B. Satyanarayana has been appointed as the Chairman of the Electricity Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) for a second term. The appointment orders were issued by Prudhvi Tej Immani, Chairman and Managing Director of APEPDCL. Satyanarayana officially took charge on Saturday and will serve in the position for a period of three years.
Previously, he served as the CGRF Chairman from 2022 to 2025. A veteran in the judiciary, Satyanarayana worked in various capacities including Junior Civil Judge, Senior Civil Judge, and District Judge in different courts across the state from 1998 to 2022, completing 24 years of judicial service. He retired as a District Judge in 2022.
During his earlier tenure as CGRF Chairman, he delivered judgments with dedication to resolve issues faced by electricity consumers. His reappointment has been welcomed by members of the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions State Advisory Committee, President of the Consumer Organizations Federation of Andhra Pradesh, Kandrege Venkataramana, APEPDCL Chief General Manager (Finance) S. Haribabu, CGRF members N. Muralikrishna (Independent), S. Subbarao (Finance), and B. Sulekharani (Technical), who expressed their happiness over the decision.