The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), on a petition moved by SEI Green Flash, has stayed the demand made by the AP Discom seeking reduction in power tariffs and also calling upon it to raise fresh bills with the proposed reduced tariffs.
In an Interim application made to the APTEL, Manjula Chellur, Chairperson and SD Dubey, Member Technical, ruled, “Prima facie, we find that without any opportunity of being heard to the Appellant, the letter seems to have been addressed. We therefore, opine that the said consequences mentioned in the letter dated July 12, 2019 have been stayed till further orders. Further, we direct the Discom to pay the tariff at the approved rate of ₹3.74 per KWh till the next date of hearing.”
The Bench directed that the matter be listed on August 26, 2019 permitting the respondents to file objections and reply in the application as also the main appeal by serving advanced copy to the other side (SEI).
