ORDER

(DATE OF HEARING : 29.8.2002) Petition No. 51/2001 has been filed by PGCIL, the petitioner for approval of transmission charges for (i) 315 MVA ICT-II at Malerkotla, (ii) 400 KV Hissar-Jaipur line and its associated bays (iii) 400 KV Bawana-Hisar Line (Part) and its associated bays, and (iv) 400 KV Bawana-Bhiwani line with associated bays.

2. The above assets are components of Nathpa-Jhakri Transmission System.The approval sought by the petitioner was from the respective date of commercial operation and up to 31.3.2002 based on the terms and conditions of tariff contained in the Ministry of Power notifications dated 14.6.1996 and 16.12.1997. Meanwhile, the Commission notified the terms and conditions of tariff on 26.3.2001, which have come into force w.e.f. 1.4.2001. Therefore, the petitioner subsequently sought approval of transmission charges up to 31.3.2001. The commercial date of operation of individual assets is as under:

(i) 315 MVA ICT-II at Malerkotla, 1.4.1996

(ii) 400 KV Hissar-Jaipur line and its associated bays 1.8.1997

(iii) 400 KV Bawana-Hisar Line (Part) and its associated bays, and 1.2.1998

(iv) 400 KV Bawana-Bhiwani line with associated bays. 1.9.1997

3. The Central