The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) on January 28, 2025, issued the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2025, to further amend the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations, 2024.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Regulation 10 which states “Accounting of Charges for Deviation and Billing” sub-regulation (1), for clause (ii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -
“in case, for any day, the amount of deviation charges payable by various State Entities under Regulation 7 falls short of the total amount payable by SLDC for that day for the State as a whole as per the weekly bill(s) raised by NRLDC/NRPC, the amount payable for that day by the concerned State Entity(ies) shall be increased proportionately to cover-up such shortfall for that day.”
• Regulation 12 which states “Schedule of Payment of Charges for Deviation” for sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: -
“All payments to the buyer/seller entitled to receive any amount as per the bill of charges issued by SLDC shall be made within 6 (Six) working days of the receipt of payments in the “State Deviation Pool Account” from State Entity (ies), or from NRPC in case of negative bills, beyond which buyer/seller shall be entitled for simple interest @ 0.04% for each day of delay”
This shall come into force on January 28, 2025.
[Notification No. HPERC-H(1)25]
