Petition for determination of the transmission tariff for evacuation of power from Solar Energy Zones in Rajasthan (8.1GW) under Phase-II-Part F1 – EQ
Summary:
### **1. Project Details**
* [cite_start]**Petition No. 285/TT/2024:** This petition is for the determination of the transmission tariff from the Commercial Operation Date (COD) to March 31, 2024, for assets under the “Transmission System Strengthening Scheme for evacuation of power from Solar Energy Zones in Rajasthan (8.1GW) under Phase-II-Part F1″[cite: 3, 4].
* [cite_start]**Petition No. 80/TT/2025:** This petition is for the determination of the transmission tariff from the COD (Actual/Proposed/Anticipated) to March 31, 2024, for assets under the “Transmission System Strengthening Scheme for evacuation of power from Solar Energy Zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under Phase-II-Part B1″[cite: 11, 12].
### **2. Hearing and Directives**
* [cite_start]**Coram:** The hearing was presided over by Shri Jishnu Barua (Chairperson), Shri Ramesh Babu V. (Member), Shri Harish Dudani (Member), and Shri Ravinder Singh Dhillon (Member)[cite: 21, 22, 23, 24].
* [cite_start]**Proceedings:** The petitioner, PGCIL, submitted that all requisite information had been filed and requested that the tariff be allowed[cite: 33]. [cite_start]The representative for CTUIL confirmed they had filed an affidavit with information requested on July 10, 2025[cite: 34].
* **Directives for Petition No. 285/TT/2024:**
* [cite_start]**To PGCIL:** Clarify the discrepancy between the Notice of Award (NOA) date of June 29, 2021, in Form 12 and the work award date of December 31, 2020, in Form 5A[cite: 39, 40]. [cite_start]Also, provide a Revised Cost Estimate (RCE-II) for a cost overrun of ₹228.22 lakh, including Notional IDC[cite: 42, 43].
* [cite_start]**To CTUIL:** Provide information on the Scheduled COD (SCOD) of the assets, whether the TBCB Scheme (Bikaner-II Pooling Station) was matched with the COD, and details of different schemes and their SCODs approved under the Rajasthan solar energy zone schemes[cite: 44, 45, 46, 48].
* **Directives for Petition No. 80/TT/2025:**
* [cite_start]**To PGCIL:** Furnish details on the SCOD mismatch between CTUIL and the petitioner’s claims for various parts of the transmission system[cite: 50, 51]. [cite_start]Provide a CTUIL Certificate for Asset-15 and Asset-16B [cite: 57][cite_start], and details of time overruns for the transmission assets[cite: 58].
* [cite_start]**To CTUIL:** Explain the reasons for the SCOD mismatch of the 220 kV line bays at Bhadla-II and Fatehgarh-II Sub-stations[cite: 62, 63]. [cite_start]Provide a copy of the Long-Term Access (LTA) granted to the RE generators and clarify if the 1×500 MVA ICT at Bhadla-II is exclusively for Avaada Energy Private Limited[cite: 68, 69].
### **3. Next Hearing**
[cite_start]The matter will be listed for a further hearing on October 21, 2025[cite: 72].
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