Power tariff regulator stays Andhra Pradesh’s decision to slash Greenko’s PPA
5 years, 8 months ago

Power tariff regulator stays Andhra Pradesh’s decision to slash Greenko’s PPA

Live Mint  

The appeal had been made by a subsidiary of renewable energy company Greenko when the Andhra Pradesh power distribution utility decided to slash Greenko’s tariff from ₹3.74 per kWh to ₹2.44 per kWh retrospectively from October 27, 2017. After coming to power, the Jaganmohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government decided to examine existing PPAs with high tariffs, to scrap the 960MW Polavaram hydroelectric power plant and to cancel an energy storage proposal for which its predecessor had invited expressions of interest. Mint had earlier reported on the 19 June discussions by the Andhra Pradesh Power Coordination Committee. The state government has attributed the high-cost wind and solar power PPAs to the large power purchase dues from the discoms to the power generators, and thus has recommended reviewing them and to negotiate and bring down the prices of wind and solar power PPAs.

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Green energy initiatives helped reduce debt burden on DISCOMs in A.P., says Energy Minister
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Green energy initiatives helped reduce debt burden on DISCOMs in A.P., says Energy Minister

The Hindu  

VIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar has emphasised that the financial burden on DISCOMs has been significantly reduced by promoting green energy in Andhra Pradesh and that the adoption of large-scale green energy initiatives has brought down the power purchase costs. Participating virtually in a meeting organised by the Union Ministry of Power in Mumbai on strategies for …

Consumers’ Forum demands cancellation of power purchase deals with Adani Green alleging corruption
1 month ago

Consumers’ Forum demands cancellation of power purchase deals with Adani Green alleging corruption

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The Electricity Consumers’ United Forum has demanded the cancellation and public disclosure of Power Purchase Agreements signed with the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited to procure 7,000 MW from Adani Green Energy during the previous YSRCP government. The forum criticised successive governments for signing 25-year contracts, preventing consumers from benefiting from falling solar and wind energy prices. It …

TNERC junks power utility’s plea seeking nod to procure power under PM Kusum scheme
1 month, 1 week ago

TNERC junks power utility’s plea seeking nod to procure power under PM Kusum scheme

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd. ‘s plea seeking nod for power purchase under the PM-Kusum Scheme-Component A. Under PM-KUSUM scheme- Component-A, farmers can set-up Decentralized Ground/ Stilt Mounted Grid Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants on their land up to the capacity. TNGECL floated tender on February 14, 2024 without …

Power consumers reeling under true-up charges levied by YSRCP govt., says A.P. Energy Minister Ravi Kumar
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Power consumers reeling under true-up charges levied by YSRCP govt., says A.P. Energy Minister Ravi Kumar

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister G. Ravi Kumar has ridiculed the YSR Congress Party‘s proposed protest on December 27 against the purported increase in power tariffs, saying the consumers have been burdened because of the imposition of true-up charges amounting to about ₹18,567 crore in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24. The policies of the previous YSRCP government made Andhra …

Regulator proposes green tariff at ₹1.65/kWh for electricity consumers
1 year, 2 months ago

Regulator proposes green tariff at ₹1.65/kWh for electricity consumers

Hindustan Times  

With the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission proposing the imposition of incremental green energy charges over and above the normal tariff, residents in the city may have to shell out more money. The incremental green energy charges for green energy shall only be applicable if consumer wishes to avail power under the respective above arrangement. The incremental green energy charges shall …

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP
1 year, 11 months ago

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: There will be no hike in tariff of power supplied to domestic consumers, while the state government will pay ₹10,135.22 crores for supplying free power to farmers and subsidised power to SCs, STs, MBCs and aqua farmers, APERC chairman C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy has announced. Releasing the retail supply tariff order for the financial year 2023–24 in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, …

No proposal from discoms for domestic power tariff hike: APERC chairman
2 years, 2 months ago

No proposal from discoms for domestic power tariff hike: APERC chairman

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy said on Thursday that no discom has sent proposals to hike the domestic power tariff. He said the commission would take decisions keeping in mind the financial position of the discoms and by protecting the interests of the consumers and overall health of the power distribution companies in the …

Green power tariff on cards for industrial, commercial consumers in Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 8 months ago

Green power tariff on cards for industrial, commercial consumers in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission may introduce green power tariff, initially for industrial and commercial consumers from this year, enabling them to obtain up to 100% of their electricity from renewable sources comparatively at a higher price. The proposal for introduction of green power tariff was discussed in detail at the meeting chaired by commission chairman RP Singh and …

