The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) on April 11, 2023, published the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission HPERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Transmission Tariff) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2023 to further amend the HPERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Transmission Tariff) Regulations, 2011
These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into force from May 22, 2022
The following has been amended namely: -
• In Regulation 3 which states “Definitions” the Sub-Regulation (2) shall be substituted with the following, namely:-
“(2) Where tariff has been determined through a transparent process of bidding in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government, the Commission shall adopt such tariff in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Provided that all Intra-State Transmission Projects i.e. Transmission Line or Sub-station or both Transmission Line and Substation as a package (where the proposed Transmission Line is associated with the proposed Sub-station) above the threshold limit of Rs. 45 Crore (Rupees Forty Five Crore) shall be developed through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) in accordance with the guidelines issued by the State Government
Provided further that in case the State Government/ Transmission Licensee intends to develop any Intra-State Transmission Project above the threshold limit through cost plus approach due to some specific reasons, the State Government/ Transmission Licensee shall obtain prior approval of the Commission for the same.”
The text of the draft amendment is available on the website of the Commission i.e. http.//www.hperc.org.
Objections or Suggestions if any in respect of the said draft amendment Regulations will be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh,
Objections or suggestions on this behalf should be addressed to the Secretary, Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, Vidyut Aayog Bhawan, Block-37, SDA Complex, Kasumpti-171009(HP) so as to reach before the Commission on or before May 18, 2023.
[Notification No. HPERC-F(1)-3/2018]
