IN THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY (Appellate Jurisdiction)

APL No. 61 OF 2016 &

Dated: 29^th August, 2025 Present : Hon`ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Chairperson Hon`ble Ms. Seema Gupta, Technical Member (Electricity)

In the matter of:

ODISHA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED Janapath, Bhubaneswar Odisa – 751022 … Appellant (s)

VERSUS

1. JINDAL STAINLESS LIMITED KNIC, P.O. Danagadi, Jajpur, Odisa – 755026 ... Respondent No.1

2. ODISHA ELECTRICITY REGULTORY COMMISSION Bidyut Niyamak Bhawan, Unit VIII, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751012 ... Respondent No.2

Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Raj Kumar Mehta for App. 1

Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Hitendra Nath Rath for Res. 1

Rutwik Panda for Res. 2

JUDGMENT

(PER HON’BLE MRS. SEEMA GUPTA, TECHNICAL MEMBER)

1. The Appellant-Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (“OPTCL”) has preferred the instant appeal against the Order dated 27.01.2016 passed by Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (“ State Commission/OERC”) in Case No.28 of 2015, whereby the Appellant was directed to treat the 1^st Respondent, M/s Jindal Stainless Limited (“JSL”) as a short-term open access customer since it has availed open access in t