Petition of the GERC (Conduct of Business) Regulations to grant extension of time for execution of the 70 MW Solar-Wind Hybrid Project – EQ
Summary:
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# ⚖️ Case Details
* **Forum:** Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), Gandhinagar.
* **Petition No.:** 2335 of 2023.
* **IA (Interim Application):** No. 06 of 2024 in Petition No. 2335 of 2024.
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# 📑 Subject Matter
* **Petition filed under:**
* Section 86 of the Electricity Act, 2003.
* GERC (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2004 (Regs. 80 & 82).
* Gujarat Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy, 2018 (with amendments).
* Tariff Order dated 03.04.2021.
* **Prayer:** Direct Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd. (GETCO) to **grant extension of time for execution of a 70 MW Solar-Wind Hybrid Project**.
* **IA request:** Interim stay on encashment of Bank Guarantee furnished by the petitioner to GETCO.
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# 👥 Parties
* **Petitioner:** *Renew Green Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd.*
* Counsel: Ld. Adv. Mr. M. N. Marfatia.
* **Respondent No.1:** *Gujarat Energy Transmission Corp. Ltd. (GETCO)*
* Counsel: Ld. Adv. Mr. Aneesh Bajaj with Mr. Shobhraj Jayswal.
* **Respondent No.2:** *Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA)*
* Representatives: Mr. Anil Patel and Mr. Parthik Patel.
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# 📅 Proceedings (Daily Order dated 26.08.2025)
* The case was listed for hearing on **19.08.2025**.
* Petitioner’s counsel sought **adjournment** because the arguing counsel was unavailable.
* Respondent (GETCO) **did not object** to adjournment.
* Commission (Members Mehul M. Gandhi & S.R. Pandey) granted adjournment **in the interest of justice**.
* **Next hearing date:** To be intimated separately.
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# 🔑 Implications
1. **Project delay acknowledged:** The petitioner seeks regulatory relief to extend the execution timeline for its **70 MW wind-solar hybrid project**.
2. **Financial safeguard:** A stay on bank guarantee encashment is critical for the petitioner to avoid financial stress while project extension is under consideration.
3. **No opposition so far:** GETCO’s non-objection to adjournment suggests scope for amicable resolution, but the substantive decision on extension and BG stay is pending.
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