(1) Nothing in these regulations shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect the inherent power of the Commission to make such orders as maybe necessary to meet the ends of justice or to prevent abuses of the process of the Commission.
(2) Nothing in these regulations shall bar the Commission from adopting in conformity with the provisions of the Act a procedure, which is at variance with any of the provisions of these regulations, if the Commission, in view of the special circumstances of a matter or class of matters and for reasons to be recorded in writing, deems it necessary or expedient for dealing with such a matter or class of matters.
(3) Nothing in these regulations shall, expressly or impliedly, bar the Commission dealing with any matter or exercising any power under the Act for which no regulation or regulation have been framed, and the Commission may deal with such matters, powers and functions in a manner it thinks fit.
By Order of the Commission, -Sd- Secretary 26 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 1 [Appendix-I [See regulations 9(2), 12, 14(1) and 31-A] SUMMARY OF TIMELINES Sr. No. Description Filing of the Document by date
1. Business Plan for the control period During the year preceding the first year of control period or any other date as may be directed by the Commission.
2. Filling of Multi Year Petition for the control period 30 th November of the previous year to the first year of control period
3. Filing of the mid-term performance Review Petition 30 th November of the year preceding the fourth year of control period.
4. Filling of control period true up petition 30 th November of the first year of the next control period or along with mid-term performance review petition.” of the Appendix II (See regulation22) DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE S. No Asset Particulars Depreciation Rate (Salvage value=10%) SLM A Land owned under full ownership 0.00% B Land under lease
(a) For investment in land 3.34%
(b) For cost of clearing site 3.34% C Other Assets
(a) Building & civil engineering works
(i) Offices and residential 1.63% 1 Subs. vide Not. no. HPERC/F(5)(3)(1)(SLDC) dated 1st November,2013 (First Amendment) Reg., 2013 published in the R H.P. dated 5th November, 2013 at p. 4619 to 4626. Before its substitution Appendix-1 read as under:
Appendix-I [See sub-regulation (2) of regulation 9 and regulation 12] SUMMARY OF TIMELINES Sr.No. Description Filing of theDocument by date
1. Business Plan for the control period 1st April of the previous year to the first year of control period
2. Filling of Multi Year Petition for the control period 30th November, of the previous year to the first year of control period
3. Filling of true up petition 30th November, of the first year of next control period Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 27 S. No Asset Particulars Depreciation Rate (Salvage value=10%) SLM
(ii) Containing plant and equipments 3.34%
(iii) Temporary erection such as wooden structures 3.34%
(iv) Roads other than kutcha roads 100.00%
(v) Others 1.63%
(b) Transformers, kiosk sub-station equipment & other fixed apparatus (including plant foundations)
(i) Transformers (including foundations) having a rating of 100 kilo volt amperes and over
5.28%
(ii) Others 5.28%
(c) Switchgear, including cable connections 5.28%
(d) Lightning arrestors:
(i) Station type 5.28%
(ii) Pole type 5.28%
(iii) Synchronous condenser 5.28%
(e) Batteries 5.28%
(i) Underground cable including joint boxes and disconnected boxes
5.28%
(ii) Cable duct system 3.34%
(f) Overhead lines including cable support
(i) Lines on fabricated steel operating at terminals voltages higher than 66 kV
3.34%
(ii) Lines on steel supports operating at terminal voltages higher than 13.2 kV but not exceeding 66 kV
5.28%
(iii) Lines on steel or reinforced concrete supports 5.28%
(iv) Lines on treated wood supports 5.28%
(g) Meters 5.28%
(h) Self propelled vehicles 9.50%
(i) Air conditioning plants:
(i) Static 5.28%
(ii) Portable 9.50%
(j) Office Furniture and Fixtures
(i) Office furniture and furnishings 6.33%
(ii) Office equipments 6.33%
(iii) Internal wirings including fittings and apparatus 6.33%
(iv) Street Light fittings 5.28% 28 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 S. No Asset Particulars Depreciation Rate (Salvage value=10%) SLM
(k) Apparatus let on hire:
(i) Other than motors 9.50%
(ii) Motors 6.33%
(l) Communication equipment
(i) Radio and higher frequency carrier systems 6.33%
(ii) Telephone lines and telephones 6.33%
(m) IT Equipments 15.00%
(n) Softwares 30.00%
(o) Any other assets not covered above 5.28% Appendix III (See regulations 27)
(1) Name of the entity (in bold letters):
(1) Registered office addresss:
(2) User category:
(a) Generating Station
(b) Seller
(c) Buyer
(d) Transmission Licensee
(e) Distribution Licensee
(3) User details (as on 31 st March of last financial year):
(a) Category – Generating Station
(i) Total Installed Capacity: ____________
(ii) Maximum Contracted Capacity (MW) using Intra State Transmission System: ______________
(iii) Points of connection to the Intra State Transmission System:
Sl No Point of Connection Voltage Level (kV) Number of Special Energy Meters (main) installed at this location
(b) Category- Seller/ Buyer/ Distribution Licensee
(i) Maximum Contracted Capacity (MW) using Intra State Transmission System: _______________ Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 29
(ii) Points of connection to the Intra State Transmission System:
Sl No Point of Connection Voltage Level (kV) Number of Special Energy Meters (main) installed at this location
(c) Category- Transmission Licensee
(i) Sub-stations Sl No Sub Station Name Number of Transformers Total Transformation Capacity or Design MVA handling capacity of switch station
(ii) Transmission lines Sl No Voltage Level (kV) Number of Transmission lines Total Circuit Kilometers
(4) Contact person(s) details for meters related to State Load Despatch Centre:
(a) Name:
(b) Designation:
(c) Landline Telephone No.:
(d) Mobile No.:
(e) E-mail address:
(f) Postal address:
(5) The above information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature of Authorised Representative Place:___________ Name:_________________ Date :___________ Designation:_____________ Contact No.:_____________ 30 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 Notifications and Orders issued Under The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Levy and Collection of Fees and Charges by State Load Despatch Centre) Regulations, 2011 1 [Fixation of Multiyear Control Period] NOTIFICATION Dated: 31.05.2011 No. HPERC/SLDC/479 (Regulation).- In exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 3(15) of the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Levy and Collection of Fees and Charges by State Load Despatch Centre) Regulations, 2011, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby fixes the period of three years starting from
01.04.2011 as multiyear control period for the purposes of the said regulations.
