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ASSAM ELECTRICITY

REGULATORY COMMISSION

ANNUAL REPORT

FY 2015-16

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ANNUAL REPORT FY 2015-16

CONTENTS

FROM THE DESK OF THE CHAIRPERSON

ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS OF FY 2015-16

I. The Commission

--- Its Functions

--- Its Vision & Mission

--- Its Infrastructure

--- Its Chairperson & Members

II. Power Scenario --- An Overview

III. Activities During the Year

Determination of Tariff

Regulations

Renewable Energy & RPO Compliance

DSM & Energy Efficiency (EE)

Smart Grid Implementation

Consumer Awareness

State Advisory Committee

State Coordination Forum

IV. Petitions /Applications received during the Year 2015-16 & Disposed of

V. Details of cases in which orders/ regulations of the Commission were

challenged in Courts/Appellate Tribunal

VI. Outcome of Regulatory Process in terms of benefit to consumers and

development of the sector

VII. Existing Manpower as on 31.03.2016

VIII Meetings / Conferences & Training Programmes

IX. Functioning of CGRFs and Ombudsman

X. Proposed Activities for FY 2016-17.

XI. Annual Accounts

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ANNEXURES

I. Organizational Structure

II. Profile of Chairperson & Members

III. Details of Manpower of the Commission

IV. Details of Meetings & Conferences Attended During the Year

V. Details of Training Programmes

VI. Miscellaneous Petitions Admitted in FY 2015-16 & Disposed of.

. VII. Status of Renewable Energy (SHE) Projects in the State

VIII. Activities Undertaken by the Committee on Consumer Awareness

IX. Important DSM Initiatives Undertaken upto 2015-16.

X. Jurisdiction & Addresses of Consumer Grievance Redressal Forums

XI. Members of the State Advisory Committee

XII. Annual Financial Statements

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From the Desk of the Chairperson

It gives me immense pleasure to share with you the highlights of activities undertaken by the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission in its fifteenth year of service to the State. The Commission came into existence in February 2001 and since then has been endeavouring to set up a fair, transparent and objective electricity regulatory regime in the State. The Commission has taken steps for promoting efficiency and competitiveness in the electricity sector, improving the performance and financial viability of the Electricity Utilities and ensuring protection of consumer's interest. This issue of the Annual Report exhibits the multiple facets of our functioning and our continuous endeavour towards improvement of the State power sector.

It may be worth mentioning that for FY 2015-16, the Commission did not allow any tariff

hike for any category of consumer. Instead, the energy charge for LT agricultural consumers was

decreased and a new category for HT temporary supply was introduced. Besides, the Commission

issued a number of draft Regulations and Orders for promoting new and renewable energy in the

State and for better consumer grievance redressal mechanism. A handbook titled “Charter of

Services for Electricity Consumers” was published and distributed among electricity consumers

across the State.

The Commission has been persistently persuading the licensees to improve services to its

consumers and reduce their transmission & distribution losses. Necessary directions have been

issued from time to time to restrict distribution losses by strengthening the distribution system,

improvement in the HT: LT ratio, elimination of theft of electricity, enhanced billing efficiency

through introduction of prepaid meters, spot billing, MRI downloads for all HT and high value

consumers, etc. It is now observed that with technological interventions and investments, the

distribution company has been able to expand its consumer base, reduce distribution losses and

improve its quality of service to consumers. These efforts need to continue to aspire to reach the

highest global standards of quality, efficiency, operational performance and customer care.

I would take this opportunity to express my appreciation and gratitude to all stakeholders

including the consumers, State Government and the State power companies for their active

cooperation in development of the power sector in the state. The Commission looks forward to

continued support from all stakeholders in its journey of delivering consistent, competitive,

environment friendly and sustainable growth.

Sd/-

(Naba Kumar Das)

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ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS OF 2015-16

1. Determination of Tariff :

The Commission issued Orders on 24th July, 2015 comprising truing up for FY 2013-14,

Annual Performance Review for FY 2014-15 and revision of Annual Revenue Requirement

(ARR) and determination of tariff for the State generation, transmission and distribution

utilities for FY 2015-16 against Petitions submitted by the Companies.

The Commission issued a number of important directives in these orders for compliance

by the utilities within specified time frames.

2. Review Orders on Tariff:

The State generation, transmission and distribution utilities submitted review petitions

against the tariff orders for FY 2015-16 issued on 24th July, 2015. Review Orders against

these petitions were issued on 4th November 2015, 21st December 2015 and 28th

December 2015 for transmission, generation and distribution companies respectively.

3. Orders on Renewable Energy:

i) The Commission issued provisional tariff order on 9th April 2015 against petition

submitted by M/s Suryataap Energies and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (SEIPL) for

determination of Tariff for Sale of Power from 5 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Power

Plant of SEIPL to APDCL to be set-up at IGC, Balipara, Sonitpur district, Assam.

ii) The AERC (Renewable Purchase Obligation and its Compliance) Regulations, 2010

specified a trajectory for purchase of energy from renewable energy sources including

solar energy upto 2014-15. Therefore, the Commission issued order on 20th July 2015

for the year 2015-16 keeping the level of RPO same as in 2014-15 till the amendment

of the above mentioned Regulations.

4. Regulations :

The Commission notified two new Regulations during the year. These are:

i) AERC (Terms & Conditions for Determination of Multi Year Tariff) Regulations, 2015

ii) AERC (Payment of Fees etc.) Regulations, 2015

The Commission also drafted and pre-notified the following two Regulations:

i) Draft AERC (Smart Grid) Regulations, 2015.

ii) Draft AERC (Redressal of Consumer Grievances) Regulations, 2016.

5. Disposal of Petitions & Miscellaneous Applications

The Commission disposed of the following petition during FY 2015-16.

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Imperial APGCL Power Ltd. (IAPL) filed a Petition before the Commission on 17th

January.2015 for determination of tariff from the revived Chandrapur Thermal Power

Station (CTPS). Order was issued by the Commission on 15th February 2016.

Besides the above, the Commission admitted 19 miscellaneous petitions/applications

during the year, out of which 16 were disposed of. The list of all 19 cases is appended to

this report as Annexure VI.

6. Meetings Held during the Year :

State Advisory Committee: - 19th meeting was held on 08.05.2015 at the Conference

Hall, NEDFi, Ganeshguri, Guwahati.

Smart Grid Consultative Committee: - Two meetings were held during the year at

the Conference Hall of the Commission in August and December, 2015.

Committee for Consumer Awareness: - Two meetings were held during the year at the

office premises of the Commission in May and December, 2015.

Meeting on RPO Compliance: - A meeting was held on Renewable Purchase Obligation

(RPO) by obligated entities on 21st March, 2016 at the Administrative Staff College,

Khanapara, Guwahati

7. Consumer Awareness:

A Committee on Consumer Awareness undertook a number of initiatives for public

awareness on electricity usage and proposed a number of initiatives for the purpose

which will be discussed later in the report.

