Plea to include cost of hydropower sold to Chhattisgarh in ARR and tariff applications
BHUBANESWAR: Sale of hydropower to Chhattisgarh at subsidised rate amid the inter-state dispute over sharing of Mahanadi water which rocked the Assembly last year figured prominently during the public hearing of annual revenue requirement (ARR) and tariff application of the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC).
Most of the objectors contested OHPC’s argument for not taking into account the cost of power sold to the neighbouring state in the aggregated revenue requirement and tariff applications for 2022-23. They urged the Odisha State Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) to take the same into account while determining tariff for the next fiscal. The sale of 5 MW power from Hirakud Hydro Electric Project to Chhattisgarh State Power Development Corporation Limited (CSPDCL) has not been reflected in the ARR for 2022-23.
