Annoyed by the continuous delays in filing of the annual performance reviews (APRs) by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation and its discoms on time despite repeated reminders, the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Authority has summoned the managing directors of the five discoms to appear before the commission to explain why their non-compliance should not be penalised.
In notices issued to the discoms, UPERC stated that “considering the criticality of the matter and appalled by the casual in filing the petitions regarding True-up of 2018-19, annual performance review (APR) of FY 2019-20 and also ARR/tariff for FY 2020-21, or even submitting data related to suo moto proceedings, the commission is constrained to initiate punitive action on the MDs of the discoms as provided under Section 142 of the Electricity Act 2003, which attracts a penalty of `1 lakh at a time and up to `6,000 every day in case of continuing failure for non-compliance of the directions of the commission from June 1, that is the date from which the discoms failed to submit the details asked for, after the lapse of 17 days from the order passed by the commission asking for the same on May 13, 2020.”
