The Government of Himachal Pradesh on June 02, 2023, issued the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (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.
The following amendments have been stated:
The Sub-Regulation (2) of Regulation 2 of the said Regulations, 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.”
These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into force from May 21, 2022.
[Notification No. HPERC-F(1)-3/2018]
