HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD       

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(HPERC order No.23)

a)        The Board shall be in loss if the rebate is given at normal PLR of interest of S.B.I.  Mostly PPAs executed elsewhere, at Centre and State level provide for a fixed rebate on payments made with in due date of the bill.  This includes Baspa-II Project. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission also provides for  fixed rebate provision vide its notification dated 26.3.01 Chapter 2 clause 2.15, on payments within due dates of the bill therefore the Board may be allowed to execute the PPA on the basis of Article 8, Clause 8.2 of the PPA. 

3.         In terms of the provisions contained in the draft guidelines framed by the Honble Commission, the Independent Power Producers, hereinafter referred to as the IPP and the purchaser viz. the Board can file the Power Purchase Agreement for the approval of the Honble Commission.  Such Power Purchase Agreement shall necessarily provide for review meaning thereby that the Power Purchase Agreement so approved and inked between the parties shall be subject to review following the Commissions orders after enquiry and public hearings in case the Model Power Purchase Agreement requires any modification or alteration. 

4.         The draft guidelines framed by the Honble Commission, inter-alia, also provide that approval to such Power Purchase Agreements shall be accorded within 15 days of the date of submission of the petition strictly on the basis of the affidavits and the information submitted by the IPP & Purchaser for which the parties will be themselves responsible. 

            Accordingly the Power Purchase Agreement to be executed by the parties here-to for sale of power by Patikari Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd.,  to HPSEB for Patikari HEP (16 MW) is submitted to Honble Commission for its approval. 

5.         The application is structured as follows:- 

                        SECTION                  DESCRIPTION 

                                    I                      URGENCY OF THE FILING

                                   II                     COMPLIANCE TO THE GUIDELINES

                                  III                    FILING, WAIVER & PRAYERS 

I.            URGENCY OF THE FILING 

6.         The Project is at an advanced stage, and the construction schedule is attached at Annexure F.  All the required permits for commencing construction have been obtained, save the forest clearance in respect of which the necessary applications have been made and the necessary clearance is expected to be obtained shortly.  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Implementation Agreement (IA) for the implementation of the Project (16 MW) had been executed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP) with M/s  East India Petroleum Ltd., Hyderabad on 21.06.2000 and 9.11.2001 respectively.  The Tripartite Agreement was executed on       

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