Petition for truing up and approval of the Annual Transmission Charges for the Combined Transmission Asset consisting in the Northern Region associate of Powerlinks Transmission Limited – EQ
Summary:
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## **Case Summary – Powerlinks Transmission Ltd. (PTL) Tariff Petition**
**Forum:** Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi
**Petition No.:** 143/TT/2025
**Date of Hearing:** 19 August 2025
**Coram:**
* Jishnu Barua, Chairperson
* Ramesh Babu V., Member
* Harish Dudani, Member
* Ravinder Singh Dhillon, Member
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### **1. Case Background**
* **Petitioner:** Powerlinks Transmission Limited (PTL)
* **Respondents:** Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) & 24 others
* **Nature of Petition:**
* **Truing up of Annual Transmission Charges (ATC)** for the **2019–24 tariff period**.
* **Approval of ATC** for the **2024–29 tariff period**.
* Assets covered (Combined Transmission Asset):
1. 400 kV D/c **Siliguri–Purnea** line
2. 400 kV D/c **Purnea–Muzaffarpur** line
3. 220 kV D/c **Muzaffarpur (PGCIL)–Muzaffarpur (BSEB)** line (Eastern Region)
4. 400 kV D/c **Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur** line (Eastern–Northern inter-region)
5. 400 kV D/c **Gorakhpur–Lucknow** line
6. 400 kV D/c **Bareilly–Mandola** line (Northern Region, associated with **Tala HEP**).
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### **2. Proceedings**
* Petitioner filed an **Interlocutory Application (IA, Diary No. 299/2025)** along with amended petition.
* Amendment sought to correct **prayer clause error**: “2014–19” period mistakenly mentioned instead of **“2019–24”**.
* Commission admitted IA & amended petition.
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### **3. Commission’s Directions**
* **Notice issued** to Respondents on IA & amended petition.
* **Timelines:**
* Respondents to file replies within **1 week** (copy to Petitioner).
* Petitioner may file rejoinder within **1 week** thereafter.
* Petitioner directed to furnish **Form 10-B** for 2019–24 & 2024–29 tariff periods with complete decapitalisation details by affidavit within **1 week**.
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### **4. Next Hearing**
* **Date fixed:** 21 October 2025
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### **5. Outcome**
* **Type of Order:** Procedural (Record of Proceedings).
* **Effect:** IA admitted, amended petition taken on record, compliance directions issued.
* Final tariff order for 2019–24 (truing up) & 2024–29 (approval) pending.
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