Petitions
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TAMIL NADU | 19 of 2016 | Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited | Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory commission |
OAUA have filed a petition before TNERC (Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission) as dated on 22nd August’16 challenging the methodology for the determination of CSS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Represented By: Adv. Anand K Ganeshan, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: The petition got admitted on the first hearing dated 27th August'16. Awaiting next hearing date. Case Status: Yet to be declared | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HIMACHAL PRADESH | A No. 154/2016. , IA No. 330/2016, IA No 331/2016 | HPERC,HPSEB,HPSLDC | APTEL | Imposing additional surcharge of Rs. 0.78/Kwh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association , Birla Textiles , Inox Air Products, Represented By: Adv. Mrs. Mandakini Ghosh, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: Petition filed before APTEL challenging HPERC order on imposing additional surcharge. Next Date: 27/07/2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTTAR PRADESH | 1034 of 2015 | UP Power Transmission Corporation Limited(UPPTCL) ,Uttar Pradesh State Load Despatch Center(UPSLDC) | Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission(UPERC) | Violation of Section 39 & 40 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the Orders dated 31.05.2013, 1.10.2014 & 18.6.2014 passed by the Hon'ble Commission | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Represented By: Advocate Mr.Parinay Deep Shah, Advocate Ms.Mandakini Ghosh, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: Petition filed before Hon'bl UPERC under section 142 of E.A 2003.As per the final order in Petition Number 1034 of 2015 (OAUA Vs UPPTCL and UPSLDC) on 9/11/2016 the commission has stated that as per the written submissions filed by UPPTCL under affidavit , the ATC and TTC in the state of UP has increased after 10th of October 2016 and that from 1st of November ,2016 they shall display the available spare transmission capacity after taking into account all scheduled dispatches on its website on daily basis for the use of the Open Access Consumers. At present the data is available on their website ,the url is www.upsldc.org . Case Status: case closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MADHYA PRADESH | 184 OF 2015, IA Nos. 312, 313 OF 2015 | Madhya Pradesh Regulatory Commission & Ors | Appellate Tribunal For Electricity | Increase in CSS in MPERC Retail Supply Tariff Order FY:15-16 by more than 350% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Electricity Consumers Society, Represented By: Advocate Mr. Sanjay Sen , Matrugupta Mishra, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: Judgement Declared.Matter has been dismissed with order in favour of the respondents. Case Status: CASE CLOSED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ANDHRA PRADESH | 232 OF 2015, IA NOs. 380, 381 OF 2015 | Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors. | Appellate Tribunal For Electricity | Increase in CSS in APERC Retail Supply Tariff Order FY:15-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Represented By: Advocate Mr. Matrugupta Mishra, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: Appeal filed before APTEL. As per the final order the matter has been send to APERC for redetermination of the CSS. Case Status: Matter closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PUNJAB | 47/2015 I.A. No.: 5/2015 | Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) | Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) |
Variation in Admissible drawl due to curtailment in Approved Schedule by Nodal RLDC under Force majeure condition in the Bilateral Interstate open access transactions. Admissible drawl is applicable for the day, i.e. 96 time blocks. Surcharge/Penalty for violation during Peak/Non Peak hours and under TOD regime. Usage of different power factors for different purpose. Curtailment of Contract Demand due to application of CC 29. Usage of 0.90 as power factor. Treatment of banked power for outage of grid system of the Licensee. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Represented By: OAUA Office Bearer, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: On 13.01.2016, arguments were held and the Commission after hearing the parties held that a joint meeting between PSPCL and OAUA shall be held on 19.01.2016 wherein the parties shall submit a joint proposal. Thereafter, PSERC shall issue the final order/judgement and no further hearing shall be held. Case Status: Decision came in favour of OAUA Synopsis: View Case Synopsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PUNJAB | 237 of 2012, 245 of 2012, 176 of 2012, 191 of 2012, 237 of 2012, 245 of 2012, 176 of 2012, 191 of 2012 | Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission,Punjab State Electricity Distribution Co.Ltd,Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission,Punjab State Electricity Distribution Co.Ltd | Appellate Tribunal For Electricity |
