CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NEW DELHI Petition No. 451/MP/2025 along with IA 36/2025 Coram:

Shri Jishnu Barua, Chairperson Shri Ramesh Babu V., Member Shri Harish Dudani, Member Shri Ravinder Singh Dhillon, Member Date of Order: 14.02.2026 In the matter of:

Petition under Section 79, including 79 (1)(c), 79 (1)(f) and 79 (1)(k) of the Electricity Act, 2003, seeking continuation of its GNA/ Connectivity of 700 MW. The Petitioner is also seeking consequent directions upon the Respondent/ CTUIL to consider Connectivity Bank Guarantees already furnished by the Petitioner with respect to its GNA applications dated 30.05.2024 to 22.06.2024 as sufficient for the purpose of such continuation, with no requirement to submit fresh Connectivity Bank Guarantees.

And In the matter of:

Support Properties Private Limited (SPPL)

Adani Corporate House, Shantigram Near Vaishno Devi Circle, S.G Highway Khodiyar, Ahmedabad ……….Petitioner Versus Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL)

Saudamini, Plot No.2, Sector-29, Near IFFCO Chowk Metro Station Gurugram, Haryana-122001 ………...Respondent Parties Present:

Shri Sanjay Sen, Sr. Advocate, SPPL Shri Hemant Singh, Advocate, SPPL Ms. Supriya Rastogi, Advocate, SPPL Shri Indrayudh Chowdhury, Advocate, SPPL Ms. Ruth Elwin, Advocate, SPPL Shri Arun Lal, Advocate, SPPL Shri Nitesh Singh, Advocate, SPPL Shri Sajid Akhtar, Advocate, SPPL Shri Shubham Arya, Advocate, CTUIL Ms. Poorva Saigal, Advocate, CTUIL Ms. Shirin Gupta, Advocate, CTUIL

ORDER

The present Petition has been instituted seeking appropriate directions to the Respondent-CTUIL to continue the General Network Access (GNA) of 700 MW earlier granted to the Petitioner on 24.10.2024, which was subsequently relinquished.

2.The Petitioner has made the following prayers in the main Petition:

(a) Permit the Petitioner to withdraw/ cancel its relinquishment letter dated 22.01.2025 (communicated via email dated 11.02.2025) of its 700 MW of GNA/ Connectivity, and allow continuation of the GNA granted to the Petitioner vide letter dated 24.10.2024;

(b) Direct the Respondent/ CTUIL to retain the Connectivity Bank Guarantees, being Annexure P-4, for the GNA in terms of Regulation 22.2(b-i) of the GNA Regulations 2022, for the GNA/

Connectivity granted vide the Respondent’s letter dated 24.10.2024; and (c) Pass any other or further orders as it may deem fit to this Commission in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

3.The Petitioner has made the following prayers vide IA No.36/2025:

(a) Allow the present application thereby restraining the Respondent/ CTUIL from taking any coercive actions, including encashment of Bank Guarantees furnished by the Petitioner, till the pendency of the accompanying petition; and (b) Pass any other or further orders as it may deem fit to this Hon’ble Commission in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

4.The Petitioner has made the following prayers vide IA No.37/2025 (Dy no. 206/2025):

(a) Allow the present application thereby urgently listing the present petition for hearing; and (b) Pass any other or further orders as it may deem fit to this Hon’ble Commission in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

The above IA 37/2025 was filed for the urgent listing of the matter. Having served its purpose, it has been disposed of vide RoP for the hearing dated 24.04.2025.

Submissions of the Petitioner:

5.Petitioner has made the following submissions:

(a) Petitioner, SPPL, was in the process of establishing a Data Centre facility at Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The aforesaid project is estimated to commence its operations from January 2027 onwards and is assessed to have a power requirement of 1.4 GW, while operating at its full capacity, for which the expected timeframe is projected to be July 2034.

(b) Petitioner had applied for GNA/ Connectivity for a cumulative quantum of 700 MW (through 14 applications of 50 MW each) to the Respondent, CTUIL, between 30.05.2024 and 22.06.2024. GNA was granted vide lett