Petition of the Electricity Act for determination of tariff of 30 MW Solar PV Grid connected Power Projects at Chandarava, District Botad – EQ
Summary:
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## **GUVNL vs. Essar Power Gujarat Limited**
**Forum:** Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), Gandhinagar
**Petition No.:** 2496 of 2025
**Order Date:** 05 August 2025
**Coram:**
* S.R. Pandey, Member
* Mehul M. Gandhi, Member
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### **1. Case Background**
* **Petitioner:** Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL)
* Represented by Adv. Mr. Utkarsh Singh
* **Respondent:** Essar Power Gujarat Limited (EPGL)
* Represented by Adv. Mr. Nisarg Desai, along with Adv. Mr. Gaurav Ray & Adv. Ms. Ritu Agrawal
* **Matter:** Petition under **Section 86 of the Electricity Act, 2003** seeking appropriate orders on directions arising from:
* 5th Supplemental PPA dated 05.01.2024
* 4th Supplemental PPA dated 12.08.2021
* Original PPA dated 26.02.2007
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### **2. Hearing Proceedings**
* **Date of Hearing:** 29.07.2025
* Petitioner informed the Commission that the Respondent had filed its reply on 28.07.2025.
* Petitioner requested **three weeks** to file a rejoinder.
* Respondent had **no objection** to adjournment.
* Respondent additionally requested **one week’s time** to file a reply to the rejoinder.
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### **3. Commission’s Directions**
* Recorded Petitioner’s statement about the reply filing date.
* Allowed **two weeks** (instead of three) for the Petitioner to file the rejoinder from the date of hearing, with a copy to be served on the Respondent.
* Respondent to be given one week thereafter to respond to the rejoinder.
* Matter adjourned **in the interest of justice**.
* Next date of hearing will be **intimated separately**.
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### **4. Outcome**
* Adjournment granted.
* Procedural timeline set for rejoinder and counter-reply.
* No decision yet on merits — order is purely procedural.
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