Visakhapatnam: Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar directed officials of the Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APEPDCL) to draw up and execute a special action plan to ensure uninterrupted and reliable power supply during Godavari Pushkaralu-2027. Referring to agricultural power supply, the minister said around 12,000 agricultural electricity connections were sanctioned during the previous year. Appreciating APEPDCL’s performance in controlling distribution losses, the Energy Minister said the utility had emerged as a model in the country. He called for preparing a comprehensive report documenting the company’s best practices so that successful initiatives could be replicated across other power distribution companies. He said CoEET was playing a significant role in developing technologies suited to the future requirements of the power sector by promoting innovation, research and startups.