Petition for Truing up of the Annual Transmission Charges for the Northern Region associated with Tala HEP of Powerlinks Transmission Limited – EQ
Summary:
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## **Case Summary – Powerlinks Transmission Ltd. (Tala HEP Associated Assets)**
**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:** PGCIL and 24 others.
* **Subject:**
* **Truing up of Annual Transmission Charges (ATC) for 2019–24**, and
* **Approval of ATC for 2024–29**
* For combined transmission assets associated with **Tala Hydroelectric Project**, namely:
* 400 kV D/c Siliguri–Purnea line,
* 400 kV D/c Purnea–Muzaffarpur line,
* 220 kV D/c Muzaffarpur (PGCIL)–Muzaffarpur (BSEB) line (Eastern Region),
* 400 kV D/c Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (ER–NR inter-regional),
* 400 kV D/c Gorakhpur–Lucknow line,
* 400 kV D/c Bareilly–Mandola line (Northern Region).
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### **2. Proceedings**
* **PTL Counsel:**
* Filed an **Interlocutory Application (IA, Diary No. 299/2025)** with amended petition.
* Corrected errors in prayer clauses (e.g., “2014–19” corrected to “2019–24”).
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### **3. Commission’s Directions**
1. **Notice:** Issued on IA and amended petition.
2. **Replies:** Respondents to file within **1 week**; Petitioner may file rejoinder within **1 week** thereafter.
3. **Form 10-B:** Petitioner to file for **2019–24 and 2024–29** periods with complete decapitalisation details, on affidavit, within **1 week**.
4. **Next Hearing:** Scheduled for **21 October 2025**.
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### **4. Outcome**
* **Type of Order:** Procedural (Record of Proceedings).
* **Effect:** Petition admitted with amendments; pending replies and further data on decapitalisation.
* **Status:** Adjourned to October 2025.
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