Solar plants: Andhra government decides not to burden Discoms

VIJAYAWADA: Amid concerns that establishment of 10,000 megawatt (MW) solar plants may further burden the cash-strapped power distribution companies (Discoms) with fixed costs, the state government has clarified that it will bear the cost accrued due to backing down of thermal units, balancing cost and other charges, if any, for a period of three years from 2023-24.

Some of the AP State Electricity Board engineering associations and other experts raised reservations with the proposed mega solar power plants as the State has surplus energy and that integrating more solar power can be done only after backing down of the existing thermal units.