The jurisdictional battle between the power regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and the Union power ministry seems to be escalating with the regulator advising the latter against framing of three rules which have been circulated for public comments.
CERC on Thursday issued a rare statutory advice under section 79 (2) to the Union power ministry asking it to not proceed with framing of rules — Electricity (change in Law, Must Run status, and other Matters) Rules, 2020; Transmission System Planning, Development, and Recovery of inter-State Transmission Charges Rules, 2020 and; Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge) Rules, 2020.
ET had Oct 14 reported that CERC has advised the government against introducing rules to lower late payment surcharge on distribution companies, saying they are non-tenable under law and may lead to infringement of its jurisdiction, said people aware of the matter.
