KACHARAGADLA

AP Genco proposes to add 11,210 MWby 2022 The AP Transco will invest Rs. 8,521 crore in the next two years to strengthen its Extra High Voltage Transmission Network and increase power availability in the State. Likewise, the AP Genco will invest Rs. 65,249 crore during 2016-22 to add additional capacity of 11,210 MW, according to AP Transco CMD and AP Genco MD K. Vijayanand. Substations Addressing the press here on Tuesday, he announced the financial results of AP Transco and AP Genco for 2015-16. Mr. Vijayanand said that Transco proposes to construct 88 substations and 3,794-km line length during the next three financial years. The substations with the voltage levels of 132 kV, 220 kV, 400 kV would be constructed. Transco had also drawn up plans to construct 400 kV level ring main substations around the Capital region. These substations would come up at Eluru, Chilakaluripeta, Gudivada, Tullur/Inavolu, he said. Mr. Vijayanand said that the RTPP stage-IV, Na