Regulatory Developments in Power Distribution Sector: April 3, 2025
APTEL rejects HPCL’s appeal against TNERC order on tariff reclassification The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has dismissed Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (HPCL) appeal challenging the tariff order issued by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) on August 11, 2017, in petition no. 1 of 2017. The order reclassified HPCL’s bottling plant from the high-tension (HT) I (industrial) category to the HT III (commercial) category, grouping it with commercial establishments such as malls,…