Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have the same power demand
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Hyderabad: Months after the AP Reorganisation Act, the erstwhile APERC has issued an advisory saying that the division of power generating stations on the basis of geography and the sharing of power on ratio basis is not feasible.
APERC issued a late night advisory on Thursday announcing that the Centre will allocate an additional 500 MW to the states to solve the power shortage problem and free the generating stations from the problem of sharing power.
According to an analysis by the APERC on the power consumption pattern in the last two months, both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have the same power demand unlike previous calculations showing Telangana having a larger demand. The advisory also stated said that both the states must ensure that there are no implementation discrepancies in capacity addition, like earlier.
The Commission in its advisory also pointed out that although according to the AP Reorganisation Act, units of APGenco would be divided on geographical basis, its implication is that the state where the plant is located is the owner of the plant, and will be entitled to sell its assets including the power generated by the plants. The APERC has proposed following an ‘independent model’ where generating stations are divided on geographical basis and no power sharing across states.
“The disagreement between the two states on disposition of generation of APGenco and TSGenco plants is effectively over 3,536 MU per annum. This works to a generation capacity of around 504 MW. If an additional 500 MW is allocated by the Centre, the differences between the two states can be bridged. This gap of 500 MW may narrow further after 2019 when new generation stations come into being,” the advisory said.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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