The Chief Ministers of the two States visit New Delhi next week.
The Centre will have to play the mediator between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in their dispute over sharing electricity when the Chief Ministers of the two States visit New Delhi next week.
While Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will demand a renegotiation of the power purchase agreements (PPAs) between the two States, his Telangana counterpart, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, will insist on adherence to the Twelth Schedule of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, which states that existing agreements between the electricity distribution companies of the two States shall continue.
According to sources, both Chief Ministers could meet Union Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal in a bid to resolve the imbroglio over the intent of Andhra Pradesh for fresh power purchase agreements between APGenco and the two discoms in the State.
The Act clearly states that the “existing” PPAs with the discoms of the two States shall continue for ongoing projects and those under construction with the existing Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) as a joint regulatory body for a period not exceeding six months.
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