Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has reportedly instructed the Tribal Welfare Department to make arrangements for Podu farmers to establish solar power units. The state government aims to provide these solar power units at subsidized rates under the central government’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) scheme.
A statement released on Saturday revealed that the award was presented to Singareni Director (E&M) D Satyanarayana Rao and General Manager of Coordination S D M Subhani by Ghan Shyam Prasad, Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority.
Open Access Customers are consumers, traders, distribution licensees, or generating companies authorized by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission to obtain electricity from sources other than the local distribution licensee. This system allows large consumers, with a connected load above 1 MW, to purchase affordable power directly from the open market.
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While presenting the Interim Budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman announced that one crore households will receive up to 300 units of free electricity per month.