By order of the Commission -Sd- Secretary 2 [Fixation of Multiyear Control Period] NOTIFICATION Dated: 1st November, 2013 No. HPERC/F(5)(3)(1)– In supersession of this Commission’s notification Nos.
HPERC/Dis./479 dated 2nd March, 2011; HPERC/Gen/479, dated 2nd March, 2011;
HPERC/Trans/479 dated 2nd March, 2011 and HPERC/SLDC/479 dated 2nd May, 2011, published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh dated 7th April, 2011 & 2nd June, 2011 and in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (9) of regulation 2 of the HPERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Wheeling Tariff and Retail Supply Tariff) Regulations, 2011; clause (13) of regulation 3 of the HPERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Hydro Generation Tariff) Regulations, 2011; clause (16) of regulation 3 of the HPERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Transmission Tariff) Regulations, 2011; and clause (15) of regulation 3 of the HPERC (Levy and Collection of Charges by State Load Despatch Centre) Regulations, 2011, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby fixes the period of five years starting from 01.04.2014 as multiyear control period for the purposes of the said regulations.
By order of the Commission -Sd- Secretary 1 Published in the R H.P. dated 2 nd June, 2011 at p. 966.
2 Published in R H.P. dated 5 th Nov., 2013 at p. 4628.
Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 31 1 [The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Levy and Collection of Fees and Charges by State Load Despatch Centre)(Second Amendment) Regulations, 2011] NOTIFICATION Shimla, the 22nd November, 2018 No. HPERC-F(1)-4/2018.—Whereas section 61 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), provides that the Appropriate Commission shall specify the terms and conditions for the determination of tariff, and in doing so, shall be guided by the National Tariff Policy formulated under the said Act;
AND WHEREAS the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has framed the HPERC (Levy and Collection of Fees and Charges by State Load Desptach Centre) Regulations, 2011 and has determined the Fees and Charges for the state load dispatch centre for the 2nd and 3rd MYT Control Periods from 2011 to 2014 and 2014 to 2019;
AND WHEREAS it has become necessary—
(a) to review the existing provisions to align them with the change in the National Tariff Policy, 2016, change in methodologies of the Central Commission, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Sharing of Cost of Terminal Benefits of Personnel of Erstwhile Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board and Successor Entities) Regulations, 2015, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Reporting System on Power Regulatory Accounting) Regulations, 2014,
(b) to review the norms of operations of the Utilities like linking Interest on Working Capital with Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate instead of base rate,
(c) to address certain gaps and discrepancies in the regulations;
AND WHEREAS the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission is making an exercise to determine the fees and charges for state load desptach centre for the next control period starting from 1st April, 2019 and keeping in view the regulatory developments after making of the aforesaid regulations and also the experience gained over the period, the National Tariff Policy and methodologies of the Central Commission, amongst others, it has also felt necessary to amend/modify the existing regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (zd), (ze) and
(zf) of sub-section (2) of section 181, read with sections 61, 62 and 86, of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, and after previous publication, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission makes the following amendments to the HPERC (Levy and Collection of Fees and Charges by State Load Despatch Centre) Regulations, 2011, published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 2nd April, 2011.
By order of the Commission -Sd- Secretary 1 Published in R H.P. dated 27 th Nov., 2018 at p. 6277-6278.
32 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 1 [The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Formats for Multi Year Tariff Filings by the Power System Operation Company / State Load Despatch Centre) Order, 2011] The text of this Order and its Annexures is printed under the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Guidelines and Formats for Tariff Filing) Regulations, 2005.
2 [The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Formats for Multi Year Tariff Filings by the Power System Operation Company / State Load Despatch Centre) Order, 2013] The text of this Order and its Annexures is printed under the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Guidelines and Formats for Tariff Filing) Regulations, 2005.
3 [ Fixation of Multiyear Control Period] NOTIFICATION Shimla, the 29th December, 2018 No. HPERC-F(1)-1/2018.—In supersession of this Commission’s notification No.HPERC /F(5)(3)(1) dated 1st November, 2013, published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh on 1stNovember, 2013 and in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (9) of regulation 2 of the HPERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Wheeling Tariff and Retail Supply Tariff) Regulations, 2011; clause (13) of regulation 3 of the HPERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Hydro Generation Tariff) Regulations, 2011; clause
(16) of regulation 3 of the HPERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Transmission Tariff) Regulations, 2011; and clause (15) of regulation 3 of the HPERC (Levy and Collection of Fees and Charges by State Load Despatch Centre) Regulations, 2011, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby fixes the period of five years starting from 01-04-2019 as multiyear control period for the purposes of the said regulations.
By order of the Commission, Sd/- Secretary.
1 Notified vide the Not. No. HPERC/SLDC/749(Reg.) dated 31 st May, 2011, published in the R H.P.
dated 2 nd June, 2011 at p.966-968.
2 Notified vide the Not. No. HPERC/F(5)(3)(1)(SLDC) dated 1 st Nov., 2013, published in R H.P. dated 5 th Nov., 2013 at p. 4626-4628.
3 Published Not. in R.H.P. dated 2 nd January, 2019 at p. 7273-7274.