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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission notifies monthly escalation rates for August 2025 for payment for procurement of power by Distribution Licensees.

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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) issued Notification No. Eco-M8/2025-CERC on September 9, 2025, notifying monthly escalation rates applicable for August 2025 for the purpose of payment for Procurement of Power by Distribution Licensees. This notification is issued in pursuance of Clause 5.6 (vi) of the Ministry of Power (MOP) Notification on 'Guidelines for Determination of Tariff by Bidding Process for Procurement of Power by Distribution Licensees' dated January 19, 2005, as amended, an MOP communication to CERC dated April 13, 2022, and an MOP Resolution dated July 11, 2022. The MOP Resolution concerns an amendment to the 'Guidelines for long term Procurement of Electricity from Thermal Power Stations set up on Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) basis and sourcing fuel as provided under Model Bidding Documents including allocation of coal under B (I), B(III) and B(IV) of SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India) Policy' dated March 6, 2019. The specific escalation rates for August 2025 are: (-)2.12% for imported coal, (-)1.96% for transportation of imported coal, and (-)0.07% for inland handling of imported coal. The notification was signed by Harpreet Singh Pruthi, Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22092025-266285 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 635] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025/BHADRA 26, 1947 6171 GI/2025 (1) CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th September, 2025 No. Eco-M8/2025-CERC.—In pursuance of Clause 5.6 (vi) of the Ministry of Power (MOP) Notification on "Guidelines for Determination of Tariff by Bidding Process for Procurement of Power by Distribution Licensees" dated 19.01.2005 as amended from time to time, MOP communication to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) dated 13.04.2022, and MOP Resolution dated 11.07.2022 on an amendment to the “Guidelines for long term Procurement of Electricity from Thermal Power Stations set up on Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) basis and sourcing fuel as provided under Model Bidding Documents including allocation of coal under B (I), B(III) and B(IV) of SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India) Policy" dated 6.03.2019, the CERC notifies the following escalation rates for the purpose of payment. Monthly Escalation Rates applicable for August 2025 for the purpose of payment for Procurement of Power by Distribution Licensees as per the Power Purchase Agreement entered into under the Guidelines mentioned above: +-------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Sr. | Description | Monthly Escalation | | No. | | Rates for Payment | +-------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 1 | Escalation rate for imported coal | (-)2.12% | | 2 | Escalation rate for transportation of | (-)1.96% | | | imported coal | | | 3 | Escalation rate for inland handling of | (-)0.07% | | | imported coal | | +-------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ HARPREET SINGH PRUTHI, Secy. [ADVT-III/4/Exty./368/25-26] 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.09.22 14:41:43 +05'30'

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