The Commission published a booklet titled “Charter of Services for Electricity

Consumers” and copies of the same were distributed among electricity consumers

across the State. The booklet is also available in the website of the Commission.

The Commission engaged M/s Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad

as consultants to carry out a study on the functioning and effectiveness of the existing

consumer grievance redressal mechanism and enforcement of the performance

standards guaranteed by the Regulations. The Consultants are required to submit a

report on the study as per the Terms of Reference and give recommendations, if need

be, to improve the consumer grievance redressal system and Performance Standards.

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I. THE COMMISSION

I.1. The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the AERC or the

Commission) was established under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 on

February 28, 2001 and later came under the Electricity Act 2003. The AERC came into

existence in August 2001 as a one-man Commission. However, considering the

multidisciplinary roles of the Commission, it was made a multimember one consisting of

three Members (including Chairperson) from 27th January, 2006.

I.2. The Commission is mandated to exercise the powers and functions conferred under

Section 86 of the Electricity Act 2003 (36 of 2003) (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

A. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION

The Commission is vested under Section 86 of the Act with the responsibility to:-

(a) determine the tariff for generation, supply, transmission and wheeling of

electricity, wholesale, bulk or retail, as the case may be, within the State;

(b) regulate electricity purchase and procurement process of distribution licensees

including the price at which electricity shall be procured from the generating

companies or licensees or from other sources through agreements for purchase of

power for distribution and supply within the State;

(c) facilitate intra-State transmission and wheeling of electricity;

(d) issue licences to persons seeking to act as transmission licensees, distribution

licensees and electricity traders with respect to their operations within the State;

(e) promote cogeneration and generation of electricity from renewable sources of

energy by providing suitable measures for connectivity with the grid and sale of

electricity to any person, and also specify, for purchase of electricity from such

sources, a percentage of the total consumption of electricity in the area of a

distribution licensee;

(f) adjudicate upon the disputes between the licensees and generating companies and

to refer any dispute for arbitration;

(g) levy fee for the purposes of the Electricity Act, 2003;

(h) specify State Grid Code;

(i) specify or enforce standards with respect to quality, continuity and reliability of

service by licensees;

(j) fix the trading margin in the intra-State trading of electricity, if considered,

necessary;

(k) discharge such other functions as may be assigned to it under the Electricity Act,

2003;

(l) advise the State Government on all or any of the following matters, namely:-

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(i) promotion of competition, efficiency and economy in activities of the

electricity industry;

(ii) promotion of investment in electricity industry;

(iii) reorganization and restructuring of electricity industry in the State; matters

concerning generation, transmission, distribution and trading of electricity or

any other matter referred to the State Commission by the State Government.

B. VISION OF THE COMMISSION

To ensure uninterrupted power supply at required voltages to all the consumers so

that they can meet their requirements of power at affordable cost at any time, thereby

the state can develop on the basis of such power supply.

C. MISSION OF THE COMMISSION

(a) To promote competition, efficiency and economy in the activities of the

Electricity Industry within the State of Assam.

(b) To regulate the power purchase and procurement process of the distribution

utilities for sale, distribution and supply of electricity within the State of

Assam.

(c) To determine the tariff for electricity, wholesale, bulk, grid or retail, as the

case may be, and the tariff payable for use of transmission facilities, within the

State of Assam.

(d) To encourage sustainable development by promoting renewable sources in

power generation.

D. INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION

The Commission is functioning from a rented building at ASEB Campus, Six Mile,

Dwarandhar, Guwahati – 781 022 since 1st January, 2005. In February 2016, the

State Government allotted a piece of land measuring 2 bighas 15 lessas within the

ASEB Campus to the Commission for construction of its own office building.

The Commission has its own website www.aerc.gov.in which is regularly maintained

and updated by its Secretariat. The computer systems in the Commission’s office are

connected through Local Area Network (LAN). The system is useful for access to any

reference information within the Commission.

The website hosts information like hearing schedules, Meeting and its minutes, and

invitation of comments on concept papers, Regulations and Petitions. It also provides

information on Consumer Grievances Redressal Forums and activities of the

Ombudsman and guides consumers for redressal of their grievances. Further, the

website contains documents such as notified Regulations, Orders, Reports and details

regarding Right to Information Act, 2005, etc which can be downloaded from the

website by any stakeholder.

http://www.aerc.gov.in/

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E. CHAIRPERSON & MEMBERS

Shri Naba Kumar Das, IAS (Retd), Chairperson

Date of joining the Commission: - 6th August, 2013.

Shri Dipak Chakravarty, Member

Date of joining the Commission: - 6th June, 2014.

Shri Subhash Ch. Das, IAS (Retd), Member

Date of joining the Commission: - 2nd January, 2016.

The profiles of Chairperson & Members are provided at Annexure II

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II. POWER SECTOR - AN OVERVIEW

A. STATUS OF THE GENERATION SECTOR

The Assam Power Generation Company Limited (APGCL) is the State Generation Utility

owning and operating 379.7 MW of Installed capacities. The installed capacity of power

generation in Assam as on 31.03.2016 including the share of the State in the Central Projects

is as indicated below:-

Sl.

No

Power Station Type Installed Capacity

(MW)

% Allotment Allotment

(MW)

Central Sector

1 AGBPP Kathalguri Gas 291 56.50% 164

2 Ranganadi Hydro 405 43.33% 175

3 AGTPP Agartala Gas 84 45.59% 38

4 Khandong Hydro 50 56.29% 28

5 Kopili – I Hydro 200 53.46% 107

Generation Transmission Distribution

Regulator

AERC

Assam Power Generation

Corporation Ltd. (APGCL)

(State owned)

Independent Power

Producers (IPPs)

Captive Power Plants

(CPPs)

Assam Electricity Grid

Corporation Ltd.

(AEGCL) (State owned)

AEGCL

State Load Dispatch

Centre (SLDC)

Assam Power

Distribution

Company Ltd.

(APDCL) (State

owned)

Nodal Agency for Renewable Energy development in Assam

Assam Energy Development Agency (AEDA), Govt. of Assam.

Policy & Governance

Power (Elect.) etc, Deptt.,

Government of Assam

Nodal Agency for Energy Conservation

Office of the Electrical Inspector cum Adviser, Govt. of Assam

Power Grid

Corporation of India

Ltd. (PGCIL) networks

also operate within the

State

Allotted power is also

available from the

Central Sector Generating

Stations (CSGS)

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Sl.

