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CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

NEW DELHI

Petition No. 60/MP/2022 along with IA No. 1/2023

Coram:

Shri Jishnu Barua, Chairperson

Shri Ramesh Babu V, Member

Shri Harish Dudani, Member

Date of Order: 26th May, 2026

In the matter of

Petition seeking approval for determination of the input price of coal supplied from Pakri Barwadih mine for the period from the date of commercial operation i.e. 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2024.

And

In the matter of

NTPC Ltd.,

NTPC Bhawan, Core-7, Scope Complex,

7, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003. ..........Petitioner

Vs

1. Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd (BSPHCL),

2. North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.,

3. South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.,

Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna - 800001.

4. Jharkhand Bijlee Vitaran Nigam Ltd.,

Engineering Building, HEC Township,

Dhurwa, Ranchi – 834004.

5. GRIDCO Ltd.,

Janpath, Bhubaneshwar – 751022

6. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd.,

Vidyut Bhawan, Bidhannagar, Block DJ, Sector-II,

Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700091.

7. Power Department, Govt. of Sikkim,

Kazi Road, Gangtok, Sikkim – 737101.

8. Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd.,

Bijulee Bhawan, Paltan Bazar, Guwahati – 782001.

9. Meghalaya Energy Corporation Ltd.,

Short Round Road, Shillong – 793001.

10. Department of Power,

Government of Arunachal Pradesh,

Itanagar 791111.

11. Power and Electricity Department,

Govt. of Mizoram, Aizawal, 796001.

12. Manipur State Power Distribution Company Ltd.,

Khwai Bazar, Keishampat, Imphal 795001.

13. Department of Power,

Govt of Nagaland, Electricity House,

Below A.G Office, Kohima-797001, Nagaland.

14. Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited,

Bidyut Bhawan, North Banamalipur,

Agartala – 700001, Tripura.

15. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd.,

Shakti Bhawan, 14, Ashok Marg, Lucknow, UP- 226001.

16. Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Limited,

Vidyut Bhawan, Janpath, Jaipur – 302005 (Rajasthan)

(On Behalf of Discoms of Rajasthan).

17. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited,

NDPL House, Hudson Lines, Kingsway Camp

Delhi-110009.

18. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited,

BSES Bhawan, 2nd Floor, B-Block,

Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019.

19. BSES Yamuna Power Limited,

2nd Floor, B Block, Shakti Kiran Building,

Near Karkardooma Court, New Delhi – 110092.

20. Haryana Power Purchase Centre,

Shakti Bhawan, Energy Exchange,

Room No. 446, Top Floor, Sector-6, Panchkula- 134109.

21. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited,

The Mall, Patiala-147001.

22. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board,

Vidyut Bhawan, Kumar House Complex Building II,

Shimla – 171004.

23. Power Development Department, Govt. of J&K,

SLDC Building, 1st Floor, Gladani Power House,

Narwal, Jammu -190009.

24. Power Department (Union Territory of Chandigarh),

Sector 9-D, UT, Chandigarh – 160019.

25. Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited,

Urja Bhawan, Kanwali Road,

Near Balli Wala Chowk, Dehradun -248001.

26. Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited,

Block No-11, Ground floor, Shakti Bhawan, Vidhyut Nagar, Rampur,

Jabalpur-482008, Madhya Pradesh.

27. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited,

Prakashgad, 4th Floor, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051.

28. Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam limited,

Vidhyut Bhawan, Race Course, Vadodara – 390007.

29. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited,

P.O Sunder Nagar, Dangania, Raipur–492013, Chhattisgarh.

30. Goa Electricity Department (ED), Govt. of Goa,

Aquem Alto, Margao, Goa – 403601.

31. Electricity Department, Administration of Daman and Diu,

Plot No. 35, OIDC Complex, Near Fire Station, Somnath,

Daman - 369210

32. Electricity Department Dadar and Nagar Haveli,

66Kv, Amli Ind. Estate, Silvassa, Dadar Nagar Haveli – 396230.

33. AP Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd.,

P&T Colony, Seethmmadhara, Vishakapatnam– 530013, Andhra Pradesh.

34. AP Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd.,

Srinivassa Kalyana Mandapam Backside, Tiruchanoor Road,

Kesavayana Gunta, Tirupati- 517501.

35. Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd.,

H. No 2-5-31/2, Vidyut Bhavan, Nakkalagutta,

Hanamkonda, Warangal-506004.

36. Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd.,

Mint Compound, Hyderabad-500063.

37. Electricity Department, Govt. of Puducherry,

137, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Salai, Puducherry – 605001.

38. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.,

NPKRR, Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002.

39. Kerala State Electricity Board,

Vaidyuthi Bhavanam, Pattom, Trivandrum – 695004, Kerala.

40. Bangalore Electricity Supply Company,

K.R. Circle, Bangalore-506001, Karnataka.

41. Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited,

Paradigm Plaza, AB Shetty Circle, Mangalore – 575001.

42. Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation,

927, LJ Avenue, GF, New Kanthraj Urs Road,

Saraswatipuram, Mysuru – 570009.

43. Gulbarga Electricity Supply Corporation,

Road, Gulbarga– 585102, Karnataka.

44. Hubli Electricity Supply Company

Navanagar, PB Road, Hubli- 580025, Karnataka .... Respondents

Parties Present:

Ms. Swapna Seshadri, Advocate, NTPC

Shri M Karthikeyan, Advocate, NTPC

Shri S. Vallinayagam, Advocate, TANGEDCO

Shri Anup Jain, Advocate, MSEDCL

Shri Vyom Chaturvedi, Advocate, MSEDCL