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BEFORE THE
MAHARASHTRA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION MUMBAI

World Trade Centre, Centre no. 1, 13th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005
Tel: 91-22-2163964/65/2163969 Fax: 91-22-2163976

Case No. 1 of 2001

IN THE MATTER OF
Determination of tariff applicable to various categories of consumers of the
Maharashtra State Electricity Board


Shri P.Subrahmanyam, Chairman
Shri Venkat Chary, Member,
Shri Jayant Deo, Member.

ORDER

Date of Order: - 11th April 2002

CLARIFICATORY ORDER
The Commission has passed Tariff Order dated January 10, 2002 in Case No. 1 of 2001 in the matter of Determination of Tariff (2001-2002) applicable to various categories of consumers of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board.

The Commission hereby issues Clarifications to the said Order in response to the references made to it by the MSEB vide its letter No.PR-3/ Tariff/5878 dated 15.02.02, and by various consumers/ consumer organizations/ representatives viz.,

1. Motilal Hirakhan Ginning & Pressing Factory vide letter No.- dated 21.01.02,
2. Thane District Industries Power Forum vide letter No.TDIPF/MERC/412 dated 05.01.02, and letter No.TDIPF/MERC/C12 dated 12.02.02
3. Jadavji Kanji Sons Ginning & Pressing Company vide letter No.- Nil dated 31.01.02, etc., as follows: -

[I] Powerloom Flat Rate Consumers-T & D loss charge: -

[Refer Page No. 16 & 179 - of the Tariff Order dated 10th January 2002- Summary of LT Tariff table (last column)] -
T & D loss charge for Power loom Flat Rate consumers' category will be Rs. 30 / loom / month.

[II] Seasonal Consumers: -
[Refer Page No.34, of the Tariff Order dated 10th January 2002-Last Para - 3rd to 5th lines will be read as] -
However, keeping in mind the Petitions received from the seasonal consumers, the Commission has decided to rationalise the demand charges and the energy charges for this category.

[III] Optional ToD Tariff to LTP-G Category: -
[Refer Page No.95, of the Tariff Order dated 10th January 2002- First Para - Last line will be read as] -
Optional ToD tariff is available for all LTP-G consumers, irrespective of whether they opt for LTMD based tariff, but provided they have installed ToD meters.

[IV] Capitalisation Rate: -
Refer Page No.147, of the Tariff Order dated 10th January 2002-Last Para - Second last line will be read as: -
The Commission has applied a capitalisation rate of 16.4%, which is the average capitalisation over the past five years.

[V] FOCA basic data for Generation and Purchase: -
The following data shall be read as supplementary note of the MERC's Order dated 10th January 2002: -


(a) Generation & Generation Parameters for MSEB's Own Stations - [Actuals for the period April 2001 - September 2001]: -

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Station Gross Generation Aux. Cons. Net. Generation Total Cost
MU
MU
% MU
Rs. Cr
Khaparkheda - I & II 2600 8.50 2379 185
Khaparkheda - III & IV
Included in Above
Paras 191 9.70 172 21
Bhusawal 1658 10.00 1492 139
Nasik 2903 9.00 2642 339
Parli 1994 9.70 1801 220
Koradi 2895 9.80 2611 269
Chadrapur 7282 7.60 6729 496
Gas Thermal 1841 2.40 1797 118

(b) Power Purchase - CGS Stations - [Actuals for the period April - September 2001]: -

Power Station
Net Drawn (MU)
Net Purchased (MU)After Transmission Losses
Total Cost (Rs.Cr)
Tarapur
529
515
44
Kakrapar
938
891
268
Korba
2592
2463
222
Vindhyachal
2303
2188
350
Kawas
586
557
217
Gandhar
503
477
153

(c) Summary of Net Drawn Units and Net Purchased Units from CGS Stations: -

Power Station April-Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan FEb March Total
Net Drawn(MU)
Tarapur 529 107 104 101 107 97 107 1158
Kakrapur 938 165 160 165 165 149 165 1907
Korba 2592 447 433 447 447 404 447 5216
Vindhyachal 2303 517 501 517 517 467 517 5341
Kawas 586 34 92 84 81 83 103 1064
Gandhar 503 80 77 80 80 72 80 971
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(c) Summary of Net Drawn Units and Net Purchased Units from CGS Stations (contd…): -