KCR hikes power tariff by 14 per cent
3 years ago

KCR hikes power tariff by 14 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission approved retail supply tariffs by 14 per cent. The commission has directed the Discoms to achieve 100 per cent agriculture distribution transformers metering within a period of two years. Discoms had to submit circle wise, area wise time-bound action plans for the reduction of AT&C losses, whenever the losses were more than 15 …

Discoms leave 16.8GW green power projects in a limbo as tariffs crash
4 years, 7 months ago

Discoms leave 16.8GW green power projects in a limbo as tariffs crash

Live Mint  

State electricity distribution companies are hesitating to sign contracts after large clean power projects were awarded, as they spot cheaper tariffs elsewhere, a trend that could hurt India’s image of a rules-based regime, and its future as a green economy. Solar and wind energy projects totalling 16.8 gigawatts worth a potential investment of around ₹60,000 crore are in limbo, two …

Andhra govt softens stand on power purchase agreements signed TDP: R K Singh
5 years, 7 months ago

Andhra govt softens stand on power purchase agreements signed TDP: R K Singh

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government has softened its stand on the controversial plan to reopen the power purchase agreements inked under the previous TDP government. In response to a Mint’s question on Wednesday at a conference in New Delhi, union power and new and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh said that he has seen …

IOC joins NTPC, SECI, private energy firms against AP’s stance to cut renewable energy tariffs
5 years, 7 months ago

IOC joins NTPC, SECI, private energy firms against AP’s stance to cut renewable energy tariffs

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Public sector oil marketer Indian Oil Corporation has joined ranks with the National Thermal Power Corporation and the Solar Energy Corporation of India in turning down the Andhra Pradesh’s request for a tariff revision in wind power supplied to the state. In letter last week to the Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Co Ltd, IOC declined the state’s request …

Clean energy firms move HC against Andhra govt decision to renegotiate PPAs
5 years, 8 months ago

Clean energy firms move HC against Andhra govt decision to renegotiate PPAs

Live Mint  

A clutch of several renewable power producers have challenged the Andhra Pradesh government move to renegotiate power purchase agreements which could see a downward revision of current tariffs, two people aware of the development said. These companies filed a writ petition in the Andhra Pradesh high court on Wednesday seeking a stay on the state government’s 1 July order, the …

Central government warns Andhra Pradesh against cancelling PPAs
5 years, 8 months ago

Central government warns Andhra Pradesh against cancelling PPAs

Live Mint  

The central government is attempting to steer the newly elected Andhra Pradesh government away from altering existing power purchase agreements. In a letter dated July 9, RK Singh, Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, has asked Andhra chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to not cancel PPAs unless there is a clear evidence of corruption. After …

Andhra Pradesh ignores Centre, to probe power deals
5 years, 9 months ago

Andhra Pradesh ignores Centre, to probe power deals

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Jagan Mohan Reddy government on Monday appointed a committee to look into the power purchase agreements signed with renewable energy developers in the last few years by the Chandrababu Naidu government. The state government went ahead despite Union renewable energy secretary Anand Kumar writing to AP Chief Secretary L.V. Mr Kumar in the letter had stated that renewable …

Andhra Pradesh government to review PPAs to revise rates
7 years, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh government to review PPAs to revise rates

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The state government has decided to review the power purchase agreements, following sharp decline in the cost of power production. The Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company has decided to renegotiate PPAs it had signed with 41 wind project developers. The PPAs were signed before India’s first wind power auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India, which …

‘Green’ shoots from the south
10 years, 6 months ago

‘Green’ shoots from the south

The Hindu  

In April 2014, an expert group, set up by the Planning Commission to discuss low carbon strategies for inclusive growth, had suggested in its report that by 2030, the share of new and renewable energy – solar, wind and biomass – in electricity supply be tripled to 18 per cent in India. Under the PFA programme the government plans to …

Telangana warns Andhra Pradesh of power cut
10 years, 9 months ago

Telangana warns Andhra Pradesh of power cut

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana Electricity Engineers’ Association said on Saturday that attempts to cancel the PPAs by Andhra Pradesh was a conspiracy against Telangana, and threatened of dire consequences if the PPAs were cancelled. “The PPAs are very much valid and the Andhra Pradesh government is attempting to grab the power plants — VTPS and RTPS — which are producing cheap …

Electricity tariff to go up from tomorrow in Andhra Pradesh
11 years, 11 months ago

Electricity tariff to go up from tomorrow in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Nearly 2.5 crore power consumers in the State are in for a rude shock as the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission on Saturday permitted power utilities to hike tariffs by 23 per cent from April 1. According to the latest revision, the tariff will be hiked on an average by 15 per cent for domestic and commercial consumers, 23 per cent …

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