Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 the State Government shall establish a State Load Despatch Center (SLDC). Subsection (2) of the Section 31 provides that the said SLDC shall be operated by a Government company/authority/corporation constituted by or under any State Act and that until such company/authority/corporation is notified by the State Government, the State Transmission Utility (STU) shall operate the SLDC. The Government of AP notified in G.O. Ms. No. 8, dated 17-01-2004 that the existing SLDC shall continue as SLDC and be operated by the Transmission Corporation of AP Ltd., being the STU, until the State Government establishes a Government company or any authority or corporation. As a result APTRANSCO is presently carrying out solely the Transmission & SLDC business as the State Transmission Utility (STU) in the state.
The APTRANSCO submitted its Multi Year Tariff filings on 31st December 2005 for the Aggregate Revenue Requirement and application of Tariff for the control period from 2006 to 2009, in respect of Transmission business and SLDC business. But the Regulation for determination of SLDC fees and charges are not finalized at that time and the draft Regulation issued on 28th January 2006. In view of the above the Commission has determined the Transmission tariff for total control period i.e from 2006-07 to 2008-09 and for SLDC business the Commission has considered SLDC fee and charges for FY2006-07 only. However the Commission issued the Regulation for “Levy and collection of Fees and Charges by the State Load Despatch Center on 27th July 2006.
The purpose of this filing is to propose the levy and collection of annul fee and operating charges of SLDC business. Section 32(3) of the Electricity Act, 2003 provides for levy and collection of such fees and charges from the generating companies and licensees engaged in the intra-state transmission of electricity as may be specified by the State Commission.
As per the clause 6 of Regulation on levy and collection of fees and charges by state load despatch (Regulation No. 1 of 2006) dated July 27, 2006, APTransco has to file with the Commission, an application / petition for the control period with statements containing details of the Fee and Charges under its currently – approved levels of fee and charges along with the proposals for the First Control Period i.e for FY07-08 and FY 08-09.
In compliance with the APERC Regulations and Guidelines, APTransco, the State Transmission Utility & Transmission licensee managing the Transmission & SLDC business (as per G.O.: M.S. No. 8 dated 17.01.2004) herein submits the following in this Petition:
(1) Analysis of Performance for Previous Year
(2) Analysis of Performance for Current Year
(3) Annual Fee during the First Control Period
(4) Operating Charges for the First Control Period