Regulatory Developments in Power Transmission Sector: May 7, 2025

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  APTEL directs WBERC to reconsider HEL’s disallowed transmission costs The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled in favour of Haldia Energy Limited (HEL), setting aside key cost disallowances by the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) related to a 400 kV dedicated transmission project. APTEL directed WBERC to revise its 2020 order and re-evaluate several claims, while allowing others outright. The case involved HEL’s appeal against WBERC’s disallowance of Rs 45.44 crore from…

Regulatory Developments in Power Transmission Sector: April 21, 2025

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GERC approves transmission tariff and ARR for GETCO till FY 2029-30 The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has issued its final order on Case No. 2419 of 2024, approving the truing up for FY 2023-24 and determining the Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and transmission tariff for Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) for the Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) control period from FY 2025-26 to FY 2029-30. For FY 2023-24, GETCO reported total transmission charges of Rs…

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CERC approves transmission tariff for Sirohi Transmission’s ISTS project

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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved the annual transmission tariff of Rs 2.91 billion for Sirohi Transmission Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), for its ISTS scheme.  This project, named “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Rajasthan REZ Phase IV (Part 2: 5.5 GW) (Jaisalmer/Barmer Complex) Part B,” was awarded to PGCIL under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process. During the bidding, PGCIL’s final winning bid…