Petition with the CERC (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for Grant of Transmission License and other related matters) Regulations to NER Expansion Transmission Ltd – EQ

Summary:

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## 🏢 **Parties Involved**

### **Petitioner:**

**NER Expansion Transmission Limited (NERETL)**
– A 100% wholly owned subsidiary of **Resonia Limited** *(formerly Sterlite Grid 32 Limited)*

### **Respondents:**

**Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL)** and others, including:

* **ENICL (Eastern North Interconnection Company Limited)**
* **Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)**

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## 📜 **Petition Details**

### **Petition No. 755/TL/2025**

**Subject:**
Filed under **Sections 14, 15, and 79(1)(e)** of the **Electricity Act, 2003**, read with the
*CERC (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for Grant of Transmission License and Other Related Matters) Regulations, 2024*, seeking:
➡️ **Grant of Transmission License** to NER Expansion Transmission Limited (NERETL).

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### **Petition No. 756/AT/2025**

**Subject:**
Filed under **Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003**, for:
➡️ **Adoption of Transmission Charges** for the transmission system implemented by NERETL (a wholly owned subsidiary of Resonia Limited).

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## ⚙️ **Hearing Summary**

* The **learned counsel for NERETL**, Shri Deep Rao Palepu (with Ms. Iqra Khan), submitted that:

* All **regulatory and procedural requirements** for both petitions have been **fully complied with**.
* Pursuant to **CERC’s earlier directions (hearing dated 18 September 2025)**, NERETL has **impleaded ENICL and PGCIL** as additional parties to the petitions.
* **CTUIL** has already **recommended grant of the transmission license** to NERETL.

* Counsel requested the Commission to **reserve the matters for order** since all compliance formalities were complete.

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## 🧾 **Commission’s Decision**

After hearing the submissions, the **CERC reserved both petitions (755/TL/2025 & 756/AT/2025) for orders**.

> **Order Signed by:**
> **T.D. Pant, Joint Chief (Law)**
> **By order of the Commission**

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## 🔍 **Context and Implications**

* The petitions concern the **North Eastern Region (NER)** grid expansion scheme.
* **NERETL**, being a subsidiary of Resonia (formerly Sterlite Grid 32), is undertaking this project through the **Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB)** route.
* The petitions cover both:

1. **Regulatory approval for licensing** (to operate as a transmission licensee).
2. **Tariff adoption** for cost recovery through transmission charges under Section 63.

Once approved, the project will become part of India’s **inter-regional transmission system**, strengthening grid reliability and connectivity in the **North Eastern and Eastern regions**.

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