VIJAYAWADA: To streamline short-term power procurement, the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission notified the APERC (Terms and conditions for short term procurement/sale of power) Regulation, 2022 in the Andhra Pradesh extraordinary Gazette on February 10, 2022 after public consultations. This regulation is the first-of-its -kind in the country.
The increased share of renewable energy capacity (about 50 per cent of the total installed capacity), which is intermittent and unpredictable in nature, has been forcing the Discoms to procure energy from the market on a short-term basis to meet shortages when there is a fall in generation from renewable sources, particularly from wind and solar plants.
