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2024-12-18
Subject: Energy Law - Electricity Regulation
In a significant ruling, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE) has overturned a previous decision by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) that denied
The ATE analyzed the contractual provisions of the PPA and the implications of the MoD principles. It found that while MSEDCL argued that the scheduling was based on least-cost principles, the responsibility to provide a schedule lay with them. The Tribunal emphasized that MSEDCL's failure to schedule power corresponding to the minimum off-take guarantee directly led to
The Tribunal ruled in favor of
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