The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has provided a huge relief to renewable energy generators in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Amid the squabble between the newly-formed state government and renewable developers regarding the tariff of wind and solar projects, the tribunal has directed the commission to not allow the state DISCOMs to withdraw the proceedings pending for approval/adoption of tariff pertaining to the competitive bidding process. It has also restrained the state’s electricity regulatory commission (APERC) from conducting a public hearing on the tariff adoption process as the tariff had been discovered through a competitive bidding process.