THE
JHARKHAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
23 AGRAHAYAN 1945 (S)
RANCHI, THURSDAY 14th DECEMBER, 2023
JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY
COMMISSION, RANCHI
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NOTIFICATION
22nd November, 2023
Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for
Determination of Distribution Tariff) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2023
Notification No.94--In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section
181 and 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 that behalf, the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby
makes the following Regulations. To amend the Jharkhand State Electricity
Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Distribution
Tariff) Regulations, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Principal Regulations’)
1. Short Title and Commencement
1.1.
These Regulations may be called the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory
Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Distribution Tariff)
(First Amendment) Regulations, 2023.
1.2.
These Regulations shall extend to the State of Jharkhand.
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1.3.
These Regulations shall come into force from the date of their publication in
the Jharkhand State Government Gazette and unless reviewed earlier or
extended by the Commission, shall remain in force upto March 31, 2026
2. Amendment to Chapter A 3
In the Principal Regulations, under chapter A3 ‘Definitions and Interpretation’
the following definition shall be inserted:
30. ‘Average Cost of Supply’ or ‘ACoS’ shall mean average cost price of supply of
one unit of electricity.
31. ‘Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge’ or ‘FPPAS’ shall mean the
increase in cost of power, supplied to consumers, due to change in Fuel cost,
power purchase cost and transmission charges with reference to cost of supply
approved by the Commission.
3. Amendment to Clause 10.46
In the Principal Regulations, Clause 10.46 shall be substituted as follows:
10.46. Any variation in cost of power, supplied to consumers, due to change in Fuel
cost, power purchase cost and transmission charges with reference to cost of
supply approved by the Commission, for reasons beyond the control of the
Licensee, shall be allowed to be recovered by way of FPPAS as per the
mechanism specified from Clause 10.65 to Clause 10.74Eof these
Regulations.
4. Amendment to Clause10.62
In the Principal Regulations clause 10.62, 1st Proviso shall be substituted as
follows:
Cross-Subsidy Surcharge
Provided that the surcharge, determined by the Commission under clause (a) of
sub-section (1) of the section 86 of the Electricity Act, 2003 shall not exceed 20%
(Twenty Percent) of the Average Cost of Supply (ACoS)
5. Amendment to Clause 10.65 to Clause 10.74
In the Principal Regulations, after clause 10.65 to clause 10.74 shall be
substituted as follows:
Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS)
10.65 The Fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge (FPPAS) formula has
been provided as specified under sub-section (4) of section 62 of the Act, for
recovery/adjustment of increase or decrease in power purchase cost on
monthly basis.
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10.66 Fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge shall be calculated and billed
by the Distribution Licensee to consumers, automatically, without going
through regulatory approval process, on a monthly basis, according to the
formula, prescribed by the Commission, subject to true up, on an annual
basis:
Provided that the automatic pass through shall be adjusted for monthly
billing in accordance with these Regulations.
10.67 Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge shall be computed and
charged by the distribution licensee, in (n + 2)th month, on the basis of actual
variation, in cost of fuel and power purchase and Inter-state Transmission
Charges for the power procured during the nth month. For example, the fuel
and power purchase adjustment surcharge on account of changes in tariff for
power supplied during the month of April of any year shall be computed and
billed in the month of June of the same financial year:
Provided that in case the distribution licensee fails to compute and charge
fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge within this time line, except
in case of any force majeure condition, its right for recovery of costs on
account of fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge shall be forfeited
and in such cases, the right to recover the fuel and power purchase
adjustment surcharge determined during true-up shall also be forfeited.
10.68 The distribution licensee may decide, fuel and power purchase adjustment
surcharge or a part thereof, to be carried forward to the subsequent month in
order to avoid any tariff shock to consumers, but the carry forward of fuel and
power purchase adjustment surcharge shall not exceed a maximum duration
of two months and such carry forward shall only be applicable, if the total fuel
and power purchase adjustment surcharge for a Billing Month, including any
carry forward of fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge over the
previous month exceeds twenty per cent of variable component of approved
tariff.
10.69 The carry forward shall be recovered within one year or before the next tariff
cycle whichever is earlier and the money recovered through fuel and power
purchase adjustment surcharge shall first be accounted towards the oldest
carry forward portion of the fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge
followed by the subsequent month.
10.70 In case of carry forward of fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge,
the carrying cost at the Bank Rate plus 150 basis points shall be allowed till
the same is recovered through tariff and this carrying cost shall be trued up
in the year under consideration.
10.71 Depending upon quantum of fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge,
the automatic pass through shall be adjusted in such a manner that,
i. If fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge is up to5%, 100% cost
recoverable of computed fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge by
Distribution Licensee shall be levied automatically using the formula.
