- Venkat Gandhi Poddutoori I feel sad that the state of AP that we belonged to for 58 Years choose to Breach the Law and deny the fair Share of Power promised in the Andhra Pradesh Re-organization Act 2014 that the people of Telangana needed most in the peak Summer . APERC has summarized as below in its Order on 11th Aug 2014 “ Chapter V- Summary of Findings 97. The PPAs submitted by APCC/APDISCOMS are not void for want of express consent of the Commission. Refer Paras 53 to 77 above. 98. The attempted withdrawal of select PPAs by APGENCO is not valid and such PPAs cannot be unilaterally rescinded by APGENCO. Refer Paras 78 to 88 http://www.aperc.gov.in/aperc1/assets/uploads/files/4aea9-o.p.-no.s14-to-25-of-2012-(suo-moto).pdf No force can set right the ...

While AP CM Chandrababu Naidu makes all positive noises about solving issues through dialogue with his TS counterpart, he continues to play the negative role in adhering to the AP Reorganisation Act or to the advice of Central Government bodies. Only yesterday the ERC rejected AP’s ‘PPA Cancellation’ exercise in a detailed report. Today, AP rejected those findings and continued to insist the PPAs are cancelled and so it can’t share power with Telangana. The AP Reorganisation Act ensured 53 per cent of the available supply to the new state while AP refuses to abide by it. AP has rejected guidelines from CEA, APERC, LDC, Union Power Ministry in the PPA issue till now and seems in no mood to abide by ...

The Telangana Electricity Employees’ Joint Action Committee (TEEJAC) has decried the shifting of solar power generation proposed in Telangana by the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), to Andhra Pradesh post bifurcation. The NHPC had proposed to set up solar projects of 400-MW capacity in the united AP, of which about 250 MW worth projects were for Telangana region. Post bifurcation, the NHPC has changed its mind and decided to transfer entire capacity to AP, which would result in 250 MW loss of solar power for Telangana, the JAC alleged. This will be one among the many points TEEJAC will raise in its representation to the Chief Secretary, Telangana State, alleging illegal diversion of power by AP government, K. Raghu, the ...