Net Purchased (Landed Million Units after Transmission Losses)
Tarapur 515 104 101 104 104 94 104 1128
Kakrapar 891

157

152

157

157

142 157 1811
Korba 2463
425
411
425
425
383 425 4956
Vindhyachal 2188
492
476
492
492 444 492 5074
Kawas 557
33
87
80
77 79 98 1011
Gandhar 477 76 73 76 76 68 76 922

(d) Generation & Generation Parameters for MSEB's Own Stations [Projections for the period October 2001-March 2002]: -

Station
Heat Rate
Aux Cons
Var. Cost
Net Generation (MU)
Total Gen. Cost
Kcal/ kwh
%
Rs./ kwh
Oct-01
Nov-01
Dec-01
Jan-02
Feb-02
Mar-02
(Rs. Cr.)
K'Kheda - I&II

2955

8.50 0.9351 469 470 486 471 439 486 264
K'Kheda - III & IV
2550
Included in Khaparkheda I & II
Paras
3232
9.70

1.2241

26 30 30 29 26 15 19
Bhusawal
2763
10.00
0.9294
280 119 264 280 253 280 137
Nasik
2690
9.00
1.2849
327 372 376 372 294 320 265
Parli
2676
9.70
1.2241
354 391 391 375 348 285 262
Koradi
3026
9.80
1.0284
452 475 384 435 458 549 283
Chandrapur
2527
7.60
0.7361
1397 1352 1397 1397 1262 1397 604
Gas Thermal 1966 2.40 0.6553 298 115 289 298 298 269 298

(e) Power Purchase - CGS Stations [Projections for the period October 2001 - March 2002]: -

Power Station Net Purchase (MU)(After transmission losses) Var. Cost Total Var. Cost. Fixed Cost Incentive (Rs. Cr/month) Total Cost
  Oct-01 Nov-01 Dec-01 Jan-02 Feb-02 Mar-02 Rs. /kwh Rs. Cr. Rs. Cr. Oct-01 Nov-01 Dec-01 Jan-02 Feb-02 Mar-02 Rs. Cr.
Tarapur

104

101

104

104

94

104

0.84

53

Included in Variable Cost 53
Kakrapar
157
152
157
157
142
157
2.88
265
Included in Variable Cost 265
Korba
425
411
425
425
383
425
0.45
112
62

2.51

1.27

2.51

2.51

0.65

2.51

186

Vindhyachal
492
476
492
492
444
492
0.77
222
163
1.38
1.02
1.38
1.38

0.31
1.38
392
Kawas
33
87
80
77
79
98
2.85
129
58
0
0
0
0 0
0
187
Gandhar 76 73 76 76 68 76 1.14 51 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 151

Notes: -

(a) All the generation and power purchase costs for the period of April - Sept - 01 have been considered at actuals as submitted by MSEB subject to Approved Heat Rate Norms and disallowance of transit loss component.

(b) In view of the above, no FOCA on account of generation & power purchase shall be applicable for the period April to September 2001.

(c) From Oct-01 -March - 01, the station wise quantum of energy, variable cost per unit and Fixed Cost (only for NTPC stations) has been projected separately. FOCA computations in all respects including quantum of energy generated or purchased will be with respect to Month-wise projected figures.

(d) The Net Purchase for Central Generating Stations represents the Landed Units after deducting transmission losses from Billed Units. The summary of Net Drawn Units and Net Purchased Units (after transmission loses) is given in (c) above.

(e) The Variable Cost (Rs/kwh) for Central Generating Units represents the per unit rate for net purchased units.

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Sd/-
(Venkat Chary)
Member
Sd/-
Jayant Deo
Member
Sd/-
(P. Subrahmanyam)
Chairman, MERC


(Sanjay Kumar)
Secretary, MERC