The Andhra Pradesh Government has drawn up an action plan to put in place high voltage distribution system (HVDS) with an estimated expenditure of Rs 1,154 crore.
The system will be implemented in a period of five years in a phased manner to provide more reliable and quality power supply to the farmers covering over 2.45 lakh agricultural pump-sets in the State.
Loan agreement
The Union Government concluded a loan agreement with Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) for a loan of Rs 988 crore towards implementing the project, the State Government was informed.
The distribution companies in Andhra Pradesh would foot the remaining expenditure of the project, according to a release issued on Sunday.
According to the action plan, the low voltage network would be replaced by a high voltage network apart from the installation of smaller capacity distribution transformers and power supply with good voltage to farmers' pump sets.
Energy losses
The implementation of HVDS is expected to bring down energy losses in supply of power to agricultural sector from an estimated 25 per cent to 10 per cent.
Savings
The other benefits would include a total savings of Rs 307 crore in the form of reductions in energy loss, theft in energy, peak power loss and transformer failure.
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