Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
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No. Eco 2/2010-CERC New Delhi December 28, 2010
NOTIFICATION
In pursuance of Clause 5.6 (vi) of Ministry of Power (MOP) Notification dated
19.01.2005 (as amended from time to time) on Guidelines for Determination of Tariff by
Bidding Process for Procurement of Power by Distribution Licensees, the Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission notifies the following rates and other parameters for the purpose of
bid evaluation and payment.
I: Annual Escalation Rates for Bid Evaluation (for bid opening from the date of
notification up to 31.03.2011)
S.No Description Annual Escalation Rates
for Bid Evaluation
1 Escalation rate for domestic coal 6.16%
2 Escalation rate for domestic gas 0.96%
3 Escalation rates for different escalable sub-components
of energy charge for plants based on imported coal
3.1 Escalation Rate for coal sub-component 11.11%
3.2 Escalation Rate for transportation sub-component 19.83%
3.3 Escalation Rate for inland handling sub-component 4.87%
4 Escalation rate for inland transportation charges for
coal
4.1 Upto 100 Km distance 2.58%
4.2 Upto 500 Km distance 2.25%
4.3 Upto 1000 Km distance 2.03%
4.4 Upto 2000 Km distance 2.5 1%
4.5 Beyond 2000 Km distance 2.61%
5 Escalation rate for inland transportation charges for 3.08%
gas
6 Escalation rates for different escalable sub-components
of energy charge for plants based on imported gas
6.1 Escalation Rate for gas sub-component 11.47%
6.2 Escalation Rate for transportation of gas sub- 19.83%
component
6.3 Escalation Rate for inland handling sub-component 4.87%
7 Inflation rate to be applied to indexed capacity charge 4.87%
Component
8 Inflation rate to be applied to indexed energy charge 5.05%
component in cases of captive fuel source
9 Discount rate to be used for bid evaluation 9.35%
10 Dollar-Rupee exchange variation rate 1.17%
11 Escalation for normative transmission charges 4.05%
II: Annual Escalation Rates applicable for the purpose of payment as per the Power
Purchase Agreement for the period between 01.10.2010 and 31.03.2011
S.No Description Annual Escalation
Rates for Payment
1 Escalation rate for domestic coal 18.00%
2 Escalation rate for domestic gas 46.18%
3 Escalation rates for different escalable sub-components
of energy charge for plants based on imported coal
3.1 Escalation Rate for imported coal 42.07%
3.2 Escalation Rate for transportation of imported coal -1.99%
3.3 Escalation Rate for inland handling of imported coal 9.22%
4 Escalation rates for inland transportation charges for coal
4.1 Upto 100 Km distance 0.00%
4.2 Upto 500 Km distance 0.00%
4.3 Upto 1000 Km distance 0.00%
4.4 Upto 2000 Km distance 0.00%
4.5 Beyond 2000 Km distance 0.00%
5 Escalation rates for inland transportation charges for gas -21.52%
6 Escalation rates for different escalable sub-components
of energy charge for plants based on imported gas
6.1 Escalation Rate for imported gas 30.50%
6.2 Escalation Rate for transportation of imported gas -1.99%
6.3 Escalation Rate for inland handling of imported gas 9.22%
7 Inflation rate to be applied to indexed capacity charge 9.22%
component.
8 Inflation rate to be applied to indexed energy charge 8.51%
component in cases of captive fuel source
III: Transmission Charges Matrix and Transmission Loss Matrix as per Format 5.10
& 5.11 of the RFP of Standard Bidding Document of Case-1 applicable between date of
notification and 31.03.2011
S.No Name of the Region Transmission Charges Transmission Losses
(Rs/Unit) (%)
1 Northern Region 0.16 3.84
2 Western Region 0.15 4.86
3 Eastern Region 0.17 3.30
4 North-Eastern Region 0.35 3.81
5 Southern Region 0.23 3.90
Sd/-
S.K.Chatterjee
DC (RA)
