Power purchase deal with Chhattisgarh faulted
s the State is gearing up to finalise a power purchase agreement for 1,000 MW with Chhattisgarh, disgruntlement among members of the civil society, political parties and Telangana electricity employees (TEE) seems to have grown which was reflected at a public hearing conducted by Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission here on Thursday.Competitive bidding- Those who presented their case at the hearing raised objections over lack of transparency in the PPA and impending power tariff hike. There were stark objections from over eight interested parties against the PPA. Objecting to the deal, they asked why the State should purchase additional power from Chhattisgarh. “There are several loopholes in the PPA which might lead to a tarif.....