No

Power Station Type Installed Capacity

(MW)

% Allotment Allotment

(MW)

6 Kopili – II Hydro 25 52.36% 13

7 Doyang Hydro 75 43.81% 33

8 Loktak NHPC Hydro 105 29.45% 31

9 ONGC Palatana Gas 736 33.06% 243

10 BTPS NTPC Coal 750 50.08% 376

Central Sector (NER) Total 2721 1209

1 Farakka Coal 1600 1.98% 32

2 Kahelgaon St-I Coal 840 1.67% 14

3 Kahelgaon St-I I Coal 1500 4.27% 64

4 Talcher Kaniha St-I Coal 1000 1.64% 16

5 Farakka –III Coal 500 5.00% 25

Central Sector (ER) Total 4940 151

APGCL (State Sector)

1 Namrup (NTPS) Gas 119.5 100 119.5

2 Lakwa (LTPS) Gas 157.2 100 157.2

3 Karbi Langpi (KLHEP) Hydro 100 100 100

4. Myntriang (MSHEP) SHEP 3 100 3

Total APGCL 379.7 379.7

OTHERS

1 IOC, AOD (CPP) Gas 5

2 Champamati (RE) Hydro 4.05 100 4.05

Total OTHERS 9.05

Grand Total 1748.75

Capacity Installed (MW) as on 31.03.2016.

Central Sector (NER) Total

69.14%

Central Sector (ER) Total

8.64%

APGCL (State Sector)21.7%

IOC AOD (CPP) 0.29%

Champamati (RE)

0.23%

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ACTUAL GROSS GENERATION OF APGCL IN 2015-16

** Namrup Replacement Power Project (NRPP) & Myntriang SHEP Stage-I were not commissioned

during the year.

TARIFF OF STATE GENERATING COMPANY

Sl. No. Particulars Approved for

FY 2015-16

A. Power Generation (MU)

1. Gross Generation 1946.49

2. Auxiliary Consumption 79.14

3. Net Generation 1867.35

B. Generation Tariff

1. Annual Revenue Requirement (Rs Cr.) 818.97

2. Average Tariff (Rs /kWh) 4.38

NTPSNRPP Open Cycle

LTPS with

WHRUKLHEP

Myntriang SHEP

St-II

Myntriang SHEP

St-ITotal

Gross Generation (MU) Approved 358.77 295.14 861.00 390.00 22.68 18.91 1946.50

Gross Generation (MU) Actual 507.55 0.00 946.80 396.38 0.38 0.00 1851.11

0.00

500.00

1000.00

1500.00

2000.00

2500.00

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B. STATUS OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

INTRA STATE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

The Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) is the State Transmission Utility. A

snapshot of the transformation and transmission capacity of the State Utility as on 31.03.2016

is shown in table below:

Voltage level Transformation

Capacity (MVA)

Voltage level Transmission

lines (Ckt. Km)

400/220 KV 630 400 KV 7.2

220/132 KV 2090 220 KV 1466

220/33 KV 100 132 KV 2823

132/66 KV 110 66 KV 554

132/33 KV 2700 Total 4850

132/11 KV 32

66/33 KV 204

TRANSMISSION LOSS:

The transmission loss over the last 9 years is shown in the chart below. Transmission loss has

declined from 7.96% in 2007-08 to 3.64 % in FY 2015-16.

ACTUAL ENERGY HANDLED DURING 2015-16

Energy Injected : 7857.25 MU

Energy Send Out : 7571.24 MU

Transmission Loss: 3.64%

7.96 %

5.95%

6.04%

4.81%4.29%

3.88%

4.09%

3.84%

3.64%

0

2

4

6

8

10

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

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INTER STATE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

The interstate transmission system for the North Eastern Region (NER) which covers seven

states has only one interface with the Eastern Region (ER).

In NER, at present the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) Network consists of:

Transmission Lines : 4815 Ckms.

400 kV transmission lines : 1870 Circuit kms.

220 kV transmission lines : 545 Circuit kms.

132 & 66 kV transmission lines : 1810 Circuit kms.

Inter-regional lines (NER to ER) : 590 Circuit kms.

Substations: 14 Nos. : 1445 MVA

400/220 KV 220/132 KV 132/33 KV

Balipara (Assam) Dimapur (Nagaland) Jiribam (Manipur)

Misa (Assam) Salakati (Assam) Haflong (Assam)

Bongaigaon (Assam) Khliehriat (Meghalaya)

Aizwal (Mizoram)

Kumarghat (Tripura)

Badarpur (Assam)

Nirjuli (Ar. Pradesh)

Imphal (Manipur)

Ziro (Ar. Pradesh)

STATUS OF OPEN ACCESS (OA) CONSUMERS

Consumers with connected load of 1 MW and above with dedicated feeders are considered as

deemed OA consumers. During 2015-16, 10 consumers with total connected load of 58.93

MW availed OA facilities with total consumption of 154.71 Million Units through OA.

INTRA- STATE TRANSMISSION TARIFF APPPROVED

i) For Long term OA consumers & APDCL: Rs 0.69 /unit

ii) For Short term OA consumers : Rs 10018.64 per MW per day.

SLDC CHARGES

SLDC charges approved is Rs. 2.65 Crore for FY 2015-16 or Rs. 49.36 per MW per day.

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C. STATUS OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) is responsible for electricity

distribution in the State of Assam having a consumer base of around 35 lakh consumers.

The chart below gives an idea of the total distribution capacity – lines, transformers,

33/11 KV Sub-stations in FY 2015-16 in tabular form.

Lines Total

(Ckm)

Sub -Station No. Capacity

(MVA)

33 KV lines 6,348 33/11 kV Sub-Station 328 2,600

11 KV lines 54,349 Distribution Transformers

(DT)

56,847 3,678

LT Lines 1,22,159

STATE’S POWER AVAILABILITY AND SHORTAGE

While peak demand increased over the years, peak availability decreased in FY 2015-16 by

59 MW from 1257 MW in FY 2014-15 leading to increased peak shortage. The shortage

was mostly due to demand increasing at a faster rate while commissioning of new projects

getting delayed. Also, actual availability from the State and Central Generating stations are

far less than the tied up capacity.

POWER SALE DURING 2015-16

The charts below give a comparison of the Actual Sale in FY 2015-16 and FY 2014-15 [in

Million Units (MU)]. Total Sale in both LT and HT categories increased in FY 2015-16 by 795

MU and 74 MU respectively.

FY 2013-14 FY 2014-15 FY 2015-16

Avg. Peak Demand (MW) 1329 1424 1526

Avg. Peak Availability (MW) 1220 1257 1198

Peak Shortage (MW) 109 167 328

0200400600800

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Jeevan Dhara12%

Domestic37%

Commercial14%

LT Industries1%

HT Industries16%

Others10%

Tea, Coffee & Rubber

7%

Oil & Coal2%

Agriculture1%

Sales Mix 2015-16

It may be noted here that the percentage of actual sale to HT : LT consumers in FY 2014-15

was 44 : 56 whereas in FY 2015-16 it became 39 : 61. Rapid rural electrification is one of the

reasons which have led to increased consumers on the LT side which has resulted in LT: HT

sale ratio other than desirable.

