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    CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

    NEW DELHI

    Petition No. 98/MP/2024

    Subject : Petition under Section 79 of the Electricity Act, 2003 read with
    Article 9.2 of the Power Purchase Agreements dated 17.07.2018
    for the development of 75 MW ISTS connected wind project
    between Adani Wind Energy Kutchh Six Limited [Formerly known
    as Adani Renewable Energy (GJ) Limited] and Maharashtra State
    Electricity Distribution Company Limited seeking reliefs for the
    additional expenditure incurred due to occurrence of Change in
    Law event.

    Petitioner : Adani Wind Energy Kutchh Six Limited (AWEKSL)

    Respondent : Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL)

    Date of Hearing : 6.11.2024

    Coram : Shri Jishnu Barua, Chairperson


    Shri Ramesh Babu V., Member
    Shri Harish Dudani, Member

    Parties Present : Ms. Poonam Verma Sengupta, Advocate, AWEKSL


    Ms. Sakshi Kapoor, Advocate, AWEKSL
    Shri Pradyumn Sharma, Advocate, AWEKSL
    Shri Vyom Chaturvedi, Advocate, MSEDCL

    Record of Proceedings

    Learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the present Petition had been
    filed invoking Article 9 of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) dated 17.7.2008
    entered into with Respondent, MSEDCL, seeking the relief of Change in Law event,
    i.e., issuance of the Working Group Report dated July 2022 post the bid submission
    date, i.e., 22.2.2018, which led to the mandate of installation of Reactive Power
    Compensation Devices viz. capacity banks.
    2. Learned counsel for Respondent, MSEDCL submitted that the Respondent is
    contesting the maintainability of the present Petition as the entire supply from the
    Petitioner’s Project under the PPA dated 17.7.2008 is only to MSEDCL (single State
    Procurer).
    3. In response, learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner’s
    Project is located in the State of Gujarat, and accordingly, there is a composite scheme
    of generation and sale of electricity in more than one State.
    4. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, the
    Commission ordered as under:
    (a) Admit and issue notice to the Respondents, subject to just exceptions;

    RoP in Petition No. 98/MP/2024


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    (b) The Respondent to file their consolidated reply on maintainability as well
    as on merits, if any, within five weeks with a copy to the Petitioner, who may file
    its rejoinder(s), within four weeks thereafter.

    (c) The Petitioner to file the following details/information on an affidavit


    within four weeks:

    (i) The following information with the relevant supporting documents:


    RE plant
    Particulars
    Project Name
    Installation Capacity
    (in MW)
    Project Details Bid Cut-Off Date
    SCOD
    COD (date wise with
    capacity declared
    COD)
    Technology
    (Solar/Wind/Hybrid)
    Project Location
    Nearest IMD Station
    Design Parameters
    Parameter Considered As per CEA As per Corresponding
    while bidding Regulations WGR clause of
    report applicable CEA
    regulation and
    WGR
    Point of
    Reference
    Point of
    Interconnectio
    n (POI)
    Ambient Temperature
    Temperature (°C)
    considered Basis for
    consideration of such
    temperature
    Temperature Temperature
    extreme (°C)
    considered Basis for
    consideration of such
    temperature
    Rated active
    power at
    ambient and at
    extreme
    temperature
    Reactive
    power
    capability at
    Rated active
    output at
    ambient and at
    extreme
    temperature
    Reactive Dynamic Capacity
    Power (MVAr)
    Capability* at Equipments$
    temperature Static Capacity
    extreme (MVAr)
    Equipments$

    RoP in Petition No. 98/MP/2024


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    Particular Considered while bidding Post WGR 2022

    Financial Towards installation of


    implication Dynamic
    against compensation
    Reactive devices
    Power Towards installation of
    equipments Static compensation
    (Copy of devices
    Purchase
    Orders to be
    enclosed,
    where placed)
    in Rs crore
    Date of
    submission of
    Reactive
    Power study
    report to
    CTUIL/
    concerned
    RLDC #
    Status of
    Compliance to
    Reactive
    Power
    Capability
    * - Provide supporting study report showing required MVAr capability.

    $ - Reactive Power support equipments installed/planned to be installed (as per design) before the Working Group Report,
    2022, and the additional equipments installed/ to be installed after the Working Group Report and the financial impact
    thereof.

    # - Detailed Study Reports to be submitted.

    (ii) Clarify how the installation of the ‘Capacitor Bank’ fulfils the requirement of
    providing the dynamically varying reactive power support as per the provision of
    the CEA (Technical Standard for connectivity to the Grid) Regulations and/ or
    CEA Working Group Report, 2022.

    (d) Grid-India to file the following information on an affidavit within four weeks in
    regard to the Petitioner project:

    Installed
    Project Details Capacity (in
    MW)
    COD

    Project Particulars Compliance Changes, if Corresponding


    status before any, after CEA
    issuance of issuance of Regulation
    Working Group Working
    Report Group
    Report for
    compliance
    Temperature for
    compliance of Dynamic
    Reactive Power capability
    (in °C)
    Dynamic

    RoP in Petition No. 98/MP/2024


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    Reactive Power Static
    Compensation device (in
    MVAr)
    Date of submission of
    Reactive Power
    compliance report
    Status of Compliance of
    Reactive Power
    Capability. *
    * Enclose the Action taken report in case of non-compliance.

    5. The Petition will be listed for the hearing along with the batch of Petitions
    involving the common issue of the Working Group Report, 2022 being a Change in
    Law event, on 16.1.2025.
    By order of the Commission
    Sd/-
    (T.D. Pant)
    Joint Chief (Law)

    RoP in Petition No. 98/MP/2024


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