Petition of the CERC (Conduct of Business) and (Terms and Condition of Tariff) Regulations under “Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme-VII (ERSS-VII)” in the Eastern Region – EQ
Summary:
The petitions are as follows:
* **Petition No. 474/TT/2024:** For transmission assets under the “Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme-VII (ERSS-VII)”[cite: 686]. The respondents are Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited and others[cite: 690].
* **Petition No. 16/TT/2025:** For transmission assets under the “Transmission System for Phase-I Generation Projects in Jharkhand and West Bengal Part A1″[cite: 696]. The respondents are Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited and others[cite: 702].
* **Petition No. 151/TT/2025:** For two assets under the “North Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme-V (NERSS-V)”[cite: 713]. The respondents are Assam Power Distribution Limited and others[cite: 717].
* **Petition No. 190/TT/2025:** For the “Baharampur (POWERGRID) – Bheramara (Bangladesh) 2nd 400 kV D/C Transmission Line (Indian Portion)”[cite: 728]. The respondent is the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)[cite: 731].
* **Petition No. 267/TT/2025:** For combined assets under the “WRSS IX Transmission Scheme” in the Western Region[cite: 744]. The respondents are Madhya Pradesh Power Company Limited (MPPCL) and others[cite: 746].
* **Petition No. 387/TT/2025:** For transmission assets under “Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme-XVIII (ERSS-XVIII)”[cite: 757]. The respondents are Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited and others[cite: 759].
During the hearing, PGCIL’s representatives briefed the CERC on the petitions and requested that the transmission tariffs be approved as claimed[cite: 771].
The CERC issued the following directions:
* Notices are to be sent to all respondents[cite: 774].
* Respondents must file their replies within two weeks, and PGCIL can file a rejoinder within a week after receiving the replies[cite: 775].
* PGCIL must submit additional information on an affidavit for specific petitions within two weeks[cite: 776]. This includes:
* **For Petition No. 474/TT/2024 and Petition No. 16/TT/2025:** Legible copies of the Investment Approval (IA) and Revised Cost Estimate (RCE), Form-9C in Excel format, and Liability Flow Statement in Excel format[cite: 777, 781, 782, 783, 784, 788, 789, 790].
* **For Petition No. 151/TT/2025:** Interest During Construction (IDC) discharge statement, Form-9C, and Liability Flow Statement, all in Excel format[cite: 793, 794, 796, 798].
* **For Petition No. 190/TT/2025:** Reasons for the variation in the proposed Additional Capital Expenditure (ACE) and Form-9C[cite: 804, 805, 806].
* **For Petition No. 387/TT/2025:** IDC computation for Asset-1, Form-9C, and Liability Flow Statement[cite: 809, 811, 812].
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