LT Total56%

HT Total44%

FY 2014-15

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

FY 2014-15 FY 2015-16

LT Total 3092 3887

HT Total 2391 2465

LT & HT Total Sale in MU

LT Total61%

HT Total39%

FY 2015-16

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DISTRIBUTION LOSS AND AGGREGATE TECHNICAL & COMMERCIAL LOSS

The trend in loss reduction from 2005-06 upto 2015-16 is shown in the chart below.

The actual distribution loss has decreased to 18.12% in FY 2015-16 from 31.10% in

FY 2005-06. The improvement in distribution loss is a result of continuous

monitoring of the Commission and the distribution licensee.

A glance at the AT& C loss chart also shows a steady decline from 28.94% in FY 2012-

13 to 22.49% in FY 2015-16.

29.85% 29.43%

25.05% 24.24%22.60%

21.60% 20.60%19.60%

18.60% 18.60%17.60%

31.10% 30.71%

27.32%

24.32%

26.06% 25.44% 26.59% 25.85%24.11%

21.14%18.12%

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Approved Actual

Distribution Loss (%)

28.94%26.46%

24.06%22.49%

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

AT&C Loss(%)

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III. ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR

A. DETERMINATION OF TARIFF:

PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION OF TARIFF

Filing of tariff petitions by the licensees & generating companies

Preliminary

Scrutiny In case of deficiencies

Licensee/ Genco informed to revise

petition/ submission of additional data

Submission of revised petitions/ additional data

No deficiencies

Submission before Commission for admission

Admission by Commission with/ without hearing

Preparation of Staff Paper for Discussion

Publication of Notice inviting response from public on the petitions

Public Hearing by Commission

Consideration of petitions/additional data obtained from licensees & Gencos/

written inputs from stakeholders/ inputs received during public Hearing

Issue of Tariff Order

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TARIFF PETITIONS FOR FY 2015-16 BY THE STATE UTILITIES

The Commission vide its Order dated November 21, 2013, approved the Multi Year Tariff for the generation, transmission and distribution companies for the period of FY 2013-14 to FY 2015-16. Regulation 6.1 of the AERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) Regulations 2006 requires the generation, transmission and distribution companies file petitions for revision of ARR and determination of tariff for FY 2015-16 by 1st December 2015.

The three State Power Companies filed miscellaneous petitions each before the Commission seeking extension of time to submit the petitions. The Commission granted extension of time and accordingly, APDCL and AEGCL submitted their petition on 31st January 2016 while APGCL submitted its petition on 20th December 2015. True–up petitions for FY 2013-14 and Annual Performance Review (APR) petitions for FY 2014-15 were also submitted.

The above petitions received from APGCL, AEGCL and APDCL were deficient in material particulars and additional clarifications on the Petitions were sought from time to time and replies received. Technical Validation Sessions were also held between officials of the Commission and the petitioners.

As per Section 64(2) of the Electricity Act 2003, the proposals (applications) are required to be published in the daily newspapers in abridged form and manner inviting comments and observations of the stakeholders. Therefore, as per the Act, and in line with the procedure followed by AERC for the previous years, notices regarding petitions received for determination of ARR and Tariff for FY 2014-15 were asked to be published in widely circulated dailies.

The Tariff Petitions were discussed in the meeting of the State Advisory Committee (constituted under Section 87 of the Electricity Act, 2003) convened on 8th May, 2015. A public hearing on objections was held on 4th June, 2015

TARIFF ORDERS

The Commission, in exercise of its powers vested under Section 61 and 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and all other powers enabling on its behalf and taking into consideration the submissions made by the petitioners, objections and suggestions received from stakeholders and all other relevant materials on record determined the ARR and tariff for FY 2015-16 and issued the Tariff Orders for APGCL, AEGCL and APDCL on 24th July 2015, making the new tariff effective from 1st August, 2015.

For the tariff schedule of FY 2015-16, the Commission has introduced a new category of HT Temporary Supply, as proposed by APDCL.

The full cost recovery based category-wise tariffs and increase/decrease in tariff is given in the following Table:

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Table: Category-wise full cost recovery tariff and decrease/increase in tariff in FY

2015-16

Sl. No. Consumer Category

Decrease/ Increase in tariffs Revised tariffs

Fixed Charges (Rs/kW or

Rs/kVA)

Energy Charges

(paise per kWh)


Rs/kVA)

Energy Charges

(paise per kWh)

LT Group

LT-1 Jeevan Dhara 0.5 kW and 1 kWh/day

No change No change 15 410

LT-II Domestic A- above 0.5 kW to 5 kW

0 to 120 units per month


121 to 240 units per month


Balance units No change No change 30 725

LT-III Domestic-B above 5 kW to 20 kW


LT-IV Commercial Load above 0.5 kW to 20 kW


LT-V General Purpose Supply


LT-VI Public Lighting No change No change 120 640

LT-VII Agriculture upto 7.5HP

No change Decrease of 30

paise 30 430

LT-VIII(i)

Small Industries Rural upto 20 kW


LT-VIII(ii)

Small Industries Urban upto 20 kW


LT-IX Temporary Supply No change

Domestic No change No change 80 875

Non-Domestic Non- Agriculture


Agriculture No change Decrease of 225 paise

50 450

HT Group

HT-I HT Domestic 25 kVA and above


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Decrease/ Increase in tariffs Revised tariffs


Rs/kVA)

Energy Charges

(paise per kWh)


Rs/kVA)

Energy Charges

(paise per kWh)

HT-II HT commercial 25 kVA & above


HT-III Public Water Works No change No change 125 605

HT-IV Bulk Supply 25 kVA and above

No change

HT-IV(i)

Government Educational Institutions


HT-IV(ii)

Others No change No change 145 725

HT-V(A)

HT Small Industries upto 50 kVA


HT-V(B)

HT Industries-1 50 kVA to 150 kVA


HT-V(C)

HT Industries-II above 150 kVA


HT Industries-II above 150 kVA (Option 2)


HT-VI Tea, Coffee & Rubber


HT-VII Oil & Coal No change No change 270 735

HT-VIII HT Irrigation Load above 7.5 HP


HT Temporary Supply

New Category 145 850

Further, as specified in last tariff order issued by the Commission on November 21, 2014,

the State Government had declared targeted subsidies for a few categories. Based on the

existing level of subsidy, the Commission worked out the category wise tariff by adjusting

the amounts of eligible subsidy against the targeted categories of consumers. The same is

shown below:

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Table: Category-wise Tariff With & Without Subsidy


Tariff Without Subsidy (Full

Cost Recovery Tariff) Tariff With Existing Subsidy

Fixed Charges

(Rs/kW or

Rs/kVA)

Energy

Charges

(paise per

kWh)

Fixed

Charges

(Rs/kW or

Rs/kVA)

Energy

Charges (paise

per kWh)

LT Group

LT-1 Jeevan Dhara 0.5 kW and

1 kWh/day 15 410 15 279

LT-II

Domestic A- above 0.5

kW to 5 kW

0 – 120 kWh per month 30 495 30 394

121 – 240 kWh per

Month

30 625 NA NA

Balance kWh 30 725 NA NA

LT-IV

Commercial Load above

0.5 kW to 20 kW

0 to 120 units per month 110 755

110 695

Above 120 units NA NA

LT-

VIII(i)

Small Industries Rural

upto 20 kW


30 455


LT-

VIII(ii)

Small Industries Urban

upto 20 kW


40 480


Note: i) The subsidized tariff for the targeted categories of consumers, are contingent upon payment of

subsidy as agreed by the Government. Without the Government subsidy, the rates contained in

the full cost recovery tariff schedule shall become operative.

ii) For categories other than those specified above for targeted subsidy, the full cost recovery tariff

shall be applicable.

