3.5.6 Infrastructure, ports and services notes

1. 3.5.6.1Power sector in AP: demand, generation, transmission losses and pumped storage projects

   AP was among the first states, after Odisha, to unbundle its electricity board (1998–99); today it meets a peak demand of about 13.7 GW (2024-25) from a mix that is roughly half renewable, has cut T&D losses below 10%, and is betting on pumped storage to firm up solar and wind.

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2. 3.5.6.2Renewable energy in AP: Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2024, green hydrogen and rooftop solar

   The AP Integrated Clean Energy (ICE) Policy 2024 targets about 160 GW of new renewable capacity, storage and green hydrogen by 2029, aiming for about ₹10 lakh crore of investment and net zero by 2047.

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3. 3.5.6.3Roads, transport and airports: NH density, APSRTC, Bhogapuram and regional airports

   Roads carry more than 80% of AP's goods and passengers. AP's national-highway density is above the all-India average. Air connectivity got a big lift when the greenfield Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram opened in August 2026.

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4. 3.5.6.4Ports and the blue economy: Visakhapatnam, state ports, new greenfield ports and maritime policy

   AP has one Major Port (Visakhapatnam, under the Centre) and 16 notified state ports. It is building four greenfield ports, and its Maritime Policy 2024 aims to handle 20% of India's cargo by 2047.

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5. 3.5.6.5Urban AP: urban local bodies, metro rail plans and urban schemes

   AP has 123 urban local bodies (17 corporations, 79 municipalities, 27 nagar panchayats). It plans metro rail for Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada, and runs its urban schemes mainly through AMRUT 2.0, Swachh Bharat (Urban) 2.0 and PMAY-Urban.

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6. 3.5.6.6IT, electronics and data centres in AP: policies, Visakhapatnam AI data centre and digital governance

   AP's 4.0 policies (2024–29) aim to draw IT firms, global capability centres and up to 1 GW of new data centres. Google's planned US$ 15 billion AI hub in Visakhapatnam is the anchor, and WhatsApp-based "Mana Mitra" is the state's main digital-governance channel.

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7. 3.5.6.7Tourism in AP: Tourism Policy 2024–29, anchor hubs and central schemes

   AP's Tourism Policy 2024–29 gives tourism industry status. It builds the sector around seven anchor hubs, aims at a much larger tourism share of state GVA, and uses central schemes for specific sites.

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