ODISHA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
BIDYUT NIYAMAK BHAWAN,
UNIT – VIII, BHUBANESWAR – 751 012
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Present
:
Shri S. P. Nanda, Chairperson
Shri S. P. Swain, Member
Shri A. K. Das, Member
C
ASE NO. 67/2014
DATE OF HEARING
:
10.02.2015
DATE OF ORDER
:
23.03.2015
IN THE MATTER OF:
An application for approval of Aggregate Revenue
Requirement and determination of Transmission Tariff for
FY 2015-16 filed by OPTCL under Sections 62, 64 and all
other applicable provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 read
with relevant provisions of OERC (Terms and Conditions
for Determination of Tariff) Regulations, 2004, and OERC
(Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2004, and other Tariff
related matters, for the year 2015-16.
AND
IN THE MATTER OF
:
Amended petition of OPTCL as per OERC (Terms and
Condition for determination of Transmission Tariff)
Regulations, 2014 published in Extra Ordinary Gazette on
04.12.2014.
O R D E R
M/s. Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar (for short
OPTCL) the present petitioner which carries out Intra State transmission business in
the State has been notified by Clause-10 of the Government Notification No.6892
dated. 09.06.2005 as the State Transmission Utility (STU) under Section 39(1) of the
Act with effect from 01.04.2005. By virtue of the 2nd Proviso to S.14 of the
Electricity Act, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) OPTCL has been a deemed
Transmission Licensee under the Act. OPTCL is now governed by License
Conditions set forth in OERC (Conditions of Business) Regulations, 2004, at
Appendix 4B issued u/S.16 of the Act, as modified by Commission’s Order dated.
27
th
October 2006.
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2.
The OPTCL had submitted an application with respect to its Aggregate Revenue
Requirement (ARR) and determination of its Transmission Tariff for the FY 2015-16
on 01.12.2014. The said application after being scrutinized and registered as Case
No.67 of 2014 and was admitted for hearing. In the mean time OERC (Terms and
Conditions of Transmission Tariff) Regulations, 2014 was made effective through a
notification dated 04.12.2014. The Commission in its query dated 22.12.2014 asked
OPTCL to submit its ARR and Tariff application as per the said Regulation. OPTCL
accordingly has submitted its amended petition as per OERC (Terms and Condition
for determination of Transmission Tariff) Regulations, 2014 on 13.01.2015.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY (Para 3 to 10)
3.
As per OERC (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2004 and OERC (Terms and
Conditions for Transmission Tariff) Regulations, 2014, licensees/deemed licensees
are required to file their Aggregate Revenue Requirement within 30
th
November in
each year in the prescribed formats. OPTCL as a deemed licensee had submitted its
ARR application for 2015-16 before the Commission on 01.12.2014 as 30
th
November, 2014 was a holiday and its application was accepted as per the
N.I.Act,1881 read with OERC (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2004. After due
scrutiny and admission of the matter, the Commission had directed OPTCL to publish
its Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and Transmission Tariff application for
FY 2015-16 in the approved format in the leading and widely circulated in English
language in one issue each of a daily English and Odia daily newspaper and in Odia
language in one issue of daily Odia newspaper and also the matter was posted in the
Commission’s website in order to invite objections from the intending objectors. The
Commission had also directed the applicant to file its rejoinder to the objections filed
by the various objectors and to serve copy to them.
4.
In compliance with the Commission’s aforesaid order the OPTCL published the said
public notice in the leading daily English and Odia newspaper in one issue each.
The
Commission issued individual notice to the objectors and to the Govt. of Odisha
represented by Department of Energy to send their authorized representative to take
part in the ensuing tariff proceedings.
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