PART II EXTRAORDINARY

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,

(a)

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Commission by Section 181

of the Electricity Act, 2003, Section 54 of the Andhra Pradesh

Electricity Reform Act, 1998 and clause 1 (2) of The Andhra Pradesh

Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff

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Registered No. HSE-49/2016

No.97

AMARAVATI, FRIDAY , JULY 13, 2018

G.385

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, Etc.

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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

(BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION)

Hyderabad,

Dr. A. SRINIVAS,

13-07-2018.

Commission Secretary (i/c).

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