CERC: Suo-Motu Petition for recovery through tariff of the expenditure incurred on account of installation of ECS

Background:

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’) issued a mechanism vide order in 6/SM/2021 on August 13, 2021 (hereinafter referred as “principal order” or “existing expenditure recovery mechanism”) for recovery of the expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the generating companies on account of installation of emission control system (ECS) in compliance with the revised emission standards issued the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India for the electricity supplied from Coal or Lignite based Thermal Generating stations (hereinafter referred as “revised emission standards”) 1 .