Centre pulls up AP, TS govts on power sharing

Hyderabad: The Union Government on Tuesday reprimanded the AP and Telangana governments for not submitting the documentary evidences on power sharing and PPA ( Power Purchasing Agreements) disputes which has arose between the two states after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Member (Planning) Major Singh presided over the meeting with the two governments’ officials attended by APTRANSCO Chairman and Managing Director K Vijayanand and Telangnaa Energy Secretary Arvind Kumar in New Delhi. It was the third meeting conducted by the CEA to sort out power sharing disputes in the last eight months.