1. Queries raised by Director (Tariff) on ARR and Tariff Application of OPTCL for FY 2011-12 on 04.02.2011

2. 2 OPTCL may submit the status of new transmission projects under construction during FY 2009-10 and 2010-11(up to date). OPTCL may also furnish to the Commission the Cost over run & time over run due to delay in completion of projects. The actual R&M expenditure for each financial year is always less than the approved figure, indicating that OPTCL has not taken any action to spend the required amount on R&M as approved by the Commission. OPTCL is required to furnish actual expenditure on R & M upto January, 2011. OPTCL has not submitted the audited balance sheet for the FY 2009-10 along with statutory Audit Report. The same may be submitted.

3. 3 OPTCL proposes employees cost of Rs.952.06 cr. during 2011-12. This includes an amount of Rs.87.08 cr. towards payment of differential amount of pension and pensioners benefit to the absorbed Govt. engineers in OPTCL/GRIDCO, which is yet to be concurred by State Govt. as well as by the Commission. OPTCL may clarify the circumstances under which they have included the amount of Rs.87.08 cr. under employees cost when no final concurrence has been obtained. Further, OPTCL may clarify whether the details of such additional liability was included in the database submitted to the independent actuary appointed by OERC.

4. 4 The Govt. of India and the State Govt. have announced to give electricity to all through Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Yojana & Biju Gramya Jyoti Yojana programme under grid connected route by 2012. Therefore, OPTCL may state the action taken for improvement of intra-state transmission system and the required transmission connectivity to meet such additional demand. OPTCL may furnish the action plan for evacuation of power from 30 nos. of Mega Thermal Power Plants coming up in Odisha for which 13 nos. of IPPs and 17 nos. of MPPs have signed MoUs with Govt. of Odisha for installation of about 32000 MW. The important issues on the matter of ensuring adequate transmission corridors for both drawal of power for State use and evacuation of power for the consumers outside the State from the proposed IPPs, need to be addressed by OPTCL in its submission of prospective action plan.

5. 5 The Commission in Order dated 20.03.2010 directed OPTCL to install capacitor Banks of about 275 MVAR at 23 Nos. of strategic points for reactive compensation of the system so that a considerable amount of energy can be saved through such system improvement measure. OPTCL may submit a status report on the same. The EHT voltage as per Rule 54 of I.E. Rule, 1956 should be between +10% and -12.5%, i.e., 132 KV level should be in the range 116-145 KV and 220 KV level should be in the range 193-242 KV. OPTCL has, however, experienced voltage out of such allowable limits in some of its grid S/Ss of 220 & 132 KV. The name of such S/Ss have been communicated by OERC letter No.4726 dt.19.08.2010 OPTCL has to explain the action taken to solve this problem.

6. 6 As per the observations/recommendations of the Technical Enquiry Committee constituted by the Commission, OPTCL has to complete the pending works for increase in overall performance of the transmission system. Hence, OPTCL has to clarify whether the proposal for 2011-12 of Rs.71.93 Cr. for R & M maintenance and Rs.291.15 Cr. for CAPEX for O&M related projects incorporates the expenditure to be incurred for implementation of the enquiry committee recommendations.