Reliance Power wins Appeal against CERC Order on Sasan UMPP

Reliance Power has won the appeal against CERC Order on Sasan UMPP as the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has pronounced its judgment allowing the appeal of Sasan Power - a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Power - against Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) order dated June 06, 2013 on Commercial Operation Date (COD) of the first 660 MW unit of Sasan UMPP. APTEL has set aside CERC’s order and has directed CERC to decide the matter afresh, including the issue of maintainability raised by Sasan Power (SPL) without being influenced by its earlier findings.

Aggrieved by CERC’s order, which shad set aside the certificate issued by Independent Engineer’s (IE) for declaration of COD of Sasan UMPP’s first 660 MW Unit based on petition filed by western region load dispatch centre (WRLDC), SPL filed appeal before the APTEL on grounds that CERC’s order is violative of principle of natural justice and is not tenable in law.