The Centre has to find a political solution to the looming dispute over electricity sharing between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, said an official source.
“Ambiguity in Act”“There is no ambiguity in the [Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation] Act. The issue has to be resolved politically. The endeavour of the Union government would be to forge a consensus between the two States,” a senior official said.
Both the Chief Ministers are expected to be here to take up various issues related to their respective States and the controversy over the PPAs could figure prominently in their interaction with the Power Minister.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary I.Y.R. Krishna Rao, who was here earlier this week, has already given a representation to the Power Ministry listing the reasons the State would want to renegotiate the PPAs.
The Andhra Pradesh government has contended that it can withdraw from the PPAs pertaining to 10 generating stations — eight ongoing and two under construction — as the agreements have not been approved yet by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission . However, the Telangana government has asserted that such a move would be against the letter and spirit of A.P. Reorganisation Act.
Senior officials and power sector experts have allayed apprehensions that the cancellation of the PPAs could result in the collapse of the Southern Grid.
