Petition with CERC (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for Grant of Transmission License and other related matters) Regulation for drawal of power by MPPTCL – EQ
Summary:
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## ⚖️ **Document Overview**
* **Issuing Authority:** Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi
* **Document Type:** Record of Proceedings (RoP)
* **Petition No.:** 689/TL/2025
* **Date of Hearing:** *9 September 2025*
* **Coram:**
* Shri Jishnu Barua – Chairperson
* Shri Ramesh Babu V. – Member
* Shri Harish Dudani – Member
* Shri Ravinder Singh Dhillon – Member
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## 🏢 **Petitioner**
**POWERGRID Kurawar Transmission Limited (PKTL)**
*(A subsidiary under Power Grid Corporation of India Limited — PGCIL)*
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## ⚙️ **Nature of the Petition**
* The petition is filed under **Section 14** of the *Electricity Act, 2003*, along with the **CERC (Procedure, Terms, and Conditions for Grant of Transmission License) Regulations, 2024.**
* It seeks a **separate transmission licence** under the **Regulated Tariff Mechanism (RTM)** mode for the project:
> **“Network expansion at 765/400/220 kV Kurawar Substation (S/s) for drawal of power by MPPTCL.”**
> *(MPPTCL – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited)*
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## 🔋 **Project Objective**
* Expansion of the **Kurawar substation** in Madhya Pradesh to enhance **inter-State transmission capacity**.
* The project aims to enable **efficient drawal of power** by the state transmission utility, **MPPTCL**, through additional transformation capacity and 765/400/220 kV network strengthening.
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## 🧾 **Proceedings Summary**
* **PKTL’s representatives (Ms. Tanushree Rao and Shri Prashant Kumar)** confirmed that:
* The petitioner has **fully complied** with the procedural and technical requirements under the Transmission Licence Regulations, 2024.
* The **Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd. (CTUIL)** has **recommended** the grant of a transmission licence under **Section 15(4)** of the *Electricity Act, 2003*.
* After hearing the submissions, the **Commission reserved the matter for final order** (no objections or interventions were recorded).
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## ⚡ **Regulatory Context**
* This petition is part of the broader series of **RTM-mode transmission projects** executed by Power Grid subsidiaries, which focus on **strategic, non-bid-based system augmentations** — unlike tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) projects.
* The **Kurawar network expansion** complements state-level grid strengthening efforts to facilitate renewable integration and interstate power balancing in the **Central Region**.
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## 🧩 **Outcome**
* The matter has been **heard and reserved for order**.
* A formal **licence grant order** will follow from CERC after internal consideration.
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