Petition of the CERC (Conduct of Business) and (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) under “Gazuwaka HVDC back to back project” in the Southern Region – EQ
Summary:
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## 📋 **Case Overview**
– **Petition No.**: 495/TT/2025
– **Petitioner**: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)
– **Subject**:
– Truing up of transmission tariff for **2019–24**
– Determination of transmission tariff for **2024–29**
– Assets involved:
– **Asset-1**: 400 kV Joypore-Gazuwaka transmission line with bays
– **Asset-2**: 500 MW HVDC back-to-back stations at Gazuwaka (Gazuwaka HVDC Project) in the Southern Region.
– **Legal Basis**: Electricity Act, 2003 (Sec. 62 & 79); CERC Business Regulations, 2023; CERC Tariff Regulations, 2019 & 2024.
– **Date of Hearing**: 11 November 2025
– **Commission Members**: Same as previous case.
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## 🗣️ **Key Submissions by Respondent (TANGEDCO)**
– **Representative**: Shri S. Vallinayagam, Advocate for TANGEDCO
– **Urgency Mentioned**: Matter taken up due to urgency.
– **Status Update**: Order was reserved earlier (RoP dated 16.09.2025).
– **Request Made**: PGCIL expects **SRPC approval** the following week. TANGEDCO requested permission for PGCIL to submit **written submissions after obtaining SRPC approval**, as they couldn’t file a reply yet.
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## ⚖️ **Commission’s Directions**
1. **TANGEDCO directed** to file an **appropriate application** within **one week**.
2. Commission will **review the matter** after the application is filed.
3. **No order will be issued** within the next week.
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## 📜 **Outcome & Next Steps**
– **Order reserved pending** SRPC approval and TANGEDCO’s application.
– Further proceedings **on hold** until TANGEDCO submits required application.
– Commission will **not issue final order** for at least a week.
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