IN THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY (Appellate Jurisdiction)

APPEAL Nos. 279 of 2022 & 425 of 2022 Dated : 19^th February, 2024 Present: Hon`ble Mr. Sandesh Kumar Sharma, Technical Member Hon`ble Mr. Virender Bhat, Judicial Member In the matter of:

APPEAL No. 279 of 2022 WAANEEP SOLAR PRIVATE LIMITED

201 & 202, Third Floor, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase 3 Rd, Okhla Phase III, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi, Delhi – 110020 secretarial@herofutureenergies.com abhijeet.swaroop@theguild.co.in … Appellant(s)

Versus

1. ANDHRA PRADESH ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (Through its Secretary)

4^th Floor, Singareni Bhavan, Red Hills Hyderabad – 500004 Andhra Pradesh Email: chmn@aperc.in

2. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Through its Principal Secretary)

Department of Energy, Secretariat, Velagudi, Amaravati-522503 Andhra Pradesh Email: secyenergyap@gmail.com

3. SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Through its Chairman & Managing Director)

Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh Chittor District-517503 Andhra Pradesh Email: cmd@southernpower.co.in

4. SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Through it’s the Chief General Manager (PMM & IPC)

Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh Chittor District-517503 Andhra Pradesh Email: cgm pmm@southernpowerap.co.in

5. The Chief Engineer TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH A.P.P.C.C, Vidyut Soudha Vijayawada – 520004 Andhra Pradesh Email: ce.trans@aptransco.gov.in

6. TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Through it’s the General Manager)

A.P.P.C.C, Vidyut Soudha Vijayawada – 520004 Andhra Pradesh Email: ce.ipc@aptransco.gov.in

7. NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (NREDCAP)

(Through its Vice Chairman & Managing Director)

12-464/5/1, River Oaks Apartment, CSR Kalyana Mandapam Road, Tadepalli, Guntur District - 522501 Andhra Pradesh Email: vc@nredcap.in … Respondent (s)

Counsel for the Appellant(s) : Sajan Poovayya, Sr. Adv.

Basava Prabhu Patil, Sr. Adv.

Abhijeet Swaroop Tabrez Malawat Ankita Bafna Gibran Naushad Syed Hamza Rajeswari Mukerjee For App.1 Counsel for the Respondent(s) : Sridhar Potaraju Mukunda Rao Angara Aayush Yashvir Kumar for Res. 1 Sidhant Kumar Manyaa Chandok for Res. 3 to 6 APPEAL No. 425 OF 2022

1. SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (Through its Chairman & Managing Director)

Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh Chittor District-517503 Andhra Pradesh Email: cmd@southernpower.co.in

2. SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (Through it’s Chief General Manager (PMM & IPC)

APSPDCL, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh Chittor District-517503 Andhra Pradesh Email: cmd@southernpower.co.in

3. ANDHRA PRADESH POWER COORDINATION COMMITTEE (Through its Chief Engineer (IPC))

A.P.P.C.C., Vijayawada Having Office at:

APPCC Building, 1^st Floor, Vidyut Soudha AP Transco Beside KAY Hotel Near Ramavappadu Ring Eluru Road Vijayawada – 520004 Email: cgm-pp.vja@aptransco.co.in

4. ANDHRA PRADESH POWER COORDINATION COMMITTEE (Through its General Manager)

A.P.P.C.C., Vijayawada Having Office at: APPCC Building

1^st Floor, Vidyut Soudha AP Transco Beside KAY Hotel Near Ramavappadu Ring Eluru Road Vijayawada – 520004 Email: cgm-pp.vja@aptransco.co.in … Appellant(s)

Versus

1. ANDHRA PRADESH ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (Through its Secretary)

4^th Floor, Singareni Bhavan, Red Hills, Hyderabad – 500004 Andhra Pradesh Email: chmn@aperc.in

2. WAANEEP SOLAR PRIVATE LIMITED (Through its Authorised Signatory, Mr. M. Sridhar)

201 & 202, Third Floor, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase 3 Rd, Okhla Phase III, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi, Delhi – 110020 secretarial@herofutureenergies.com abhijeet.swaroop@theguild.co.in

3. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Through its Special Chief Secretary - Energy)

Department of Energy, Secretariat, Amaravathi Velagapudi Andhra Pradesh Email: secyenergyap@gmail.com

4. NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (Through its Vice Chairman & Managing Director)

12-464/5/1, River Oaks Apartment, CSR Kalyana Mandapam Roa