Tariff Regulations

Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff for Intra state Transmission / Distribution of Electricity under Tariff Framework regulations dated 11th February 2009. The primary purpose of these regulations is to determine the tariff in all cases covered under these Regulations.

TNERC Tariff Regulations, 2005

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Resolution by
TNERC
Notification No. and date
TNERC/TR/5/2 Dated 24.06.2005
Objective
Determination of tariff by TNERC in accordance with Section 62 of the Electricity Act 2003
Regulations called as
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for the determination of Tariff) Regulations, 2005
Effective Control period
The control period shall be the subsequent years following the previous year
Cut-off Date
date of first financial year closing after one year of the date of commercial operation of the generating station / transmission system
Commercial Operation Date (COD)/ Date of commercial operation
date of charging the project or part thereof to its rated voltage level or seven days after the date on which it is declared ready for charging by the transmission licensee,
but is not able to be charged for reasons not attributable to the transmission licensee, its suppliers or contractors
Controllable Factors
a. Operation and Maintenance cost
Un-controllable Factors
a. Costs on account of inflation
b. Taxes and duties
c. Variation in power purchase unit cost from base line level
Sharing Norms
The financial loss if any due to failure to achieve the reduction of T&C losses shall be borne by the licensee and gain if any shall be shared with the beneficiaries at the rate of 50 : 50
Norms of operation
a. Auxiliary Power consumption in the sub-station
The charges for auxiliary consumption in the sub-station for the purpose of air conditioning, lighting, technical consumption, etc. shall be considered as part of its normative operation and maintenance expenses
b. Target availability for recovery of full transmission charges
The normative availability of transmission system shall be 98%
Payment of Transmission Charges
Full annual transmission charges shall be recoverable at the target availability of 98%. Payment of transmission charges below the target availability shall be on prorata basis
Treatment of losses
The transmission loss shall be allocated to the users of the transmission system in proportion to the energy drawn through the system
Incentive
The Transmission licensee shall be entitled to incentive @ 1% of equity for each percentage point of increase in annual availability beyond the target availability
Reactive Energy Charges
a. The beneficiary pays for reactive power drawal when voltage at the metering point is below 97%
b. The beneficiary gets paid for reactive power (return) supply when voltage is below 97%
c.The beneficiary gets paid for reactive power drawal when voltage is above 103%
d. The beneficiary pays for reactive power (return) supply when voltage is above 103%
e. The charges for reactive energy shall be as decided by the Commission
TNERC Tariff Regulations, 2005 (1st Amendment)
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Resolution by
TNERC


Notification No. and date
TNERC/TR/5/2-1, dated 09/05/2006


Objective
Create a fund called 'Hydro Balancing Fund' to take care of fluctuation in hydro generation due to vagaries of nature


Regulations called as
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) (Amendment) Regulations 2006


Corrigendum/ Amendment, if any
No relevant provisions


TNERC Tariff Regulations, 2005 (2nd Amendment)
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Resolution by
TNERC


Notification No. and date
TNERC/TR/5/2-2, dated 09-08-2007


Regulations called as
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) (Second Amendment) Regulations 2007


TNERC Tariff Regulations, 2005 (3rd Amendment)
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Resolution by
TNERC


Notification No. and date
TNERC/TR/5/2-3 Dated 08.09. 2007


Objective
To take into account the amendments made to the CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations


Regulations called as
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination) (Third Amendment) Regulations 2007


Corrigendum/ Amendment, if any
No relevant provisions


TNERC Tariff Regulations, 2005 (4th Amendment)
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Resolution by
TNERC


Notification No. and date
TNERC/TR/5/2-4 Dated 18.12. 2007


Objective
To take into account the amendments to the Electricity Act 2003 made by the Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007


Regulations called as
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations 2007


Corrigendum/ Amendment, if any
No relevant provisions


TNERC Tariff Regulations, 2005 (Amendment)
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Resolution by
TNERC


Notification No. and date
TNERC / TR /5/2-11 dated 13 -03-2014


Regulations called as
Amendment to the Terms and Conditions for determination of Tariff Regulations 2005


Corrigendum/ Amendment, if any
Charges for use of network
This component of transmission tariff shall reflect cost of capital investment, maintenance and operation of a transmission system to transfer bulk power to and from different locations. The revenue from this component of transmission tariff will meet the annual revenue requirement of transmission entity in respect of owning the transmission asset.