AP power app indicator appreciated at Goa ministers meet

In a major achievement on the power sector-cum-mobile technology front, "AP Vidyuth Pravah," a mobile phone app developed and implemented by AP Eastern Power Distribution Company (APEPDCL) for the benefit of power consumers in Andhra Pradesh has won the appreciation of the Power Ministers' meet in Goa. The venue was the two-day Conference of Ministers of States & Union Territories on "Power, Renewable Energy & Mines," which is underway in Goa from Thursday. Launching the “Vidyuth Pravah” mobile App, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Govt. of India for Coal, Power & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal stated that this App allowed the consumers and stakeholders of the APEPDCL to know the power availability and power supply position at DISCOMs /District /Town /Mandal Headquarter / Village level on the AP Geographical map from anywhere in the world. Goyal congratulated the Energy Dept. Officials of AP, particularly Ajay Jain, Principal Secretary, and CMD of APEPDCL Mutyala Raju for the app. Speakig on the occasion, AP Minister for Labour & Employment, Atchannaidu Kinjarapu, disclosed that AP had successfully achieved 100% household electrification by June 2016, three years ahead of the target of Union Govt. This was possible after having ensured adequate quantum of power for all category of consumers in the State. The next prime objective was to ensure quality power supply on a par with global standards. To achieve this, the government of AP contemplated investing around Rs 100,000 crore during the next five years. In a power-point presentation, Ajay Jain said that due to the substantial progress in the power sector in providing 24x7 power supply in the state, several national & international giants have shown keen interest in making investments in A.P. During the CII summit held at Vizag, MoUs worth Rs 4.76 Lakh Crore (328 MoUs) were entered, and an outlay of about Rs.1.38 Lakh crores was proposed in the energy sector itself. Mutyala Raju explained that the mobile app was a user friendly mobile interface app based on the geographical map of Andhra Pradesh. Responding Jyothy Arora, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, suggested all other State Power Utilities should also develop a replica of the successful APEPDCL APP, for the benefit of the end-consumers which provides real time power supply position and comparison with the previous day's data.