a) Wheeling charges increased to 124 paise/Kwh. b) Wheeling charges levied on 220kv and 132kv consumers. c) Cross subsidy surcharge increased to 88 paise/Kwh. d) Not implemented cost of supply tariff for various categories of consumers. e) This PSERC order should not be applicable on retrospective basis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Steel Furnance Association of India, M/S Mawana Sugars, Mandi Gobindgarh induction furnace association, Open Access Users Association, Steel Furnance Association of India, M/S Mawana Sugars, Mandi Gobindgarh induction furnace association, Represented By: Advocate Mr. Sanjay Sen, Advocate Ms. Shikha Ohri, Ms Ruth Elwin, Ms. Surbhi Sharma, Advocate Mr. Sanjay Sen, Advocate Ms. Shikha Ohri, Ms Ruth Elwin, Ms. Surbhi Sharma, Summary: 1. Impunged the previous order and re determination of wheeling charges. 2. Non implimentation of cost of supply. 3. Hon'ble APTEL did not interfare in that impunged order. 4. Non segregation of cost of generation to distribution - decision given in favour of Appellant. 5. High consumption of unmetered agrIcultural pumpset. Case Status: APTEL gave judgement on 12.09.2014.Later on the case moved to Supreme Court where PSPCL has taken a Stay Order. Supreme Court Stay Order: Click Here Synopsis: View Case Synopsis
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HARYANA | CWP-10391-2014, CWP-9466-2014 | HVPNL,HERC,IEX,SLDC(HARYANA) | High court of Punjab & Haryana | Challenging the State Govt decision of invoking section 37 of EA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Represented By: Advocate Mr. Tushar Sharma, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: The notification dated 14.05.2014 issued by the govt. of Haryana is contrary to the very scheme, object and scope of Electricity Act, 2003 and had been issued as a colourable legislation to defeat the right of the consumers from taking supply of electricity through short term open access. Case Status: Decision came in favour of OAUA Synopsis: View Case Synopsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DELHI | 91 of 2014 | TATA power Delhi Distribution Ltd,BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd,BSES Yamuna Power Ltd,PSPCL,UHBVNL,DHBVNL,HPSEBL | Competition Commission of India | Petition filed for restriction on Open Access by State Commission in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Represented By: Advocate Matrugupta Mishra, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: CCI has observed that main allegation of the informant is that the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh have increased the charges for open access, which has resulted into denial of market access , created entry barriers, foreclosure of competition and limited consumer choice in the market. Therefore CCI decided to make a reference to the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions on the aforesaid issue in terms of the provision of Section 21A of the competition Act, 2002 and seek their opinion with reference to the said issue regarding unrealistic increasing in the charges for availing Open Access. Synopsis: View Delhi CCI Order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HARYANA | 269 of 2014, 204 of 2014, IA no: 320, 309 of 2014, 205 of 2014, 321 of 2014 | HERC | Appellate Tribunal For Electricity | Challenging Tariff Order FY'14-15 and Higher CSS in Haryana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): Open Access Users Association, Hisar Industries Association, Represented By: Advocate Mr. Buddy A Ranganadhan, Petition Copy: To view Click Here Summary: All these appeals, being Appeal Nos. 269 of 2014, Appeal No. 204 of 2014 and Appeal No. 216 of 2015 are hereby dismissed and the Impugned Order passed therein is hereby upheld. All the IAs in the said Appeals stand disposed of. Case Status: case closed
MAHARASHTRA | 23 of 2014, 65 of 2015, 30 of 2014, 31 of 2014, 93 of 2014 MERC | Appellate Tribunal For Electricity |
Imposing additional cross subsidy surcharge on OA consumers of Maharashtra | Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): OAUA & Vidarbha Industries Association, Sterlite technologies ltd, Represented By: Advocate Mr.Chinmoy Pradip Sharma, Advocate Mr. Sharad Sharma, Summary: Order released & updated in OAUA website:As per the order appelants where suggested to apply for apply for refund of the the CSS which has been collected earlier. Case Status: case closed DAMAN & DIU | 119/2013 Electricity Department of Daman & Diu | Joint Electricity Commission for the state of Goa & union territories |
Respondent rejected the open access application by giving ratonale that the existing line is overloaded and the network needs to be augmented to accommodate any new. | Appellant (s) or Petitioner (s): open Access Users Association, Represented By: OAUA Office Bearer, Summary: Petitioner asked for open access, quantum of 3.5 MW from the already sanctioned contract demand of 5 MW, so the question of overloading of line non availibility of reserved margin in transmission is totally invalid and illegal, again the department asked for consent for payment towards augmentation of transmission capacity which reflects the intention of the department that they don't want to allow OA. Case Status: Commission is of the opinion that the stand taken by the respondent is not as per the Electricity act,03 & JERC regulations. |