Approval under Section 62 read with Section 79(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 2003 and Regulations 15(1)(a) and 23 of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) Regulations 2023 for truing up of the transmission tariff for the 2019-24 tariff period under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations 2019 and the determination of transmission tariff of the 2024-29 tariff period under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations 2024 for “50 MVA Auto Transformer at Malda in Eastern Region”. 274-TT-2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

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CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Shri Ramesh Babu V., Member, Shri Harish Dudani, Member
Approval under Section 62 read with Section 79(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 2003 and Regulations 15(1)(a) and 23 of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) Regulations 2023 for truing up of the transmission tariff for the 2019-24 tariff period under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations 2019 and the determination of transmission tariff of the 2024-29 tariff period under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations 2024 for “50 MVA Auto Transformer at Malda in Eastern Region”. 274-TT-2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Advocates:
Shri Mohd Mohsin, PGCIL, Shri VC Sekhar, PGCIL, Shri Angaru Naresh, PGCIL, Shri Vishal Sagar, PGCIL, Shri Suchitra Rani Gautam, PGCIL, Shri Vivek kumar Singh, PGCIL, Shri Amit Yadav, PGCIL, Shri Anshul Garg, PGCIL, Shri Abhijit Daimari, PGCIL, Shri Arjun Malhotra, PGCIL

ORDER

The instant Petition has been filed by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for truing up of transmission tariff for the 2019-24 under Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as “the 2019 Tariff Regulations”) and for the determination of transmission tariff under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Condition of Tariff) Regulations, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as “the 2024 Tariff Regulations”) for the 2024-29 tariff period in respect of the Asset namely 50 MVA Auto Transformer at Malda (hereinafter referred to as “the transmission asset”) in the Eastern Region.”

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

a) “Approve the trued up Transmission Tariff for 2019-24 block and transmission tariff for 2024-29 block for the assets covered under this petition, as per para 13 & 14 above.

b) Allow the petitioner to recover the shortfall or refund the excess Annual Fixed Charges, on account of Return on Equity due to change in applicable Minimum Alternate/Corporate Income Tax rate as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 (as amended from time to time) of the res

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