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 ...

Telangana is still trying to grapple with the power issues it is in. The Energy secretary SK Joshi’s trip to Chhattisgarh, which was to happen last week, got postponed and may happen today. He may negotiate for an MoU for purchase of 1500 MW of power, higher than the initial plan of purchasing 1000 MW. The Govt notified creation of TS Electricity Regulatory Authority 2 days ago to fasten the MoU process as the common APERC, serving both AP and Telangana, reportedly cited existing procedures that wont allow for a direct inter-state agreement without competitive bidding. A preliminary report on the feasibility of direct transmission corridor between Chhattisgarh and Telangana is also ordered by the CM. As the North South ...

After handing over 65 MW to AP from Telangana and at the same time, putting on backburner, all complaints of Telangana on violations done by AP, the CEA high power committee has sent notice to AP and Telangana for yet another meeting on 30th July. It needs to be seen if the committee will decide anything at least in this meeting or will again end up dishing up a few advices. Even if they decide and declare their findings, there is little possibility AP CM Chandrababu Naidu would heed to any of it, if it means giving Telangana the power it is entitled to, under the AP Reorganisation Act. A day after the committee has been set up, the AP CM ...

Even while residuary AP has placed orders with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to buy additional power, Telangana has to wait for at least an year to purchase power from either the North-South grid from it’s neighbors Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, thanks to the atrocious discrimination of erstwhile AP State against Telangana region in getting it connected with transmission lines. Though Chhattisgarh is willing to sell power, Telangana can’t immediately buy as the only transmission between 2 states is Sileru in Khammam which is now litigated by AP with the help of Modi Government’s Polavaram Ordinance. Irrespective of what happens with Sileru, Telangana is preparing for an alternative transmission line as per CM KCR’ statement in assembly. But this new transmission line ...