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class="styles_container__DxsvY"><div class="styles_content__4U0rB"><div class="styles_dateContainer__oudnD"><div class="styles_date__ke60_"><p class="styles_entry__H2YNG">October 29, 2024</p></div><div class="styles_author__PnT6X"> / <a href="/author/gautamee-hazarika" class="styles_entry__H2YNG">Gautamee Hazarika</a></div><div class="styles_categoryName__ldITU"> / <a href="/category/energy-storage" class="styles_entry__H2YNG"><span>Energy Storage</span>, </a><a href="/category/storage-market-policy" class="styles_entry__H2YNG"><span>Market & Policy</span>, </a></div></div><div class="styles_thumbnail__H8Z6G"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;max-width:100%"><img 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one facility of a company cannot be adjusted against the electricity consumption of its other units, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (<a href="https://aptel.gov.in/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">APTEL</a>) has ruled.</p> <p>It dismissed an appeal filed by Maharashtra Seamless (MSL) against an order of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) which 聽rejected a petition seeking adjustment of banked energy units from its industrial plant at Vile Bhagad towards its other plant at Sukeli.</p> <p><strong>Background </strong></p> <p>MSL, a flagship company of the <a href="https://www.jindalgroup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jindal Group</a>, operates two industrial plants鈥攐ne at Sukeli and another at Vile Bhagad in Maharashtra. Both plants are Extra-High-Tension (EHT) consumers, with contract demands of 16,330 KVA and 8,000 KVA, respectively.</p> <p>MSL established a 7 MW wind energy captive power project in Satara district. This project initially supplied power to its Sukeli plant through open access.</p> <p>MSL sought permission to consume power from <a href="https://www.jsw.in/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JSW Energy</a> for its Sukeli plant, which was granted by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company聽 (<a href="https://www.mahadiscom.in/en/home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSEDCL</a>).</p> <p>MSEDCL later objected to this arrangement, contending that sourcing from multiple generators was not permissible. It advised MSL to change the drawal point of the wind power from the Sukeli plant to the Vile Bhagad plant.</p> <p>Following MSEDCL鈥檚 advice, MSL changed the open access permission and drawal point for its captive power project from Sukeli to Vile Bhagad from September 2012 until the end of FY 2012-13.</p> <p>On February 4, 2013, MSEDCL granted wind open access permission to MSL for sourcing power from the captive project at the Vile Bhagad plant. It also granted 聽permission to MSL鈥檚 Sukeli Plant for sourcing 6 MW of power from JSW power effective from April 1, 2013.</p> <p>The Vile Bhagad plant was unable to absorb all the captive power, leading to an accumulation of over 5 million surplus unadjusted energy units.</p> <p>MSL made several attempts to adjust these surplus units, including requesting MSEDCL to change the drawal point back to the Sukeli plant.</p> </div> <div class="styles_article__xTEpa"><p>Eventually, MSL discontinued its power purchase agreement with JSW and again sought a change in the drawal point of power back to the Sukeli plant to enable the adjustment of the accumulated units.</p> <p>MSEDCL permitted MSL to consume power from the wind project at the Sukeli plant from February 15, 2014, to March 31, 2014.</p> <p>MSEDCL rejected MSL鈥檚 subsequent requests to offset the unadjusted wind energy units of its Vile Bhagad plant for FY 2013-14 against the energy bills of its Sukeli plant.</p> <p>Following this, MSL approached the MERC with a petition seeking the adjustment of banked units from the Vile Bhagad plant to the Sukeli plant.</p> <p><strong>Commission鈥檚 Analysis</strong></p> <p>APTEL emphasized that while MSL is a single entity owning both industrial plants and the captive wind power project, the two industrial units are distinct and separate consumers under the Electricity Act, 2003.</p> <p>Each plant has its own consumer number and is considered an independent entity for electricity supply and related matters.</p> <p>APTEL also noted that each plant鈥檚 open access permissions were distinct and separate, specifying particular generation and consumption points.</p> <p>It highlighted that MSL did not challenge MSEDCL鈥檚 initial denial of permission to source power from multiple generators, which was contrary to open access regulations and a previous APTEL judgment.</p> <p>The appellate authority also rejected MSL鈥檚 claim for credit notes for wind power units injected from April 1, 2014, as the company had not installed special energy meters (SEM) at its Sukeli unit until June 13, 2014. This was in line with the open access regulations and previous orders mandating SEM installation.</p> <p>In January, APTEL聽<a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/tribunal-upholds-rerc-order/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">upheld</a>聽the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission鈥檚 decision dismissing a similar petition filed by a wind energy generator, contending that regulations should not retroactively impact PPA.</p> <p>Subscribe to Mercom鈥檚 real-time聽<a href="https://cms.mercomindia.com/meil-and-bescom-power-agreement-pm-kusum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Regulatory Updates聽</a>to ensure you don鈥檛 miss any critical updates from the renewable industry.</p></div> </div><div class="styles_authorContainer__tQ3xL"><div class="styles_avatar__mdJcN"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative;max-width:100%"><span 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id=\"amazon-polly-subscribe-tab\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv id=\"amazon-polly-by-tab\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe banked energy at one facility of a company cannot be adjusted against the electricity consumption of its other units, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (\u003ca href=\"https://aptel.gov.in/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAPTEL\u003c/a\u003e) has ruled.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt dismissed an appeal filed by Maharashtra Seamless (MSL) against an order of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) which 聽rejected a petition seeking adjustment of banked energy units from its industrial plant at Vile Bhagad towards its other plant at Sukeli.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSL, a flagship company of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.jindalgroup.