
AP Power Sector Reforms envisage creation of Distribution Companies
as Government Undertakings. The Andhra Pradesh Gazette No.37
published by the Government of Andhra Pradesh on Friday the 31st of
March 2000 declared formally formation of Distribution Companies. In
this process, Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company was
formed for the following six districts of Andhra Pradesh. The
Corporate Office and Headquarters of APSPDCL is atTirupati City
Quality
power at economic rates acts a catalyst in transforming the state by
fostering growth in agricultural, industrial and commercial areas
while meeting the increasing domestic demand. On Feb 1, 1999,
Government of Andhra Pradesh initiated the first phase of reforms
and restructuring in AP's power sector by unbundling APSEB into
APGENCO and APTRANSCO to cater to Generation and Transmission &
Distribution respectively. APTRANSCO was further reorganized into
four distribution companies to cater to the needs to the different
districts of AP.
APSPDCL was formed in April 1, 2000 to
serve Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor and Kadapa
districts with a vision to become an efficient utility supplying
reliable and quality power, promoting economic development and being
self-reliant commercially.
After
the bifurcation of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh into the two new
states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 2nd June-2014, two more
districts Anantapur and Kurnool were added to the Southern Power
Distribution Company of AP Ltd.
After Discom bifurcation APSPDCL Discom Details....(Tirupati, Kadapa, Nellore, Kurnool & Ananthapur)
S.No. | Details | |
---|---|---|
1 | Area (Sq.Kms) | 80375 |
2 | No. of Domestic Services | 5346237 |
3 | No. of Non Domestic & Commercial Services | 613397 |
4 | No. of LT Industrial Services | 40946 |
5 | No. of Agricultural Services | 1201018 |
6 | No. of General Purpose Services and utilities | 150866 |
7 | No. of LT Services | 7352464 |
8 | No. of HT Services | 4400 |
9 | No. of 33/11 KV Substations | 1570 |
10 | No. of Distribution Transformers | 738780 |
11 | No. of 11 KV Feeders | 6508 |
12 | No. Divisions | 33 |
13 | No. of Sub-Divisions | 108 |
14 | No. of Sections | 410 |
15 | No. of ERO's | 79 |