CERC: Petition for determination of Transmission Tariff for the 2024-29; for Combined Asset under SS-XXI in SR

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Versus

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited,  Kerala State Electricity Board Limited,  & 12 Others

Background:

The instant Petition has been filed by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), for truing up of the transmission tariff for the 2019-24 tariff period under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as “the 2019 Tariff Regulations”) and for determination of the transmission tariff under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as “the 2024 Tariff Regulations”) for the 2024-29 tariff period in respect of the following transmission assets (hereinafter referred to as “the transmission assets/Combined Asset”) under “System Strengthening-XXI” in the Southern Region (hereinafter referred to as “the transmission project”): 

Asset-1: Installation of +/- 200 MVAR Dynamic Compensation (STATCOM) along with 2x125 MVAR Mechanically Switched Reactors (MSRs) and 1x125 MVAR Mechanically Switched Capacitor (MSC) and coordinated control mechanism of MSCs and MSRs at 400 kV Hyderabad Sub-station;

Asset-2: Installation of +/- 200 MVAR STATCOM along with 2x125 MVAR Mechanically Switched Reactors (MSRs) and 1x125 MVAR Mechanically Switched Capacitor (MSC) and co-ordinated control mechanism of MSCs and MSRs at 400/230 kV Udumalpet Sub-station; and  

Asset-3: Installation of +/- 200 MVAR STATCOM along with 2x125 MVAR Mechanically Switched Reactors (MSRs) and 1x125 MVAR Mechanically Switched Capacitor (MSC) and co-ordinated control mechanism of MSCs and MSRs at 400/230 kV Trichy Sub-station.