Queries raised by Director (Tariff) on ARR and Tariff Application of SLDC for FY on

2 Establishment of Energy Billing Centre (EBC)/ Energy Accounting & Settlement System Centre (EASSC) As per the Road Map of the Commission, EBC/EASSC was to function by for preparation of monthly State Energy Accounting, Weekly UI and Reactive Energy Account for billing and payment to all the stakeholders, deploying requisite personnel, software and hardware. To the Commission’s query, SLDC on submitted on functioning of EASSC as under:- “All infrastructures including civil works for establishment of EASSC at SLDC have been completed. Tender for procurement of the required hardware and software has been finalized and is expected to be commissioned during this financial year ” OPTCL/SLDC should furnish the exact timeline of functioning of EBC/EASSC.

3 Transfer of Sub-LDCs to the Control of SLDC The Commission vide Para 203 of the Order dated had directed OPTCL to transfer all assets of Sub-LDCs at Bhubaneswar, Meramundali, Jayanagar & Budhipadar to SLDC immediately. To the Commission’s query, SLDC vide its submission dated informed that all assets belonging to SLDC had been identified and no transfer to the Control of SLDC had been effected as yet. OPTCL should give definite time frame for handover of sub- LDCs to SLDC.

4 Appointment of Chief Load Dispatcher & other Executives in SLDC The Commission vide Paras 205 & 206 of the order had directed OPTCL to ensure that SLDC should be headed by a Chief Load Dispatcher in the rank of Director and should have three distinct wings of Grid Operation, Commercial and Telecommunication with other support services in the pattern of executives and staffs deployed in ERLDC (81 Nos) which should be in place within 4 months i.e. by 20th July, 2009 to enable SLDC to function as an Independent System Operator as recommended by the Girish B. Pradhan Committee of the MOP. OPTCL/SLDC may submit the present status in this regard.

5 SLDC Website The Commission vide Para 207 of the Order dated had directed SLDC to have its own Website within 20th May, In this connection, SLDC may submit the status of its own Website and the display of all data as per CERC/OERC Regulations for the information of all stakeholders.

6 Non –compliance of OERC Protocol on Power Regulation dated  During Public Hearing on , SLDC submitted that DISCOMs had been regularly violating the schedule and drawing more than their entitlement resulting in the State overdrawing from Central Grid even at times of low frequency for which ERLDC has been issuing a number of strictures. The Commission vide Order dated issued the Order (Protocol) on Power Regulation in the State under Section 23 of the Act which should have come into effect from

7 On Scrutiny of SLDC on-line data from 15th January to 7th February, 2010, it is observed that due to noncompliance of protocol on Power Regulation dated , all the DISCOMs have overdrawn and the consequential UI Impact is as under:- SLDC may explain the reasons of non-compliance of the Commission’s Order on Power Regulation which has resulted in overdrawal of about MU with an UI impact of Rs Crore. Name of the DISCOM Energy Overdrawn(MU) UI Impact(Rs. Lakhs) CESU WESCO NESCO SOUTHCO Total

8 The Commission had approved the total operating charges of SLDC for FY at Rs.9.66 cr.. SLDC may provide monthly cash flow of all the receipts and expenses on actual basis incurred item- wise for the current financial year FY (upto January, 2010). The annual revenue requirement of Rs cr. proposed for the financial year includes an amount of Rs.5.78 cr of Capital expenditure to be recovered during Justification for capital recovery of the above amount in a single year through Annual Revenue Requirement may be furnished.

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