UPERC: Petition of NPCL for prior approval for procurement of 100 MW thermal power on long-term basis through TBCB

Petitioner: Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL)

Background: The Petitioner, NPCL has filed the present Petition under Section 63 read with Section 86(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003 read with Regulation 4 of the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Modalities of Tariff Determination) Regulations, 2023, and Clause 4 of the Guidelines for long term Procurement of Electricity from Thermal Power Stations set up on Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) basis and sourcing fuel as provided under the Model Bidding Documents including allocation of coal under B(I), B(III) and B(IV) of the SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India) Policy, seeking approval for procurement of 100 MW thermal power on a long-term basis through Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding process, and seeking approval of the proposed deviation from the Model Bidding Documents.