CERC adopts ISTS transmission charges for three renewable evacuation projects
Author: PPD Team Date: January 4, 2026
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved levelized annual transmission charges for three Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) projects supporting renewable evacuation and grid strengthening after confirming transparent Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) processes.
In Petition No. 861/AT/2025, Rajgarh Neemuk Power Transmission Limited vs. Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd. & Others, the Commission adopted levelized annual transmission charges of Rs 3,670.73 million. The charge was quoted by the successful bidder, G R Infraprojects Limited, for developing systems to evacuate power from renewable energy zones in Madhya Pradesh.
In Petition No. 858/AT/2025, POWERGRID Davanagere Augmentation Transmission Limited vs. Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd. & Others, the Commission adopted a levelized annual charge of Rs 423.11 million. The successful bidder was Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. The project relates to strengthening the transmission network at Davanagere.
In Petition No. 873/AT/2025, Anantapur II Power Transmission Limited vs. Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd. & Others, the Commission adopted Rs 3,190.00 million as the levelized annual charges. Shivalaya Construction Limited emerged as the winning bidder for the integration of the Ananthapuram-II Renewable Energy Zone.
In all three cases, CERC confirmed that tariff discovery and bidder selection were undertaken through a fair and competitive process. The sharing of charges for these ISTS projects will follow the CERC (Sharing of Inter-State Transmission Charges and Losses) Regulations, 2020.
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