IN THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY (Appellate Jurisdiction)

Appeal No. 228 of 2022 & IA No. 1962 of 2023, IA No. 722 of 2022, IA No. 1014 of 2023 And Appeal No. 391 of 2023 &

IA No. 1323 of 2022, IA No. 1025 of 2023 Dated: 14^th December, 2023 Present: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Chairperson Hon’ble Mr. Sandesh Kumar Sharma, Technical Member Appeal No. 228 of 2022 & IA No. 1962 of 2023, IA No. 722 of 2022, IA No. 1014 of 2023 In the matter of:

Rain CII Carbon (Vizag) Ltd.

Rain Centre, 34 Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500073. …Appellant(s)

Vs.

1) Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Through its Secretary

11-4-660, 4^th Floor, Singareni Bhavan, Red Hills, Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500004.

2) Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. (APSPDCL)

Through its Chairman & Managing Director, 19-13-65/A, Vidyut Nilayam, Srinivasapuram, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh – 517503.

3) Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. (APEPDCL), Through its Managing Director, P&T Colony, Seethamadara, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh – 530013.

4) Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Ltd. (APCPDCL), Through its Managing Director, Corporate Office, Beside Polytechnic College, ITI Road, Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh – 520008.

5) Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. (APTRANSCO)

Through its Chairman & Managing Director, Vidyut Soudha, Gunadala, Eluru Rd., Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh – 520004. …Respondent(s)

Counsel for the Appellant(s) : Mr. P. Chidambaram, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sanjay Sen, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Amit Kapur Ms. Poonam Verma Sengupta Mr. Saunak Rajguru Ms. Sakshi Kapoor Ms. Mandakini Ghosh Mr. Shubham Bhut Ms. Priyakshi Bhatnagar Ms. Aparajita Upadhyay Ms. Gayatri Aryan Mr. Ankitesh Ojha Counsel for the Respondent(s) : Mr. Sridhar Potaraju Mr. Mukund Rao Angara Ms. Ankita Sharma Ms. Shiwani Tushir Mr. Yashwir Kumar Mr. Aayush Mr. Rajat Srivastava Ms. Simran Gupta for R-1 Mr. Sidhant Kumar Ms. Manya Chandok Mr. Shivankar Rao Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bagga Ms. Vidhi Udyashankar for R-2 to 4 Appeal No. 391 of 2023 &

IA No. 1323 of 2022, IA No. 1025 of 2023 In the matter of:

Rain CII Carbon (Vizag) Ltd.

Through its General Manager Rain Centre, 34 Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500073. …Appellant(s)

Vs.

1) Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Through its Secretary

11-4-660, 4^th Floor, Singareni Bhavan, Red Hills, Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500004.

2) Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. (APEPDCL), Through its Managing Director, P&T Colony, Seethamadara, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh – 530013.

3) Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.

(APTRANSCO)

Through its Chairman & Managing Director, Vidyut Soudha, Gunadala, Eluru Rd., Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh – 520004. …Respondent(s)

Counsel for the Appellant(s) : Mr. Sanjay Sen, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Poonam Verma Sengupta Mr. Saunak Rajguru Ms. Sakshi Kapoor Mr. Shubham Bhut Ms. Priyakshi Bhatnagar Counsel for the Respondent(s) : Mr. Sridhar Potaraju Mr. Mukund Rao Angara Ms. Ankita Sharma Ms. Shiwani Tushir Mr. Yashwir Kumar Mr. Aayush Mr. Rajat Srivastava Ms. Simran Gupta for R-1 Mr. Sidhant Kumar Ms. Manya Chandok Mr. Shivankar Rao Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bagga Mr. Shivankur Rao for R-2

JUDGEMENT

PER HON’BLE MR. SANDESH KUMAR SHARMA, TECHNICAL MEMBER

1. The captioned Appeals have been filed by M/s. Rain CII Carbon (Vizag) Limited (in short “Appellant”) against the Order dated 30.03.2022 (in short “Impugned Order”) passed by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (in short “ State Commission” or “APERC”) in O.P. No. 122 of 2021 and O.P. No. 123 of 2021 (in short “APERC Petition”) assailing the findings limited to the levy of Grid Support Charges on integrated waste heat recovery based co-generation power plants owned by the Appellant’s Unit located in Special Economic Zone, Andhra Pradesh.

2. The Appellant, Rain CII Carbon (Vizag) Limited, is engaged in the business of manufactu