'Media, TDP's Malicious Campaign': YSRCP On Deal With Solar Energy Firm
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YSRCP said allegations made despite fact that one, tariff was lower than all sources of power to Andhra Pradesh discoms (power distribution companies) till date, and two, despite the offer conveying central government's special incentive of waiver of inter-state transmission charges
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has strongly refuted allegations made by a newspaper and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) that the previous state government allegedly accepted a power supply offer "hastily" and the offer put a huge burden of Rs 1.1 lakh crore. Andhra Pradesh distribution utilities supply close to 12,500 MU of free power per annum to agriculture sector. On this front, the Government compensates the distribution utilities to the extent of the cost of supply pertaining to that power. Owing to the policies of the previous... 🚨 Exposed 🚨Rebuttal to Eenadu article dated 24th November 2024 and @JaiTDP's allegations.#TDPFakeNewsFactory#BanYellowMediaSaveAP(1/2) pic.twitter.com/FoQqDpYskI
The YSRCP in a statement said the Eenadu newspaper used disinformation spread by the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to allege that an offer made by Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) in September 2021 to supply power at Rs 2.49 per kWh was accepted by the then state government very hastily within a seven-hour period, without allegedly taking adequate time to consider the strengths and shortcomings of the proposal.
The report also alleged the proposal was very adverse to the interests of the public, with a burden of Rs 1.1 lakh crore.
