NITI Aayog has prepared a draft Energy Transition Blueprint to transform Andhra Pradesh into one of India’s top three renewable energy hubs, proposing investments of around 7.5 lakh crore rupees in the energy sector. NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam today handed over the draft blueprint to Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand at the State Secretariat in Amaravati.
According to officials, the blueprint aims to ensure clean, affordable and reliable electricity for all consumers, while positioning Andhra Pradesh as a major renewable energy export hub by 2035. The plan has been prepared under the ASSET(Accelerating Sustainable State Energy Transition) platform of NITI Aayog and is aligned with the state’s long-term development vision. As per the draft estimates, 47 per cent of the state’s installed power capacity is currently from renewable sources.