Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998

The Supreme Court examined three sets of appeals filed by Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. (APTRANSCO) against orders of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) fixing wheeling charges, grid support charges, and the continuation of incentives for non‑conventional energy. The Court he…

The appellant, KKK Hydro Power Ltd, entered into a 3 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with HPSEB in 2000 fixing a tariff of ₹2.50/kWh, later augmenting the project to 4.90 MW and attempting to raise the tariff to ₹2.95/kWh through a supplementary PPA in 2010 without the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commissi…

The case concerned a rice mill that consumed electricity beyond its contracted load, leading the Executive Engineer to issue a provisional assessment under Section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The mill challenged the assessment and the accompanying notice of "unauthorised use" before the High Court, arguing lack o…

The appellant U.P. Power Corporation Ltd. challenged the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) approval of additional capitalisation of Rs 4.521 crore for a thermal power plant taken over by NTPC Ltd. The CERC had allowed the excess expenditure despite the requirement in Regulation 2.5 of its Tariff Regula…

The Himachal Pradesh government entered into an Implementation Agreement with JSW Hydro Energy Ltd (formerly JIL) to supply 12% free power for the first 12 years and 18% thereafter from a 1045 MW hydro project. When the free‑power obligation rose above the 13% cap prescribed in CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Reg…

The Paradip Port Authority (formerly Paradip Port Trust) and Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. entered into a 1985 agreement for a captive berth, with tariff rates subject to periodic revision. Dispute arose when the Authority unilaterally increased rates in 1993, leading to arbitration, an appellate authority order, and a High…

The three Delhi distribution companies (BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.) challenged the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (DERC) tariff orders that created and perpetuated a large regulatory asset to bridge revenue gaps, which had ballooned to over Rs 27,…