The state government on Wednesday constituted a selection committee to appoint the chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission.
The selection committee will be chaired by former High Court judge Justice G Krishnamohan Reddy, while the Chief Secretary and the chairman of the Central Electricity Authority will be its members.
The Principal Secretary to the government, Energy Department, will be the convener of the selection committee, as specified under sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act, 1998.
The selection committee will finalise the panel of two suitable persons for the post of chairman in the Commission, as per the provisions of the AP Electricity Reform Act, 1998, and the Electricity Act, 2003, and also as per the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Appointment of Chairman and Members) Rules, 1999.
It will then submit to the government that said panel along with details and information prescribed under sub-section (3) of Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act, 1998. (INN)