PART II EXTRAORDINARY
No.97 AMARAVATI, FRIDAY , JULY 13, 2018 G.385 NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, Etc.
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ANDHRA PRADESH ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
PUBLICATION OF THE OPERATIVE PORTION OF THE ORDER IN O.P.No. 5 OF 2017 PASSED BY THE COMMISSION ON 13-07-2018.
O.P.No. 05 of 2017
Present
Justice Sri G. Bhavani Prasad, Chairman
Dr. P. Raghu, Member
Sri P. Rama Mohan, Member
Between :
Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited
....Petitioner(s)
AND
-NIL-
....Respondent
The operative portion of the order
Lr.No. APERC / JD (PPP) / F.No. S-19 / D.No. /2018, 2 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part-II Determination for Wind Power Projects) Regulations, 2015, Regulation 1 of 2015, it is hereby declared that the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination for Wind Power Projects) Regulations, 2015, Regulation 1 of 2015 shall be deemed to have remained in force upto 31-03-2017 and shall be deemed to have ceased to be in force with effect from 01-04-2017;
(b) The petitioners are at liberty to procure power through a transparent process of bidding in accordance with the guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of power from grid connected wind power projects formulated and issued by the Ministry of Power, Government of India Dated : 08-12-2017 under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003;
(c) The petitioners are also at liberty to procure power from wind power projects in accordance with Sections 61, 62, 64 and 86 (1) (b) of the Electricity Act, 2003 and Sections 21 and 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act, 1998 and Rules, regulations, practice directions and orders issued there under until an appropriate regulation in that behalf is made by this Commission and any Power Purchase Agreement or tariff there under for such procurement shall be guided by the principles contained in the provisions of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2017;
(d) The order of the Commission Dated : 13-12-2017 in the matter of 41 Power Purchase Agreements between Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited and various wind power developers and the order of the Commission in O.P.No.15 of 2017 Dated :
30-03-2017 shall be subject to this order as already stated in the said two orders respectively;
(e) This operative portion of this order shall be notified and published in the official Gazette of the State of Andhra Pradesh;
AND
This Original Petition is ordered accordingly.
P. Rama Mohan Dr. P. Raghu Justice G. Bhavani Prasad
Member Member Chairman