Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited Suo - Motu Case No ... - GERC

Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited
Truing up for FY 2010-11
and Determination of Tariff for FY 2012-13
consumer‟s load factor, power factor, voltage, total consumption of electricity during
any specified period or the time at which the supply is required or the geographical
position of any area, the nature of supply and the purpose for which the supply is
required. Therefore, the demand of separate tariff category for telecom towers within
Non-RGP category is unjust.
The licensee has submitted that the cost to Serve Report for FY 2009-10 is already
submitted to the Commission for all DISCOMs by GUVNL. Regarding the tariff for
different category of consumers, it is to state that the National Tariff Policy mentions
the need for rationalization of tariff for various consumer categories such that it is
more aligned to the cost of supply and in a band of ±20% of the average cost of
supply.
Commission’s View: A separate tariff for telecom installations has to be viewed in
the larger context of a comprehensive review of the tariff structure. Further, the
Commission tried to determine the tariff for all the categories as per the existing
ground realities and provisions of the Act and Policy.
14. Tariff for Railway Traction
Objection: The existing tariff of the Railway traction be reduced and brought down to
a reasonable level proportionate to the actual cost of supply of the DISCOMs.
Further, the Western railway has requested that the cost of supply should be
calculated separately for the EHT consumers as distribution losses will not be
applicable and tariff should be determined as per the Tariff Policy i.e. ± 20% of
average cost of supply.
Response of the Licensee: The licensee has submitted that there has been no
revision of the energy charges of the railways since last seven tariff orders even
though there has been substantial increase in the cost of operations and service for
the utility and the rate of inflation. Moreover, the freight costs charged by the
Railways for transportation of fuel have been increased substantially in the last
couple of years.
Further, the licensee has submitted that most of the public sector utilities are working
with the principle of subsidizing some part of the consumers. It is not possible for the
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