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B. REGULATIONS NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR

PROCEDURE FOR REGULATIONS

Two Regulations were drafted and pre-notified by the Commission during the FY 2015-16. These include:

i) Draft AERC (Smart Grid) Regulations, 2015.

ii) Draft Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (Redressal of Consumer Grievances) Regulations, 2016.

These Regulations were initially notified as draft Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (Guidelines for Redressal of Consumer Grievances) (First Amendment), 2015. These were again notified as draft Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (Redressal of Consumer Grievances) Regulations, 2016 after incorporating important changes suggested by the stakeholders.

Further, the following Regulations were notified in the Assam Gazette during FY 2015-16 -

i) Draft AERC (Terms & Conditions for Determination of Multi Year Tariff) Regulations, 2015

ii) Draft AERC (Payment of Fees etc.) Regulations, 2015

All the above Regulations were forwarded to/ discussed with members of the State Advisory Committee for their opinion and advice on the same. The comments received from all stakeholders/ Advisory Committee were discussed within the Commission and those considered appropriate were incorporated by the Commission before final notification in State gazette.

Prepare the

draft

Regulations

Decision in

Commission’s

Meeting for new

Regulations/

amendments

Discuss the draft

Regulations for

additional inputs

and consideration of

the Commission

Notify the draft

Regulations in public

domain for comments/

suggestions from

stakeholders. Intimate the

State Advisory Committee

for their comments.

Discuss the comments

received from

different stakeholders.

Hearing may also be

held if deemed

necessary.

Finalize the

Regulations &

Notify in

Assam Gazette

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C. RENEWABLE ENERGY: The number of Renewable Energy (RE) projects in the State is shown in the table provided at Annexure – VII.

Section 86(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 mandates the Commission to promote co-generation and generation of electricity from renewable sources of energy by providing suitable measures for connectivity with the grid and also specify, for purchase of electricity from such sources, a percentage of the total consumption of electricity in the area of a distribution licensee. Accordingly, the Commission specified the percentage of energy to be procured from renewable sources by obligated entities.

Thus, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) is the obligation mandated by the Commission and is applicable to:

1. Distribution Licensee: Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs)

2. Open Access Consumer: those Procuring power from power exchanges (IEX/PXIL), from traders, through bilateral agreements, etc.;

3. Captive consumer: those Generating and consuming power from captive coal/natural gas power plants (primarily industrial users in cement, steel, chemical etc. sectors.)

The Regulatory Commission in each State mandates a certain percentage of electricity generated through the above process to be procured from renewable sources i.e. RPO.

During the year, the Commission issued an order on 20th July 2015 keeping the level of RPO for the year 2015-16 same as in 2014-15 till the amendment of the AERC (Renewable Purchase Obligation and its Compliance) Regulations, 2010.

RPO Compliance : The RPO specified by the Commission for FY 2015-16 is indicated below:

Non -Solar – 6.75%, Solar – 0.25% of the total energy handled by the obligated

entities.

STATUS OF COMPLIANCE BY DISCOM:

Following table indicates the Status of the RPO compliance in FY 2015-16 by APDCL:

Total Energy Handled

(MU)

Source RPO

(MU)

RPO Complied

(MU)

Shortfall

(MU)

6199

Non-Solar 418.433 71.858 (346.575)

Solar 15.498 37.510 22.012

Total 433.931 109.368 (324.563)

In the tariff order dated 24th July, 2015 an amount of Rs 41.32 Cr was earmarked for

purchase of non solar REC by APDCL for the FY 2015-16. However, APDCL didn’t fulfill the

RPO compliance and a Show Cause Notice was issued for non compliance of RPO by the

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Commission. APDCL gave various reasons and requested for waiving off of RPO for the said

period. The prayer for waival is under consideration of the Commission.

The Commission has made it mandatory to submit quarterly status report in respect of

compliance of renewable purchase obligation by the obligated entities in the format as

stipulated by the Commission.

STATUS OF COMPLIANCE BY OPEN ACCESS (OA) CONSUMERS:

A meeting was organised by the Commission on 21st March, 2016 with the obligated entities

in the state of Assam on RPO compliance and obligations. M/s Cement Manufacturing

Company Ltd was the only OA consumer to comply with the RPO for FY 2015-16. Some of

the other OA consumers stated that they had started to comply with the RPO and would

fully comply within 31st March, 2016. Few OA consumers requested the Commission for

time extension for compliance of RPO for FY 2015-16 stating that their respective

companies had taken up initiative for fulfilling RPO for the year. The Commission asked the

obligated entities to fulfill their RPO for the year and submit compliance report of the same.

The following table shows the compliance of RPO by the Open Access (OA) consumers in the

State during FY 2015-16 as per reports available.

Sl No. Name of the Organisation

Capacity (MW)

Energy consumed through OA (MU)

in 2015-16 Status of Compliance

1 Cement Manufacturing Company Limited

9.65 49.74 Complied

2 Calcom Cement India Ltd , Sankardev Nagar

8.50 14.23 - Do -

3 Calcom Cement India Ltd , Umrangshu

10.62 16.27 - Do -

4 Ferra Tech 1.92 1.87 - Do -

5 Barak Valley Cements Ltd 4.19 9.03 - Do -

6 Vision Metalik Company 3.30 8.32 - Do -

7 B_R_Metallics 10.00 36.50 - Do -

8 The Assam Tubes Limited 3.75 10.99 - Do -

9 K D Iron & Steel Company 3.50 4.27 - Do -

10 Burakia 3.50 3.49 Compliance Report not received

11 Total 58.93 154.71

STATUS OF COMPLIANCE BY CPP CONSUMERS:

The consumers owning Captive Power Plants (CPP) in Assam and latest status of

compliance of RPO for FY 2015-16 are discussed below:

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Sl No.

