Andhra Pradesh asks SECI, NTPC to revise tariffs for some solar projects
NEW DELHI: The new government in Andhra Pradesh has asked NTPC and Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) to revise tariffs for power from 1,650 megawatt of solar projects to Rs 2.44 per unit retrospectively from the time of commissioning of the plants in 2016.
In a letter to NTPC, government-run southern power distribution company of Andhra Pradesh sought revision of tariffs from solar plants in Anantpur district (250 mw) and Kurnool (1,000 mw). The tariff from the Anantpur plant has been fixed by the state’s regulator at Rs 5.96 per unit. Bundled power from the solar park in Kurnool was supplied at a weighted average of around Rs 4.61 per unit in 2018-19.
