Ref. : ER/PR/kkb/torrent.20
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) accepted two
major proposals of Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS),
Ahmedabad, while issuing its order on 31 July 2007 on the proposed
revision in tariff. CERS had proposed that separate tariffs for
Ahmedabad and Surat should continue, and unscheduled interchange
(UI) charges should not be included in the fuel price and power
purchase adjustment (FPPPA) formula.
CERS also welcomed the GERC’s refusal of any revision in
tariff, as had been demanded by Torrent Power Ltd. (TPL), for 2007-’08.
The GERC also rejected the FPPPA formula submitted by the TPL.
The GERC directed the TPL to follow the FPPPA formula approved
for the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL) and get the approval
every quarter from 1 October 2007 for Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar
and 1 January 2008 for Surat consumers.
Mr. K. K. Bajaj, Director (hon.), CERS, in his representation to
the GERC, had not only pleaded for the continuance of separate tariffs
for Ahmedabad and Surat, but also objected to the inclusion of unscheduled
interchange (UI) charges in the FPPPA formula. CERS had also expressed
its concern about the misuse of the FPPPA formula by the power distribution
companies and requested the GERC to print as a footnote on electricity
bills as and when the FPPPA charges are revised with the approval
of the GERC
The GERC directed the TPL to recover the deficit of Rs. 24.29 crore
by various cost-cutting measures. The GERC henceforth will follow
multi-year tariff (MYT) from 1 April 2008 for three years.
Date : 02/08/2007
Pritee Shah
Place: Ahmedabad
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