Overview
- Special Chief Secretary for Energy K. Vijayanand directed a comprehensive contingency plan to keep 24x7 electricity supply through the peak summer months.
- He warned that soaring heat and a potential El Niño could squeeze supply, with statewide demand already near 275 million units a day.
- APTRANSCO, DISCOMs, and APGENCO were told to tighten real-time coordination to protect grid stability during peak load.
- After reviewing ANGEL, the APGENCO–NHPC joint venture, he ordered faster clearances and tenders and set regular joint meetings to unblock execution.
- The plan adds solar plants in NREDCAP parks to feed pumped‑storage projects that move water uphill for later release at peak demand, and it prioritizes resolving forest clearances at Gadikota and Rajupalem.