Regulatory Commission rejects KSEB request on restriction

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KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PRESENT : Shri P Parameswaran, Member
Shri. Mathew George, Member
October 9, 2012
Petition OP No. 38/2012
In the matter of
Proposal to impose regulations on energy usage and financial disincentive scheme to all consumers including bulk consumers on account of critical power situation in the State due to failure of monsoon.
[size=150]Kerala State Electricity Board - Petitioner[/size]
INTERIM ORDER
Analysis and Decision of the Commission
[size=150]12. There cannot be any dispute on the fact of shortage in hydro availability for the current FY 2012-13 . Commission has made an independent analysis of the shortage, rejecting both the conservative assessment of KSEB as well as excessive assessment made by some stake holders. The Commissions assessment is furnished below:
Storage on 1-10-2012
1745 MU
Anticipated Inflow upto June 1, 2013 as per ARR documents
2252 MU
Reserve for June 1, 2013
550 MU
Net availability
3447MU
Daily availability
14.2 MU
13. Considering the actual Hydro generation from April 1, 2012 and the above average daily availability the possible hydro generation for the FY 2012-13 will be 5694 MU resulting in shortage of 1260 MU when compared to the projections in the approved ARR&ERC.
14. This shortfall can be made up by extra generation from Liquid Fuel stations as well as by purchases through Traders, Power Exchanges and UI. No doubt this results in additional financial commitments to KSEB which has to be recovered from the consumers. The KSERC (Fuel Surcharge Formula) Regulations 2009 provide for the recovery of such variations in inflow availability. The relevant clauses are quoted below:
“The Board or the distribution licensees as the case may be shall file separately the additional cost due to change in hydro thermal mix on
account of excess /reduction in rainfall and subsequent excess/shortfall in purchase of energy within 30 days of the close of the every financial year.
The Commission may approve the excess/shortfall in cost on account of mix change after receiving all information from the Board or Distribution licensee as the case may be on a provisional basis considering the merit order and the approval of purchase rates. The recovery shall be effective from the second quarter of the next financial year. The provisional estimates will be adjusted along with the first quarter FRR and allowed from the second quarter onwards.”[/size]

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This order will force KSEB to impose another Tariff burden to all consumers,because Commission suggest to meet shortage by purchasing power from any source, which will make huge revenue burden on KSEB and hence transfer this burden to all consumers instead of upper class consumers this wiil make protest from public during 2013 March.