2000
HeadquartersTirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
ProductsElectricity
Websitewww.apspdcl.in

Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited or APSPDCL is the Electricity Distribution company owned by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the Nine Southern Districts of Andhra Pradesh namely Kurnool, Anantapur, Tirupati, Sri Sathya Sai, Kadapa, Annamayya, Chittoor, Nandyal and Nellore districts.[1][2][3][4][5]

The present CMD is Santosh Rao, IAS.[6][7][8]

History

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The Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (APSPDCL) was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 as a Public Limited Company on 01-04-2000 with headquarters at Tirupati to carryout electricity distribution for the districts of Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor and Kadapa. On 2 June 2014, due to bifurcation of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Anantapur and Kurnool districts were added to the Southern Power Distribution Company of AP Ltd.[9]

AP Power Sector Reforms envisage creation of Distribution Companies as Government Undertakings. The Andhra Pradesh Gazette No.37 published by the Government of Andhra Pradesh on Friday 31 March 2000 declared formally formation of Distribution Companies. In this process, Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company was formed for the following six districts of Andhra Pradesh. The corporate office and headquarters of APSPDCL is at Tirupati City[9]

Quality power at economic rates acts a catalyst in transforming the state by fostering growth in agricultural, industrial and commercial areas while meeting the increasing domestic demand. On Feb 1, 1999, Government of Andhra Pradesh initiated the first phase of reforms and restructuring in AP's power sector by unbundling APSEB into APGENCO and APTRANSCO to cater to Generation and Transmission & Distribution respectively. APTRANSCO was further reorganized into four distribution companies to cater to the needs to the different districts of AP.[9]

APSPDCL was formed on April 1, 2000 to serve Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor and Kadapa districts.[9]

After the bifurcation of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh into the two new states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 2 June-2014, two more districts Anantapur and Kurnool were added to the Southern Power Distribution Company of AP Ltd.[9]

Network

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APSPDCL encompasses an area of Nine districts viz.,

SPDCL DISCOM Details up to 31-07-2019.

S.No. Details 1 Area in Sq. km 118119 2 No. of Domestic Services 9412063 3 No. of Non Domestic & Commercial Services 1000677 4 No. of LT Industrial Services 74784 5 No. of Collage Industries and Dhobighats Services 17097 6 No. of Agricultural Services 1475846 7 No. of P W S & Street Light Services 117829 8 No. of General Purpose Services 82955 9 No. of Aqua & Animal Husbandry & others Services 55320 10 No. of Temporary Services 1026 11 No. of LT Services 12237597 12 No. of HT Services 7116 13 No. of 33/11 KV Substations 2228 14 No. of Distribution Transformers 784330 15 No. of 11 KV Feeders 8589 16 No. Divisions 48 17 No. of Sub-Divisions 166 18 No. of Sections 648 19 No. of ERO's / Sub-ERO's 132|}[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SPDCL to be largest Discom in State". The Hindu. 20 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ "::Southern Power Distribution Corporation OF AP LTD::". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ Rajeev, M. (29 October 2019). "A.P. gives the go-ahead for de-merger of erstwhile Central Discom". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (19 August 2024). "APSPDCL installs State's first HT, LT smart meters for government sector". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Rangarajan, A. D. (16 August 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: Southern Discom to focus on DSM initiatives to improve efficiency". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ Service, Express News (2 September 2024). "Rains cause Rs 101-crore loss to Andhra power infrastructure". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ^ Raghavendra, V. (1 September 2024). "APCPDCL and EPDCL incur ₹1.02 crore loss due to heavy rainfall". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Santosh Rao is new CMD of Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited". The Times of India. 14 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e "-::APSPDCL::-". www.apspdcl.in. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (11 October 2023). "APSPDCL to install 116 new sub-stations". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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