The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) recently asked the Haryana distribution companies (DISCOMs) to calculate the percentage of self-consumption of a captive power generator after excluding generation and consumption figures from April to July 2020, when Covid-19 gripped India.
The Commission added that if the self-consumption worked out to 51% or above, the demand notice for ₹18.09 million (~$227,225) made by the DISCOMs should be set aside. Any amount deposited by the captive generator should be refunded in the next bill.
It also rejected the petitioner’s request to carry forward banked energy for FY 2019-20 and FY 2020-21 to FY 2021-22.
Orbit Resorts had filed a petition requesting the Commission to set aside the letter by the DISCOMs in which the captive status was denied, and an amount of ₹18.09 million (~$227,225) was raised. It had also requested…
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