AP, Telangana ‘Power Panchayat’ Postponed To Aug 4

Telangana Energy Secretary SK Joshi and Transco MD SM Rizvi are traveling today to Chhattisgarh for discussions over power purchase. So today’s 2nd meeting of Central Electricty Authority (CEA) in Delhi with Telangana and AP Energy Secretaries has been postponed to August 4.

In the 1st meeting, the CEA heard arguments of both sides but has not decided anything on major issues like cancellation of PPAs by AP Government. It however took 65 MW from Telangana quota and handed over to AP. The next meeting on 4th may shed more light on CEA’s thinking although whatever it decides would hardly matter for AP. The AP CM already said the CEA’s decision wouldn’t mean AP has to follow it. So maybe Telangana is giving more priority to it’s own plans with Chhattisgarh after seeing AP CM’s attitude.

While AP broke almost every right Telangana has in power allocation as per AP Reorganisation Act, the Centre has only supported it through it’s silence. The Centre in fact even rewarded AP by making it part of 3 states that would get 24*7 power supply in few months, as part of a pilot project of union power ministry.