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'750 MW solar power projects in Andhra waiting
clearance'
Tuesday March 26, 2013 07:40:48 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad:
Notwithstanding the claims by Andhra Pradesh government that it is
taking all steps including promoting solar power to overcome the
electricity shortage, 750 MW solar power projects are stranded in
the state for want of clearances, said a leading industry body.
The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FAPCCI) said following the solar power policy announced by the
state government in September last year, applications for setting
up 750 MW of solar power projects were submitted and many more
were in the pipeline.
The industry, which is bearing the brunt of the crisis with 40 to
60 percent power cuts, hailed the policy as solar power has the
potential to add 1,000 to 2,000 MW generation capacity in six
months.
The industry body, however, said the policy did not envisage any
investment subsidy from the government or the Andhra Pradesh
Transmission Corporation (APTRANSCO) or Andhra Pradesh
Distribution Companies (APDISCOMS).
"While the public and legislators are agitated on one hand at the
continuing power shortage, on the other hand the APERC (Andhra
Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission), TRANSCO and DISCOMS
seem to remain unconcerned of the gravity of the problem," said
FACCI secretary general M. V. Rajeshwara Rao in a statement.
Meanwhile, another industry body, Federation of Andhra Pradesh
Small Industries Association (FAPSIA) has voiced concern over
closure of small industries due to electricity shortage.
Some industry associations are backing the ongoing indefinite
hunger strike by leaders of 10 Left parties in Hyderabad to
protest the proposed hike in electricity tariff and the
electricity shortage.
The electricity crisis dominated the assembly for the second
consecutive day with the entire opposition taking the Congress
government to task for not only failing to find a solution to the
shortage but also burdening the people by imposing power surcharge
and proposing steep hike in the tariff.
The government attributed the crisis to unprecedented hike in the
demand and lack of gas supply to gas-based power projects from KG
basin and scanty rainfall during the monsoon.
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy told the assembly that the
government is taking all steps including short-term purchases of
1,200 MW.
Claiming that the there are no reports of crops withering away due
to electricity shortage, the chief minister assured that daily
seven hour free supply to farmers would continue.
The authorities have already imposed daily three hour power cut in
cities, four to six hours in towns and up to 12 hours in villages
to deal with the crisis, which has deepened with the onset of
summer. The daily gap between the demand and supply has touched a
whopping 3,000 MW.
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