APRAPL is a “deemed DISCOM” existing only on paper and it lacked the infrastructure, financial resources and operational capabilities required under the Electricity Act, 2003, the Left party leader said
a Rao. File | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has urged the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) to reject the State government’s proposal to establish the Andhra Pradesh Rural Agriculture Power Limited (APRAPL) as a separate power distribution entity for agriculture and rural consumers, alleging that the move would ultimately burden consumers and pave the way for privatisation of power distribution.
Addressing a press conference in Vijayawada on Sunday (June 21), CPI(M) State secretary V Srinivasa Rao and others described APRAPL as a “deemed DISCOM” existing only on paper and argued that it lacked the infrastructure, financial resources and operational capabilities required under the Electricity Act, 2003.