Centre for Liberty (CFL) Chairman A.B. Venkateswara Rao alleged serious financial irregularities in procurements done by the A.P. Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL). In a complaint which will be submitted to the A.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) here on Thursday, Mr. Venkateswara Rao stated that excess payments for transformers caused a total avoidable loss of approximately ₹14.65 crore, and the SPDCL awarded contracts to specific vendors on nomination basis instead of an open and transparent tender process. Mr. Rao also alleged the utility paid significantly higher prices than neighbouring States in the purchase of Star-2 transformers and ordered expensive Star-5 transformers for agricultural use, which provides no benefit for agricultural power supply patterns. He requested the APERC to disallow those costs mentioned by the SPDCL in its Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) filing for 2026-27 and order an investigation. Published – January 21, 2026 11:53 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Fire breaks out in apartment in Kochi Lowering the age of juvenility for crimes is a step back