In pursuance of the Tariff based Competitive bidding Guidelines for Transmission Service, amended up to 10th October 2008

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13042026-271760 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 259] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026/CHAITRA 20, 1948 2618 GI/2026 CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th March, 2026 No. Eco T1/2026-CERC.— In pursuance of the "Tariff-based Competitive-bidding Guidelines for Transmission Service", amended up to 10th October 2008, issued by the Ministry of Power and Schedule-7 of the Standard Transmission Service Agreement documents, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) hereby notifies the following escalation rate for the purpose of payment for the period from 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026. Annual Escalation Rate applicable for the purpose of payment as per the Transmission Service Agreement: +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | S. No. | Description | Annual Escalation Rate for | | | | Payment | +=====+=========================================================+===================================+ | 1. | Annual inflation rate for escalable transmission charges for | 3.59% | | | the purpose of payment | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 2. In accordance with Schedule-9 of the Standard Transmission Service Agreement under the "Revised Guidelines and Standard Bidding Documents (SBDs) for procurement of Inter-State Transmission Services (ISTS) through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) process" dated 6th August 2021 issued by the Ministry of Power, the CERC hereby notifies the following discount rate for the period from 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026. Discount rate for determining the Relief under Force Majeure Event & Change in Law during the Construction Period as per the Transmission Service Agreement: +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | S. | Description | Discount Rate | | No. | | | +=====+=========================================================+================+ | 1. | Discount rate for determining the Relief under Force | 9.17% | | | Majeure Event & Change in Law during the Construction | | | | Period | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ HARPREET SINGH PRUTHI, Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./28/2026-27] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.