In a major relief to green energy companies, the Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed the state government’s 6,400 megawatt (MW) bid, saying that all bids had to fall under the Centre’s set guidelines for renewable energy tenders.
The Andhra Pradesh government had floated the bid in December 2020 which would not come under the Electricity Act of 2003, and promised free electricity to end consumers through the state distribution companies. However, since it did not come under the act, any grievances by private companies would be difficult to recover through the legal route.
