Andhra Pradesh tightens renewable energy norms

Increasing its pressure further on renewable energy developers, the Andhra Pradesh government has amended its solar and wind power policies, effectively taking more control over setting tariffs from such power generation units. According to industry sources, the move would create further confusion in the investment environment in the renewable energy sector in the state.

Deleting older provisions, the new order mandates that the transmission and distribution charges for wheeling power would be determined by the state power regulator. The state government claims that the move is in response to the “abnormal spurt in power purchase cost and deteriorated financial position of the AP discoms”.