Name of the Organisation

Capacity (MW) Status of Compliance

1 Oil India Limited (OIL), Moran (2x3)=6 Complied

2 Guwahati Refinery (IOCL.) (1x12+2x8)=28 - Do -

3 Bongaigaon Refinery (IOCL.) 69.1 - Do -

4 Oil India Limited (OIL), Duliajan (2x14.4)=28.8 - Do -

5 Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) (2x30+1x12)=42 - Do -

6 Cachar Paper Mill (CPM), HPCL (2x15)=30 To be complied with

7 Nagaon Paper Mill(NPM), HPCL (2x15)=30 - Do -

8 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Assam Oil Division), Digboi (3x8.5+1x20)=45.5

- Do -

9 BCPL, Lepetkata, - - Do -

10 ONGC Ltd., Nazira - - Do -

11 Hindustan Fertilizers Corporation (BVFCL), Namrup - - Do -

12 Cement Corporation of India Ltd. Bokajan, (1x4)=4 - Do -

13 Badarpur Energy Pvt Ltd. (1x6)=6 - Do -

In the meeting regarding RPO Compliance by Obligated entities held on 21st March 2016, it was noted that no CPP complied with RPO for FY 2015-16 by then. The Commission directed the CPPs to fulfill their Renewable Purchase Obligations and submit compliance report of the same. HPCL Nagaon claimed that they have got a special type of CPP with two broilers, one uses Coal as fuel and the other uses Black Liquor (which is claimed as RE source by HPCL) as a fuel. Therefore, they requested exemption for the portion of power generated through the RE fuel. The Commission stated that the matter will be examined and advised them to provide the technical details about the CPP to the Commission.

M/s Oil India Limited (OIL), Duliajan has requested the Commission to waive off RPO compliance from December of FY 2010-11 upto FY 2014-15 with an assurance that RPO hence forth shall be complied with. The matter is under consideration of the Commission.

D. DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT (DSM) PROGRESS

The Commission notified the Demand Side Management Regulations in 2012 and issued directives to APDCL in the tariff order 2015-16 to implement DSM activities and made additional provision of Rs 1 Crore for incurring expenses on DSM and energy efficient initiatives. A report on the activities undertaken by the distribution company is appended at Annexure –IX.

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E. SMART GRID IMPLEMENTATION

Government of India has notified a Smart Grid Vision and Roadmap that clearly articulates the goals and timelines for deployment of Smart Grid and allied technologies within the country to bring about economy, efficiency improvement in generation and licensee operations, manage the transmission and distribution networks effectively, enhance network security, integrate renewable and clean energy into the grid at both large and distributed generation levels, enhance network visibility, promote optimal asset utilization, enhance access, improve customer service levels, etc. In tune with these objective, the Commission notified the draft AERC (Smart Grid) Regulations, 2015 which lays out the principles that the Commission will adopt for propagating Smart Grid.

A Smart Grid Consultation Committee (SG-CC) was constituted vide letter dated 5th May, 2015 as per the draft Regulations and two Meetings of the Committee were held on 17th August, 2015 and 22nd December, 2015. There were extensive discussions on the Smart Grid Pilot Project in Guwahati during these meetings and a number of suggestions were offered for speedy and smooth implementation of the project. The minutes of these meetings are available in the official website of the Commission.

F. STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The State Advisory Committee constituted by the Commission under Section 87 of the Electricity Act, 2003 consists of members to represent the interests of commerce, industry, transport, agriculture, labour, consumers, non-governmental organisations and academic and research bodies in the electricity sector. The functions of the Committee are mainly to advise the Commission on major questions of policy, matters relating to quality, continuity and extent of service provided by the licensees, protection of consumer interest, electricity supply and overall standards of performance by utilities. The list of members of the State Advisory Committee is annexed as Annexure – XI.

During 2015-16, the 19th meeting of the State Advisory Committee of the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission was held on 8th May, 2015. Detailed discussions were held on the tariff proposals by the respective utilities namely APGCL, AEGCL & APDCL, new Regulations drafted by the Commission, etc during the meeting.

G. CONSUMER AWARENESS

The Commission embarks upon different activities for promoting awareness among

consumers on power related matters from time to time through its Consumer

Advocacy Cell. The Cell assists the consumers in many cases by forwarding their

grievances to the suppliers, mostly to the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forums

and requesting the suppliers for speedy response/redressal. The Discom is also

asked to submit action taken reports to the Commission. The Committee on

Consumer Awareness undertook a number of initiatives for public awareness on

electricity usage and proposed a number of initiatives for the purpose which is

discussed at Annexure VIII.

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IV. Outcome of Regulatory Processes in terms of Benefits to

Consumers and Development of the sector.

A. BENEFITS TO CONSUMERS

One of the objectives of AERC is to protect the interests of both the consumers and suppliers, while remaining fair, transparent and neutral to all stakeholders.

The initiatives taken by the Commission during the year to safeguard the interests of consumers are listed below:

i) Promotion of DSM, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy for energy security a) Energy Conserved is Energy Produced. The Commission allocated Rs 1 Crore for

promotion of DSM and energy efficient initiatives.

b) In order to promote procurement from renewable energy sources for FY 2015-16, 21.63 MU from solar sources and 149.67 MU from Non Solar sources was approved to be procured by APDCL. As the availability from RE (Non-Solar) sources is not fulfilling the RPO Obligation, the Commission allowed purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) for meeting the shortfall in RPO requirement. Accordingly, an amount of Rs 41.32 Cr was allocated for purchase of non solar REC by APDCL for the FY 2015-16. Also, the additional power purchased from Solar was adjusted against the Non Solar Obligation.

c) A meeting was held by the Commission on 21st March, 2016 with the obligated entities regarding compliance of renewable purchase obligations. Directions were issued to the obligated entities for compliance of RPO and submission of compliance report.

The above initiatives are a part of the efforts by the Commission to make the state power sector more conscious towards their eco friendly and green obligations.

ii) Open Access

Due to the relentless efforts of the Commission to facilitate non-discriminatory open access to the intra-State distribution &transmission network, the number of open access consumers increased to 10 (ten) from just 1(one) in FY 2014-15.

iii) Improving quality of power supply and reasonable tariffs

a) Efforts initiated in previous year(s) by the Commission towards improving the

quality and reliability of power supply continued and directives issued in the tariff orders for compliance by the distribution licensee.

b) The Commission kept the tariff for FY 2015-16 same as in FY 2014-15 and also introduced new category of HT Temporary Supply. In fact, the tariff for agriculture connections upto 7.5 hp was reduced by 30 paise per unit and for temporary supply for agriculture (LT), tariff was reduced by 225 paise per unit.

iv) Consumer education and awareness

a) The Commission directed APDCL to take initiatives for consumer education and

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made provision in the tariff order for promoting consumer awareness.

b) Meetings of the Committee on Consumer Awareness were held from time to time and a number of initiatives taken which are discussed at Annexure-VII.

B. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECTOR

The initiatives taken by the Commission for development of the sector are listed below.

i) Thrust to renewable energy

As discussed above, initiatives were taken by the Commission for progress of the State renewable sector. The Commission also issued tariff order for sale of power from 5 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plant at Balipara, Sonitpur district, Assam.

ii) Smart Grid Implementation

Two meetings were held during the year so that effective strategies could be worked out for proper and fast implementation of the pilot smart grid project in Guwahati. These meetings tried to address the critical issues pertaining to the project like Central Government Fund, Meters and Customer engagement for Automated Demand Response-Peak Load Management. It was decided that mobile Apps/SMS may be used in lieu of the proposed home Display units, which are more consumer friendly and also help to reduce the cost significantly. The issue of cyber security was also sorted out as per the direction of the Commission. Although GPRS was allowed to be used as a communication system for this pilot project as the bidding was already completed and the project is under implementation, Members agreed that for future projects better communication system like optical fibres should be used.

iii) Installation of pre-paid meters in Government offices/ buildings

In order to facilitate and expedite the installation of pre-paid meters and replacement of defective meters in Government offices as well as other consumers, in areas not covered under the R-APDRP schemes, the Commission allowed Rs 10 crore in tariff order 2015-16.

iv) Curb pilferage of energy

APDCL was able to curtail technical and commercial losses to a considerable extent over the last couple of years due to continued efforts made by the Commission and APDCL alike as already mentioned at Page 11.

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V. PETITIONS ADMITTED BY THE COMMISSION DURING THE YEAR & DISPOSED OF

No. of Petitions received - 19

No. of petitions disposed of - 16

The details are given in Annexure –VI.

VI. DETAILS OF CASES IN WHICH ORDERS /REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION

WERE CHALLENGED IN COURTS/ APPELLATE TRIBUNAL.

VII. EXISTING MANPOWER AS ON 31.03.2016

A. CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS

The Commission consists of the Chairperson and two Members. Shri N.K. Das, IAS (Retd.),

assumed office as the Chairperson of the Commission on 6th August, 2013. Shri D. Chakravarty

and Shri S.C. Das IAS (Retd.) are Members of the Commission. They joined as Members of the

Commission on 6th June 2014 and 2nd January 2016 respectively.

B. OFFICERS & OTHER STAFF

The Government of Assam sanctioned 23 posts vide Notifications No. PEL.68/2004/168 dated

14th November, 2006. The details of posts as on 31.03.2016 are as follows:

Sl. No.

Designation of posts Post filled Vacant Posts On Contract On Deputation

1 Secretary 1 - -

2 Joint Director (Tariff) - 1 -

Sl. No.

Name of Parties Case/Appeal No. Court Status

1. Sakshi Agro Beverages Vs. State of Assam & Ors.

WP(C) No. 196/2015 Guwahati High Court Pending

2. AERC Vs. AEGCL 157/2015 APTEL, New Delhi Disposed 14.03.2016

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Sl. No.

Designation of posts Post filled Vacant Posts On Contract On Deputation

3 Deputy Director (Finance) 1 - -

4 Deputy Director (Engineering) - - 1

5 Office Superintendent 1 - -

6 Accountant 1 - -

7 P.S to Chairperson/ Stenographer

1 - -

8 P.S to Members 2 - -

9 LDA-cum-Data Entry Operator 3 - -

10 Drivers 3 - -

11 Peons 3 - -

12. Peon cum Chowkidar 2 - - 13. Bunglow Peon 3 - -

TOTAL 21 1 1

The details of the Officers and Staff working in the Commission are mentioned later in this

report at Annexure– III.

C. CONSULTANTS

As per Section 91(4) of the Act, the Commission can appoint Consultants with specialized

skills to assist the Commission in discharge of its functions on terms and conditions as may be

stipulated. The Commission notified the AERC (Terms & Conditions for Appointment of

Consultants) Regulations, 2014 on 7th January, 2015 which superseded the AERC Consultant

Regulations, 2004.

Details of Consultants are appended to this report as Annexure –III.

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VIII. MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES

During FY 2015-16, the Chairperson and Members of the Commission attended meetings

organized by the Forum of Regulators (FOR), Forum of Indian Regulators (FOIR) and the

Forum of Regulators for Eastern & North Eastern States (FORENS). Details of such meetings

attended are placed at Annexure –IV

The Chairperson of AERC is a member of the Forum of Regulators constituted in terms of

section 166(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003. The Forum aims at bringing harmonization of

regulation in power sector, sharing of information among the members of the Forum on

various issues of common interest besides evolving measures for protection of interest of

consumers and promotion of efficiency, economy and competition in power sector. The

Forum meets at least twice every year. The Forum of Indian Regulators carries out activities

to promote transparency in the working of the regulatory bodies.

The Commission is also a member of South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR).

SAFIR was formed in 1999 with the support of the World Bank to form a network of

infrastructure regulators in the region comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India

and Pakistan.

The Commission renewed its memberships of the Forum of Indian Regulators, Forum of

Regulators and SAFIR for the year 2015-2016.

The Commission continues to be a member of Forum of Regulators for Eastern and North-

Eastern States (FORENS) constituted in the year 2013 to discuss and evolve strategies and

solutions to the common issues faced by the Electricity Regulatory Commissions of the

Eastern and North Eastern States.

IX. TRAINING

The Commission nominates its officers/ Consultants to attend training programmes

conducted by the Forum of Regulators, South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation and

other recognized organizations/ Institutes for enhancing their knowledge and efficiency.

Details of such training programmes attended are placed at Annexure –V.

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X. FUNCTIONING OF THE CGRFs & OMBUDSMAN

A) FUNCTIONING OF THE CGRFs:

As per AERC (Guidelines for Redressal of Consumer Grievances), 2004, the Assam

Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) constituted eight Consumer

Grievance Redressal Forums (CGRF) in Tezpur, Jorhat, Silchar, Guwahati

Bongaigaon, Nagaon, Rangia and Dibrugarh for redressal of consumer grievances.

Details of cases disposed by these CGRFs during the year are annexed to this report

at Annexure – IX.

As per information available with the Commission, 19 cases were disposed of by the

CGRFs during FY 2015-16.

CGRF CASES Tezpur Dibrugarh Jorhat

Hills & Barak Valley Bongaigaon Nagaon Guwahati Rangia TOTAL

Cases Received 2 2 1 1 1 3 11 1 22

Cases Disposed 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 0 19

B) FUNCTIONING OF THE OMBUDSMAN

In exercise of powers under Sub-section 6 of Section 42 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the

Commission on 28th February, 2014 appointed Shri Rajiv Lochan Duarah, IAS(Retd) as

Electricity Ombudsman.

As per reports available with the Commission, the Ombudsman decided 5 (five) cases of

consumer grievance during the FY 2015-16.

FY 2015-16 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total

Cases Received 1 1 3 1 6

Cases Disposed 1 0 0 4 5

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XI. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR FY 2016-17.

The following activities were envisaged inter-alia for FY 2016-17:

i) Approval of Business Plans and Determination of MYT for FY 2016-19.

The Commission proposes to examine the Business Plans for the State generation,

transmission and distribution companies namely APGCL, AEGCL and APDCL for FY

2016-17 to FY 2018-19. The Commission will also issue the Multi Year Tariff (MYT)

Orders for FY 2016-19 against Multi Year Tariff Petitions likely to be received from

the Companies within December 2016.

ii) Review the Performance of the utilities.

