The Southern Grid is facing grave risk due to the adamant behaviour of the AP Generation Corporation. “Andhra Pradesh is playing an extremely dangerous game with the Southern Region Load Despatch Centre, Bangalore. Given its behaviour today, the grid can collapse if AP overdraws,” a top official source told a national daily.  Noticing the seriousness of the situation, Telangana chief minister Mr K Chandrashekar Rao rushed power secretary Mr Suresh Chanda to Delhi this evening. The latter also spoke to the secretary, Union ministry of power and NTPC authorities. Mr Rao asked officials to immediately talk with other states to purchase power if the situation demands. The chief engineer of the AP Genco has to give the production schedule a day in advance to the Bangalore Centre. AP is treating its power projects ...

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