Supreme Court held that TANGEDCO must pay fixed charges for electricity supplied before full commissioning. The Court ruled that power generated from a cycle gas turbine after achieving COD is firm power and cannot be treated as infirm.
The Supreme Court ruled that CERC’s 13% tariff cap does not nullify Himachal Pradesh’s contractual right to 18% free power from JSW Hydro. Contractual obligations prevail over regulatory limits, the Court emphasized.
The Calcutta High Court struck down Regulation 4.4 of the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission, stating it “grants licensee unrestricted authority to limit withdrawal & impose excessive charges.” The provision was deemed unconstitutional and arbitrary.
