BEFORE THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
NEW DELHI

 Petition No.13/2000

Present
1.      Shri S.L. Rao, Chairman
2.      Shri D.P. Sinha, Member
3.      Shri G.S. Rajamani, Member
4.      Shri A.R., Ramanathan, Member

In the matter of

Review Petition No. 13/2000 filed by NTPC for review of the Availability Based Tariff (ABT) order of CERC (Petition No.2/99) issued on 4^th January 2000

In the matter of

M/s National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.,
NTPC Bhawan
Scope Complex,
Lodi Road,
New Delhi-110003.                                                …..    Petitioner

And

Union of India and others                                       …..    Respondents

Following were present:

1.            Shri M.G. Ramachandran, Advocate, NTPC                         Petitioner
2.            Shri B.N. Ojha, Director (Operation),NTPC                          -do-
3.            Shri H.L. Bajaj, Director (Commercial), NTPC                       -do-
4.            Shri Harpreet Singh Sandhu, Advocate, PSEB                     Respondents
5.            Shri T.G. Gupta, DD, PSEB                                                  -do-
6.            Shri S. Suryaprakasa Rao CE(Comml),APTRANSO                     -do-
7.            Shri V. Siva Prasada Rao, CE,APTRANSCO                              -do-
8.            Shri Ch. V. Prasada Rao, SE, APTRANSCO                              -do-
9.            Shri S.S. Dhillon, CS, NPCIL                                                 -do-
10.          Shri R.K. Arora, XEN, HVPN                                                  -do-
11.          Shri B. Bhushan, D(O), PGCIL                                               -do-
12.          Shri V. Mittal, DGM(SO), PGCIL                                            -do-
13.          Shri R.K. Mehta, Advocate, GRIDCO                                      -do-
14.          Shri H.N. Lamba, XEN, DVB                                                  -do-
15.          Shri V.K. Gupta, SE, RSEB                                                   -do-
16.          Shri Rohit Madan, Advocate, RSEB                                        -do-
17.          Shri R. Sasiprabhu, Advocate, NLC                                        -do-
18.          Shri Suresh, CE, NLC                                                          -do-

ORDER

(Date of hearing 07.03.2000)

Heard the parties on admission of the petition.  The petition is admitted.  Petitioner company shall forward a copy of this order along with a copy of the petition to all respondents, if already not served.  Respondents shall file their reply by 31^st March, 2000.  Rejoinder may be filed by 10^th April, 2000.  The review petition will be heard on 17^th and 18^th April, 2000 at 10.30 AM on both the days.

The implementation of the ABT Order is stayed till further orders.

The Commission expresses its keenness that all arrangements for the implementation of the ABT Order should go on as per schedule in view of the rampant indiscipline in the Grid.  It is also noted that none of the parties present is against the concept of availability based tariff and all parties are agreeable that the ABT would be useful in controlling indiscipline and has no objection to the ABT as such.  The Commission directs all parties to cooperate fully with the Central Transmission Utility in the arrangements for implementing the ABT so that the purpose of controlling grid indiscipline is achieved.

New Delhi

Dated 7^th March, 2000