After several months of consultations with stakeholders, the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has cleared the decks for the implementation of Intra-State Transmission Projects (ISTP) costing more than ₹250 crore (excluding the land cost) through Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) by issuing the requisite APERC (Threshold Limit for Development of Intra-State Transmission Projects under Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding) Regulation, 2024 a couple of days ago.
An empowered committee constituted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) will make recommendations thereof in compliance with the relevant guidelines notified by the Central Government from time to time.
The APERC allowed the implementation of ISTP (excluding the schemes involving upgradation/augmentation of assets) through a cost-plus approach and below the threshold limit for specific reasons through TBCB, with its approval. It considered ₹250 crore as the appropriate threshold limit keeping in view the proposed investment of ₹28,000 crore by the APTransco in its fifth and sixth control periods (FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29 and FY 2029-30 to FY 2033-34).
