| ABI |
Availability Based Tariff |
| BSES |
Bombay Suburban Electric Supply |
| CEA |
Central Electricity Authority |
| CERC |
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission |
| CESC |
Calcutta Electric Supply Company |
| CBR |
CERC (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 1999 |
| CGS |
Central Generating Stations |
| CTU |
Central Transmission Utility |
| ERC Act |
The Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act,
1998 |
| E(S) Act |
The Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 |
| FC |
Fixed Charges |
| FLCUI |
Frequency Linked Charge for Unscheduled
Interchange |
| GOI |
Government of India |
| IE Act |
The Indian Electricity Act, 1910 |
| IPP |
Independent Power Producer |
| KPRC |
K.P. Rao Committee |
| LC |
Letter of Credit |
| LRMC |
Long Run Marginal Cost |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MoP |
Ministry of Power |
| NCES |
Non-conventional Energy Sources |
| NHPC |
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
Limited |
| NTPC |
NTPC National Thermal Power Corporation
Limited |
| O&M |
Operation & Maintenance |
| PBR |
Performance Based Regulation |
| PLF |
Plant Load Factor |
| POWERGRID |
Powergrid Corporation of India Limited |
| PPA |
Power Purchase Agreement |
| PTC |
Power Trading Corporation Limited |
| RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
| REB |
Regional Electricity Board |
| RLDC |
Regional Load Dispatch Centre |
| ROCE |
Return on Capital Employed |
| ROE |
Return on Equity |
| RoR |
Rate of Return |
| SEBs |
State Electricity Boards |
| SRMC |
Short Run Marginal Cost |
| STU |
State Transmission Utility |
| SERC |
State Electricity Regulatory Commission |
| VC |
Variable Charges |