PMG is a voluntary group, wherein different organizations and individuals have come together to monitor the power reforms in Andhra Pradesh on behalf of people, and has been working to protect the interests of the people.

PMG includes a voluntary group of individuals and organizations, who had a perfect understanding of their role and mission. This was started in 1999. When this Group was initiated, it was felt that there was a necessity to make a organized monitoring effort, considering the pace and method of the reform process in Andhra Pradesh. Power reform process in AP by then was out of its initial stages and has just set up institutional mechanism to regulate the reform process, namely the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC). Individuals who came together felt that APERC would mark the need for interventions for protection of public interest on single platform.

PMG chose to represent the people and their interest in this platform, while it was always circumspect of the "neutrality"of the Commission in deliberating and deciding upon issues in power sector fairly and equitably. It was felt that APERC would occupy the center stage in the reform process and there is every likelihood of it being used as a "democratic" tool to legitimize the reform process. It was surmised that APERC would be given controlling power to regulate the reform process, as given the Act, atleast in the initial stages. This is based on the assumption that while the government is full bent on implementing the World Bank-planned reforms in the power sector, APERC was created to give an objective look to the entire process.