Petition of the Electricity Act for the course of technical upgradations or modification of the Transmission Systems – EQ
Summary:
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## **Case Summary – PGCIL: De-capitalization of Transmission Assets**
**Forum:** Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi
**Petition No.:** 61/MP/2022
**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:** Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL)
* **Respondents:** Northern Regional Power Committee (NRPC) & 54 others.
* **Subject:** Petition under Sections **79(1)(c) & 79(1)(d)** read with Sections 62 & 64 of EA 2003,
and Regulations 54 & 55 of 2014 Tariff Regulations + Regulations 76 & 77 of 2019 Tariff Regulations.
* **Issue:** Non-inclusion / de-capitalization of assets not in use due to technical upgrades or modifications in Transmission Systems.
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### **2. Proceedings**
* **PGCIL’s Senior Counsel:** Submitted that only **four Respondents** have filed replies so far.
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### **3. Commission’s Directions**
* **To Respondents:**
* Granted **one more opportunity** to file replies within **2 weeks** (copy to Petitioner).
* **To Petitioner (PGCIL):**
* File affidavit within **2 weeks** providing:
1. **List of elements** for which unrecovered depreciation is claimed, with total unrecovered depreciation amount (after adjusting salvage/realisation value), with supporting documents.
2. **Approval details** for decommissioning/replacement of such elements, as accorded by **CTUIL, CEA, or RPC** (meeting records), for each element.
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### **4. Next Hearing**
* **Scheduled:** 14 October 2025
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### **5. Outcome**
* **Type of Order:** Procedural (Record of Proceedings).
* **Effect:** Petition not ready for disposal; requires data on unrecovered depreciation & approvals.
* **Status:** Adjourned to October 2025 pending compliance.
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