ORDER

The present petition has been filed by the Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘SUCRL’/‘Petitioner’) seeking relaxation for the application timeline specified under Regulation 11A(1) of the GNA Regulations, 2022, by allowing the Petitioner to submit the land documents for the 400 MW solar power park capacity within 12 months from the date of grant of final Connectivity, instead of within 18 months from the grant of in-principle Connectivity. The Petitioner has made the following Prayers vide Petition filed on 27.05.2025:

(a) Relax the application of the timeline provided under Regulation 11A(1) of GNA Regulations, 2022 by allowing the Petitioner to submit the Registered Title Deed (as proof of Ownership or lease rights or land use rights for 50% of the land required for the capacity for which Connectivity is sought) as required under Regulation 11A(1) of GNA Regulations, 2022, within 12 months from the date of grant of final Connectivity (which must include final coordinates of Bikaner-V sub-station) or within 12 months from the date of issuance of co-ordinates for Bikaner-V substation, instead of within 18 months form the grant of in-principle Connectivity (i.e., by 26.01.2026); and

(b) Alternatively, permit the Petitioner to acquire land and submit the Land Documents within a period of 18–24 months prior to the scheduled start date of connectivity (i.e., 31.12.2029), with flexibility to align such deadline with any change in the said start date, to avoid undue financial burden;

(c) Alternative to prayer (a) & (b), direct the Respondent/ CTUIL to transfer/ reallocate the connectivity granted to the Petitioner to any other ISTS sub-station in Bikaner region where the location of sub-station has been finalised and start date of connectivity is December, 2027 and the Petitioner can submit all the land related documents within 12 months of grant of such final connectivity (as per the GNA Regulations);

(d) Pass any such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Commission deems just and proper in the nature and circumstances of the present case.

Interim Relief sought:

(a) Direct the Respondent/ Central Transmission Utility of India Limited to not to take any coercive action including revocation of the in-principle Connectivity granted to the Petitioner on 26.07.2024 and/ or encashment of Land BGs of INR 40 Crore and/ or Conn BG1, Conn BG2 and Conn BG3 of INR 11.5 Crore in terms of Regulation 11B(1) of GNA Regulations (First Amendment), till the pendency of the captioned petition.

2. The Petitioner has filed an IA bearing No. 54/IA/2025 filed on 27.05.2025 seeking urgent listing and hearing of the petition. The Petitioner made following prayers in 54/IA/2025:

(a) Allow the present application;

(b) Allow urgent listing and hearing of the captioned petition; and

(c) Pass any order or direction as it may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.

3. The Petitioner has also filed IA bearing No. 118/IA/2025 filed on 10.10.2025 to amend the subject petition on account of occurrence of subsequent events. The Petitioner has made following prayers in 118/IA/2025:

(a) Allow the present application and permit the Petitioner to amend the captioned petition as stated herein above;

(b) Take on record the amended petition as annexed herewith as Schedule-I;

(c) Pass any other order as this Hon’ble Commission may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the present case and in the interest of justice.

(d) Direct the Respondent/ CTUIL to release the existing Land BG of INR 40 Crore and Connectivity Bank Guarantees i.e., Conn BG 2 & 3 to the Petitioner on account of inordinate delay being caused by CTUIL in intimating coordinates of Bikaner-V Pooling Substation and Petitioner to submit Land BG afresh of 5% of Land BG amount i.e., 2 crore.

4. The Petitioner has also filed IA No. 119/2025 on 13.10.2025 seeking certain interim relief. The Petitioner has made following prayers in