CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NEW DELHI Petition No. 5/SM/2026 Coram:

Shri Jishnu Barua, Chairperson Shri Ramesh Babu V., Member Shri Harish Dudani, Member Shri Ravinder Singh Dhillon, Member Date of Proposal: 15.04.2026 In the matter of:

Procedure for levying compensation charges for permitting additional time to achieve milestones under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Connectivity and General Network Access to the inter-State Transmission System) Regulations, 2022.

PROPOSAL Background The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Connectivity and General Network Access to the inter-State Transmission System) Regulations, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Regulations”) were notified on 7th June, 2022, the first amendment, second amendment, and third amendment to the Principal Regulations were notified on 1st April, 2023, on 19^th June 2024 and on 31^st August 2025, respectively (hereinafter collectively referred to as “GNA Regulations”).

2. As per the provisions of the GNA Regulations, the Connectivity Applicants are required to achieve various milestones, viz (i) submission of land documents for the 50% of the land required for the Connectivity