BRIC Team reports: Special Chief Secretary (Energy) K. Vijayanand directed the Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation (AP-Transco) to expedite the 68 projects in various stages of implementation, costing about ₹5,000 crore.On completion, these projects would add a capacity of 15,274 MVA and 1,822 circuit kilometres of transmission line network.The projects were taken up keeping in view rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, infrastructure expansion and growing renewable energy use in the State, and AP-Transco should ensure their timely completion, he said. Green energy key to India’s future growth: NaiduAddressing a review meeting on the power sector at Vidyut Soudha on May 12, 2026, Mr.
Vijayanand said the Ministry of Power had sanctioned Viability Gap Funding (VGF) under the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) for development of 30 GWh Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across the country, of which 3 GWh capacity had been allocated to Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh power utilities told to gear up for rising summer demandHe said the objective of the programme was to ensure efficient use of existing thermal power generation and transmission infrastructure, and to provide power supply during periods of non-availability of solar power.As the nodal agency for BESS projects, AP-Transco had initiated tariff-based competitive bidding under the build-own-operate model for the establishment of standalone projects with a capacity of 1,000 MW for two hours.The BESS projects were planned to be implemented at 10 locations in two phases.
Background
West Godavari district of A.P. bets big on green silica industryMr. Vijayanand said proposals had been submitted under the Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-III scheme for the evacuation of 11 GW of solar power and 7,370 MW of pumped storage hydro power, to the Central Electricity Authority and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for examination.The estimated cost of GEC - III was around Rs.21,838 crore, he added.
Key facts
- Green energy key to India’s future growth: NaiduAddressing a review meeting on the power sector at Vidyut Soudha on May 12, 2026, Mr.
- AP-Transco Joint Managing Director (Joint MD) G.
- Surya Sai Praveenchand; Directors A.K.V.
What this means
AP-Transco Joint Managing Director (Joint MD) G. Surya Sai Praveenchand; Directors A.K.V. Rao and Venkata Ramana Murthy; and other senior officials were present.
