Deemed Distribution Licence:
The Andhra Pradesh government’s policy framework recommending a Deemed Distribution Licence (DDL) for hyperscale AI data centres—including the Google-Adani AI data centre project in Visakhapatnam—has faced severe legal and civil pushback.A Deemed Distribution Licence (DDL) is a statutory status where an entity is treated as an authorized power distributor to supply electricity within a designated area without undergoing the standard licensing process.The Andhra Pradesh government proposed granting DDL status to strategic data centres with a minimum connected load of 300 MW, allowing them to procure, build, and manage their own power networks.An entity is legally deemed an authorized power distributor for a designated area without needing a standard, formal distribution license.The licensee directly procures electricity (such as renewable energy via Power Purchase Agreements or energy exchanges) and manages its own internal distribution network.The entity supplies and distributes the procured power directly to consumers located within its demarcated operating area.
