Petition for Approval for lignite of Pooled Neyveli Mines as per CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Second Amendment, Regulations 2021 – EQ
Summary:
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## ⚖️ **Case Overview**
**Issuing Authority:**
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi
**Petition Nos.:**
* **223/MP/2022**
* **170/MP/2025**
**Date of Hearing:** 18 September 2025
**Coram:**
* Shri Jishnu Barua, Chairperson
* Shri Ramesh Babu V., Member
* Shri Harish Dudani, Member
* Shri Ravinder Singh Dhillon, Member |
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## 🪨 **Subject of Petitions**
1. **Petition No. 223/MP/2022**
* *Approval for lignite input price for 2019–24*
for **pooled Neyveli mines**, under **CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021**.
2. **Petition No. 170/MP/2025**
* *Approval of trued-up lignite input price* of Neyveli mines for the same 2019–24 control period.
* These petitions together determine the **cost of lignite fuel supplied to NLCIL’s power stations**, which is a critical component in **generation tariff calculations**.
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## 🗣️ **Key Submissions and Requests**
1. **By KSEBL (Respondent):**
* Sought **additional time** to file its **reply** to the *amended petition* filed by NLCIL (in Petition No. 223/MP/2022).
2. **By TANGEDCO (Respondent):**
* Requested permission to file **additional information**, including relevant extracts from **NLCIL’s Annual Report**, to support its submissions.
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## 🧮 **CERC’s Directions**
| **Action** | **Deadline** | **Remarks** |
| ———————————————————————– | ——————- | ——————————- |
| Respondents (KSEBL, TANGEDCO, others) to file replies & additional data | **24 October 2025** | Must serve copies to NLCIL |
| Petitioner (NLCIL) to file rejoinder(s) | **3 November 2025** | In response to replies received |
| Next Hearing | **6 November 2025** | For further proceedings |
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## 📘 **Regulatory Context**
* The petitions are governed by **Regulation 43** of the *CERC Tariff Regulations, 2019*, as amended in 2021, which allows determination and truing-up of **input fuel prices for integrated lignite mining and power generation units**.
* CERC’s decision on these petitions will affect:
* The **energy charges** of NLCIL’s power stations.
* The **pass-through cost** recovery for beneficiary DISCOMs like TANGEDCO and KSEBL.
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