The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has asked the state discoms to procure power from renewable energy producers not only to meet the energy requirement of the state but also as part of their obligation to honour the power purchase agreements (PPAs).
These directions came as part of the APERC's Tariff Order determining the retail tariff, the energy supply and the Discoms' revenue requirements for the year 2020-21, issued on Monday.
The power regulator also snubbed the state power utilities for not showing the renewable energy as part of the overall energy availability in the state in their annual revenue requirement