Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited APGENCO

Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited  APGENCO is one of the pivotal organizations of Andhra Pradesh, engaged in the business of Power generation.

APGENCO came into existence on 28.12.1998 and commenced operations from 01.02.1999. This was a sequel to Government’s reforms in Power Sector to unbundle the activities relating to Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Power. All the Generating Stations owned by erstwhile APSEB were transferred to the control of APGENCO.

 The installed capacity of APGENCO as on 31.03.2007 is 6760.9 MW comprising

3172.50 MW Thermal,

 3586.4 MW Hydro

and 2 MW Wind power stations,

 and contributes about half the total Energy Requirement of Andhra Pradesh.

 APGENCO is third largest power generating utilitiy in the Country next to NTPC and Maharashtra. It’s installed Hydro capacity of 3586.4 MW is the highest among the Country.

»Importance of APGENCO

1. The Power Generating company of Andhra Pradesh
2. Third Largest Power Utility in India
3. Installed Capacity 6760.9 MW

»APGENCO genetares Power from 3 types of Power Plants

1. Thermal Plant
2. Hydel Plant
3. Wind Plant

»List of Thermal Power Plants by  APGENCO

1. Ramagundam ‘B  Thermal Power Station
     RTS-B,
     Ramagundam-505 208
     Karimnagar (Dt).
2. Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
     KTPS,
     Paloncha
     Kothagudem-507 115
     Khammam (Dt).
3. Kothagudem Thermal Power Station V Stage
    KTPS-V,
     Paloncha
     Kothagudem-507 115
     Khammam (Dt).
4. Vijayawada Thermal Power Station
     VTPS,
     Ibrahimpatnam
     Vijayawada-521456
     Krishna (Dt).
5. Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project 
     RTPP,
     Cuddapah
     V V Reddy Nagar-516 312
     Cuddupah (Dt).
6. Nellore Thermal Power station
     NTS,
     Kovur-524 137
     Nellore (Dt).

»List Of Hydel Plants by APGENCO

1. Pochampad hydro electric scheme Nizamabad Dt.
2. NizamSagar hydro electric scheme Nizamabad Dt.
3. Singur Hydro electric scheme Medak Dt.,
4. Donkarayi Canal Power house East Godavari Dt.
5. Machkund Hydro Electric (Joint) Scheme  Koraput Dt., Orissa
6. Upper Sileru Hydro Electric scheme Visakhapatnam Dt.,
7. Lower Sileru Hydro electric scheme Khammam Dt.,
8. Nagarjuna Sagar hydro electric scheme  Nalgonda dt.
9. Nagarjuna sagar right canal power house RCPH ( at the toe of Nagarjunasagar dam)
10. Nagarjuna sagar left canal power house LCPH ( right side of the Nagarjunasagar Left Canal head regulator )
11. Srisailam Left bank hydro electric scheme Mahaboobnagar dt.,
12. Srisailam right bank hydro electric scheme Kurnool dt.
13. Tungabhadra hydro electric (joint) scheme Bellary dt., Karnataka
14. Penna ahobilam hydro electric scheme Ananthapur dt.,
15. Mini hydel plants
    1. Sriram sagar project – kakatiya canal – Peddapalli power station
    2. Nagarjunasagar Reservoir – Lal bahadur canal – Palair power station
    3. Godavari barriage – godavari canal – Chettipeta power station

1. Ramgiri Wind Farm, HLC Colony Anantapur-515001 Ananthapur (Dt).
   Capacity: 2 MW; Started in October 10, 1994