Bare Acts

THE TWELFTH SCHEDULE (See section 92)


A. Coal
1. Of the total equity of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL), 51% shall be with the
Government of Telangana and 49% with the Government of India.
2. Existing coal linkages of SCCL shall continue without any change.
3. New linkages shall be allotted to the successor States as per the New Coal Distribution Policy by
Government of India.
4. End use plants of the allocated coal blocks shall continue with coal from the blockto be supplied in
proportion to their respective capacities.
B. Oil and Gas
1. Allocation of natural gas will continue to be done as per the policies and guidelines issued by the
Government of India from time to time.
2. The royalties payable on domestic onshore production of oil and gas shall accrue to the State in
which such production takes place.
C. Power
1. Units of APGENCO shall be divided based on geographical location of power plants.
2. Existing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with respective DISCOMS shall continue for both
on-going projects and projects under construction.
3. The existing Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) shall function as a joint
regulatory body for a period not exceeding six months within which time separate SERCs will be formed
in the successor States.
4. The existing State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) shall function for both successor States for a
period not exceeding two years within which time separate SLDC shall be set up for each successor State.
During this period, the existing SLDC shall function under the direct administration and control of the
Southern RLDC at Bengaluru.
5. Transmission lines of APTRANSCO of 132 KV and higher voltage cutting across the successor
States shall be deemed as Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) lines. The transmission lines falling
within the territory of each successor State shall be transferred to the respective State Transmission
Utilities. The maintenance of ISTS lines shall also be done by successor States in their respective
jurisdictions.
6. The power of the Central Generating Stations will be allotted in such ratio to the State of Telangana
and the State of Andhra Pradesh based on the actual energy consumption of the last 5 years of the relevant
DISCOMS in the respective successor State.
7. For a period of ten years, the successor State that has a deficit of electricity shall have the first right
of refusal for the purchase of surplus power from the other successor State.
8. The districts of Anantapur and Kurnool which fall within the jurisdiction of the AP Central Power
Distribution Company Ltd. will now be reassigned to the AP South Power Distribution Company Ltd.

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