A communication method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a base station, power parameters of a first user equipment UE and an adjustment parameter δ1,ue1 for a first transmit power; sending, by the base station, the power parameters of the first UE and the adjustment parameter δ1,ue1 for the first transmit power to the first UE; determining, by the base station, the first transmit power according to the power parameters of the first UE and the adjustment parameter δ1,ue1 for the first transmit power; and sending, by the base station, a signal to the first UE at the first transmit power.