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ii. If fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge is more than 5%, 5% fuel
and
power
purchase
adjustment
surcharge
shall
be
recoverable
automatically as per Sub-Regulation (i) above. 90% of the balance fuel and
power purchase adjustment surcharge shall be recoverable automatically
using the formula and the differential claim shall be recoverable after
approval by the Commission during true up.
10.72 The revenue recovered on account of pass-through fuel and power purchase
adjustment surcharge by the Distribution Licensee, shall be trued up later for
the year under consideration and the true up for any financial Year shall be
completed within 120 days after date of acceptance of Petition by the
Commission.
10.73 In case of excess revenue recovered for the year against the fuel and power
purchase adjustment surcharge, the same shall be recovered from the
Distribution Licensee at the time of true up along with its carrying cost to be
charged at 1.20 times of the carrying cost rate approved by the Commission
and the under recovery of fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge
shall be allowed during true up, to be billed along with the automatic Fuel
and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge amount.
Explanation: For example, in the month of July, the automatic pass through
component for the power supplied in May and additional Fuel and Power
Purchase Adjustment Surcharge, if any, recoverable after true up for the
month of April in the previous year, shall be billed.
10.74 The Distribution Licensee shall submit such details, in the stipulated formats,
of the variation between expenses incurred and the fuel and power purchase
adjustment surcharge recovered, and the detailed computations and
supporting documents, as required by the Commission, during true up of the
normal tariff.
10.74A. To ensure smooth implementation of the fuel and power purchase
adjustment surcharge mechanism and its recovery, the Distribution
Licensee shall ensure that its billing system is updated to take this into
account and a unified billing system shall be implemented to ensure that
there is a uniform billing system irrespective of the billing and metering
vendor through interoperability or use of open source software as available.
10.74B. The Distribution licensee shall publish all details including the fuel and
power purchase adjustment surcharge formula, calculation of monthly fuel
and power purchase adjustment surcharge and recovery of fuel and power
purchase adjustment surcharge (separately for automatic and approved
portions) on its website and archive the same through a dedicated web
address.
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10.74C. Computation of Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge: The
formula for Computation of Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment
Surcharge (FPPAS) in (%) for nth month is as follows:
ܯ݊ݐℎ݈ݕ ܨܲܲܣܵ ݂ݎ ݊௧ ݉݊ݐℎ (%) =
( ି ) ∗ ା ( ି ா)
൜ ∗ ൬ଵ ି ௦௧௨௧ ௦௦ (%)
ଵ
൰ൠ ∗ ோ
Where,
‘nth’ month means the month in which billing of fuel and power purchase
adjustment surcharge component is done. This fuel and power purchase
adjustment surcharge is due to changes in tariff for the power supplied
in (n − 2)th month;
‘A’ is Total units procured in (n − 2)th Month (in kWh) from all Sources
including Long-term, Medium–term and Short-term Power purchases (To
be taken from the bills issued to Distribution Licensee);
‘B’ is bulk sale of power in (n − 2)th Month (in kWh)= (to be taken from
provisional accounts to be issued by State Load Dispatch Centre by the
10thday of each month);
‘C’ is incremental Average Power Purchase Cost= Actual average Power
Purchase Cost (PPC) from all Sources in (n − 2)th month (₹/kWh)
(computed) - Projected average Power Purchase Cost (PPC) from all
Sources (₹/kWh)(from tariff order);
‘D’ is the Actual inter-state and intra-state Transmission Charges in the (n −
2)th Month, (From the bills by Transmission Licensees to Distribution
Licensee) (in ₹);
‘E’ is the Base Cost of Transmission Charges for (n − 2)th Month = (Approved
Transmission Charges/12) (in ₹);
‘Z’ = [{Actual Power purchased from all the sources outside the State in
(n − 2)th Month. (in kWh) * (1 – Inter-state transmission losses in % /100)
+ Power purchased from all the sources within the State (in kWh)}
*(1 – Intra-state losses in % /100) – B] in kWh;
‘ABR’ is the Average Billing Rate for the year (to be taken from the Tariff
Order in ₹/kWh);
‘Distribution Loss (in %)’ is the Target Distribution Losses (from Tariff
Order);
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‘Inter-state transmission Losses (in %)’ is the approved Inter-state
transmission Losses as per Tariff Order;
‘Intra-state transmission Losses (in %)’ is the approved Intra-state
transmission Losses as per Tariff Order;
10.74D. The Power Purchase Cost shall exclude any charges on account of Deviation
Settlement Mechanism.
10.74E. Other charges which include Ancillary Services and Security Constrained
Economic Despatch shall not be included in Fuel and Power Purchase
Adjustment Surcharge and shall be adjusted though the true-up approved
by the Commission.
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Printed & Published by the Superintendent of Jharkhand Government Press, Doranda, Ranchi.
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By Order of the Commission,
Rajendra Prasad Nayak,
Secretary