This development comes when the Union power ministry has identified 6550MW of stressed power projects available for acquisition through the National Company Law Tribunal
Consumer electricity prices too are expected to soar in tandem with demand.Temperatures are likely to soar, and therefore, this may have an impact on market prices
CERC works out average power purchase cost at Rs 3.85 per unit
CERC works out average power purchase cost at Rs 3.85 per unit
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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has worked out the average power purchase cost (APPC) at the national level at Rs 3.85 per unit for 2021-22 after addressing the stakeholdersâ comments and based on the tariff orders issued by the state electricity regulatory commissions and joint electricity regulatory commissions for the year 2020-21. CERC had fixed APPC for 2017-18 at Rs 3.48 per unit, Rs 3.53 per unit for 2018-19 and Rs 3.60 per unit for 2019-20. APCC is for the power procurement by the distribution companies from generators under the long term contracts, bilateral contracts and from power exchanges.