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Out of them, 1,000 transformers were set up to augment the capacity of the existing transformers at Rs 27 crore. VISAKHAPATNAM: To provide uninterrupted power to over 25 lakh consumers across five coastal districts, AP Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) has improved its power supply network.Under the centrally sponsored integrated power development scheme (IPDS), the Visakhapatnam based discom has established 2,363 transformers at an expenditure of Rs 60 crores. This, in turn, affects the quality of power supply to rule adhering consumers. Within the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) limits covering Visakhapatnam core city, Anakapalli and Bheemili 1,076 transformers were set up.Based on consumer feedback, the discom will be ready to supply more power by enhancing the capacity of the transformers. With this regard Dora said, “Consumers who are utilising unauthorised additional domestic loads can regularise it by declaring the same voluntarily..