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJindal Group\u003c/a\u003e, operates two industrial plants鈥攐ne at Sukeli and another at Vile Bhagad in Maharashtra. Both plants are Extra-High-Tension (EHT) consumers, with contract demands of 16,330 KVA and 8,000 KVA, respectively.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSL established a 7 MW wind energy captive power project in Satara district. This project initially supplied power to its Sukeli plant through open access.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSL sought permission to consume power from \u003ca href=\"https://www.jsw.in/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJSW Energy\u003c/a\u003e for its Sukeli plant, which was granted by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company聽 (\u003ca href=\"https://www.mahadiscom.in/en/home/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMSEDCL\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSEDCL later objected to this arrangement, contending that sourcing from multiple generators was not permissible. It advised MSL to change the drawal point of the wind power from the Sukeli plant to the Vile Bhagad plant.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing MSEDCL\u0026#8217;s advice, MSL changed the open access permission and drawal point for its captive power project from Sukeli to Vile Bhagad from September 2012 until the end of FY 2012-13.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn February 4, 2013, MSEDCL granted wind open access permission to MSL for sourcing power from the captive project at the Vile Bhagad plant. It also granted 聽permission to MSL\u0026#8217;s Sukeli Plant for sourcing 6 MW of power from JSW power effective from April 1, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vile Bhagad plant was unable to absorb all the captive power, leading to an accumulation of over 5 million surplus unadjusted energy units.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSL made several attempts to adjust these surplus units, including requesting MSEDCL to change the drawal point back to the Sukeli plant.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually, MSL discontinued its power purchase agreement with JSW and again sought a change in the drawal point of power back to the Sukeli plant to enable the adjustment of the accumulated units.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSEDCL permitted MSL to consume power from the wind project at the Sukeli plant from February 15, 2014, to March 31, 2014.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSEDCL rejected MSL\u0026#8217;s subsequent requests to offset the unadjusted wind energy units of its Vile Bhagad plant for FY 2013-14 against the energy bills of its Sukeli plant.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing this, MSL approached the MERC with a petition seeking the adjustment of banked units from the Vile Bhagad plant to the Sukeli plant.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommission鈥檚 Analysis\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPTEL emphasized that while MSL is a single entity owning both industrial plants and the captive wind power project, the two industrial units are distinct and separate consumers under the Electricity Act, 2003.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach plant has its own consumer number and is considered an independent entity for electricity supply and related matters.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPTEL also noted that each plant\u0026#8217;s open access permissions were distinct and separate, specifying particular generation and consumption points.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt highlighted that MSL did not challenge MSEDCL\u0026#8217;s initial denial of permission to source power from multiple generators, which was contrary to open access regulations and a previous APTEL judgment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe appellate authority also rejected MSL\u0026#8217;s claim for credit notes for wind power units injected from April 1, 2014, as the company had not installed special energy meters (SEM) at its Sukeli unit until June 13, 2014. This was in line with the open access regulations and previous orders mandating SEM installation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn January, APTEL聽\u003ca href=\"https://www.mercomindia.com/tribunal-upholds-rerc-order/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eupheld\u003c/a\u003e聽the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission鈥檚 decision dismissing a similar petition filed by a wind energy generator, contending that regulations should not retroactively impact PPA.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe to Mercom鈥檚 real-time聽\u003ca href=\"https://cms.mercomindia.com/meil-and-bescom-power-agreement-pm-kusum/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRegulatory Updates聽\u003c/a\u003eto ensure you don鈥檛 miss any critical updates from the renewable industry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","title":"Banked Energy Cannot be Transferred Between Units of the Same Company: APTEL","articleSubtitle":"The appellate body held that both plants of the company are distinct electricity consumers","modifiedGmt":"2024-10-30T04:32:15","categories":{"nodes":[{"name":"Energy Storage","slug":"energy-storage"},{"name":"Market \u0026 Policy","slug":"storage-market-policy"}]},"featuredImage":{"node":{"mediaItemUrl":"https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Wind-scaled-1.jpg"}},"author":{"node":{"avatar":{"url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5bb40861dc38d9438c8e18037617cd86?s=96\u0026d=mm\u0026r=g"},"name":"Gautamee Hazarika","slug":"gautamee-hazarika","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"designboxt\"\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cimg class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border-radius: 50%;height: 50px;margin-top: -4px;border: 1px solid #00b451\" src=\"https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/gautamee.png\" width=\"50\" /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGautamee,\u003c/strong\u003e Staff reporter at Mercom India\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://mercomindia.com/author/gautamee-hazarika/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMore articles from Gautamee.\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003c/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"authorboxn\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/gautamee.png\" alt=\"gautamee\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" /\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://mercomindia.com/author/gautamee-hazarika/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGautamee\u003c/a\u003e is a reporter at Mercom India. 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