HERC: Petition of Hind Samachar v/s HPPC for alignment of fuel cost with market dynamic & clarify incentive for high PLF

Petitioner: M/s. Hind Samachar Limited

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Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC)

Background: Petition filed under Sections 86(1)(a), 86(1)(b), and 86(1)(f) read with Section 94 of the Electricity Act, 2003 along with Regulation 65-67 & 69 of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2019 and applicable Regulations of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for determination of tariff from Renewable Energy Sources, Renewable Purchase Obligation and Renewable Energy Certificate) Regulations 2021, invoking the regulatory, adjudicatory and inherent jurisdiction of this Hon’ble Commission seeking alignment of the fuel cost with market dynamics and to clarify that the incentive for higher Plant Load Factor (PLF) of the 100 percent paddy waste to energy project established by the petitioner at Kurukshetra in the State of Haryana is applicable over and above the tariff determined by Commission irrespective of the ceiling limit and in addition hold and direct respondent to make immediate payments of amount wrongly withheld by Haryana Power Purchase Centre by illegally restricting the quantum of generation 15 MW on every 15 minute time block of the petitioner’s project and pass other consequential order(s)/direction(s).