The Commission envisages reviewing the technical and financial parameters for the

three utilities namely APGCL, AEGCL and APDCL to gauge their performance for the

past year i.e. 2015-16.

For improving electricity services to the consumers, the Commission will continue to

review the performance of the distribution company on Standards of Performance

parameters like quality of supply, interruptions, accidents, providing new services,

billing, replacement of faulty meters etc.

iii) Review the compliance of directives by the utilities.

A number of directives were issued to each state utility and many of these required to

be complied with within specified timeframes. Since some of the directives in the

earlier tariff orders were not complied with, these had to be repeated in the MYT

order for FY 2013-16 and annual tariff order for FY 2015-16. The Commission

proposes to review the steps being taken by the Companies for compliance of the

directives in these Orders.

iv) Notification of Regulations

The Commission seeks to draft /notify the following Regulations in FY 2016-17:

a) Draft AERC (Redressal of Consumer Grievances) Regulations, 2016.

b) Draft AERC (Smart Grid) Regulations, 2015.

c) Draft AERC (Renewable Purchase Obligation and its Compliance) Regulations

(Amendment) 2016.

d) Draft Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code and

Related Matters) Regulations, 2016

v) Meeting of Monitoring Committee.

Supply of reliable and quality power of specified standard in an efficient manner and

at reasonable rates is one of the main objectives of the Commission. The AERC notified

the standards of performance of licensees with respect to quality, continuity and

reliability of service for all consumers in 2004. These regulations also detail the norms

for payment of compensation to consumers on demand in case of non-compliance of

guaranteed standards by the distribution licensee. Similarly, in the Tariff Orders

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issued by the Commission, directives were issued to the Generation Company and

transmission and distribution licensees for increasing efficiency; economical use of

resources, timely completion of ongoing projects etc. Making these different segments

of the power industry efficient and solvent is the key to success of power sector

reforms and better service to consumers.

In view of the above, the Commission had constituted three different Committees

incorporating members from the concerned utility, State Government, State Advisory

Committee (SAC) and Consumer Groups to monitor the performance of APDCL

(distribution), APGCL (generation), and AEGCL (transmission). The Commission

intends to hold meetings of these Committees in FY 2016-17 to review the

performances of the Companies and also for better implementation of the ongoing

projects.

vi) Meetings to discuss the compliance of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) by

obligated entities in Assam

Pursuant to the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003 (86(1)(e)) and Tariff Policy (6.4),

AERC notifies RPO and its Compliance Regulations from time to time for

implementation of RPO in the state. These Regulations specify the RPO which every

obligated entity i.e. distribution licensee, consumer owning CPP and open access

consumer shall purchase.

The Commission proposes to convene meetings to ensure that the obligated entities

comply with the RPO obligations and based on the inputs received from these entities

may specify of the RPO percentages after 2015-16.

vii) The Smart Grid Pilot Project of APDCL

The AERC had accorded in-principle approval to the investment proposal amounting

to Rs. 29.93 Crores (50:50 funding by GOI and GOA) for the Smart Grid Pilot Project

subject to the certain conditions like no component of expenditure incurred on the

project should be reflected in the ARR of APDCL, a technical monitoring committee for

the Smart Grid Pilot Project to be constituted by the Commission, APDCL is to organize

awareness programme with the consumers of the pilot area on Smart Grid pilot

project, etc.

The Commission intends to organize meeting of the technical monitoring committee

in the ensuing financial year for reviewing the progress made on the project.

viii) Consumer Awareness Activities

The Commission would also like to carry out some awareness activities among

consumers during the year 2016-17 through its Consumer Advocacy Cell. The

Commission also plans to hold Awareness Committee Meetings so as to guide and

direct the distribution licensee from time to time.

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XII. FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS

During the FY 2015-16, the Government of Assam provided a grant of Rs. 2,02,00,000 (Rupees Two Crores Two Lakhs)only from the budget for meeting the salary expenses of the Commission and another Rs. 80,00,000 (Rupees Eighty Lakhs) only for meeting other office expenses. Although the entire amount of budget provision earmarked for salary was received from the State Government, only Rs 56,00,000 (Rupees Fifty Six Lakhs) was received against non-salary provision of Rs 80,00,000 (Rupees Eighty Lakhs). Further, an amount of Rs 1,23,61,000 (Rupees One Crore Twenty Three Lakhs Sixty One Thousand) belonging to the budget period of FY 2014-15 was released in FY 2014-15 itself, however, the amount was received in FY 2015-16 and is shown as income in Account Statements for FY 2015-16.

The Commission also received Rs. 1,59,74,183/- (Rupees One Crore Fifty Nine Lakhs Seventy Four Thousand One Hundred & Eighty Three) only as fee for filing tariff and other petitions. The Commission also received Rs 29,42,000 (Twenty Nine Lakhs Forty Two Thousand) only as licence fee from the three power entities. Interests received during the year amounted to Rs 8,69,575 (Rupees Eight Lakh Sixty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Five) only. The accounts of the Commission were duly audited by M/s Rakesh Bajrang & Co., CA firm.

The details of annual accounts are provided at Annexure – XI. The charts below give an idea of the income and expenditure during the year under different heads –

During the FY 2015-16, the Commission received financial and administrative support

from the State Government facilitating proper discharge of its various functions and

responsibilities. It is hoped that this support will continue during the ensuing year and

the Commission would be in a position to consolidate the work done so far and carry

forward the electricity regulatory and reform process in the State. The Commission

solicits unstinted cooperation of the Government of Assam, the power sector entities

and other stakeholders including the general public for the years to come.

Grants in aid

57%

Others2%

License fees6%

Petition fees35%

Sources of Income

Remuneration51%

Consultancy Charges

6%

Legal Charges1%

Meeting Expenses

1%

Office Expenses

6%

Security Services

2%

Other expenses

33%

Expenditure Break-up

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SNAPSHOTS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS IN FY 2015-16

Advisory Committee Meeting held on 08.05.2016 At the Assam Administrative

Staff College, Guwahati.

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Meeting on RPO Compliance (Above & Right)

Republic Day Celebrations

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ANNEXURE –I

ORGANISATIONAL SET UP AS ON 31ST MARCH, 2016 IS SHOWN IN THE CHART AS FOLLOWS:

In addition to the above, the Commission appoints Consultants to assist in discharge of its

functions on terms and conditions as stipulated from time to time. Besides Institutional

Consultants engaged for tariff and other purposes, there are 8 consultants as on 31.03.2016.

Manpower details are provided in Annexure –III.

Chairperson Member Member

Joint Director

(Tariff)

Secretary of the Commission

Office

Superintendent

Deputy Director

(Engineering)

Deputy Director

(Finance)

LDA cum Data

Entry Operator Accountant

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ANNEXURE-II

PROFILE OF CHAIRPERSON & MEMBERS

i) SHRI NABA KUMAR DAS, IAS (RETD), CHAIRPERSON

Shri Naba Kumar Das retired from service as the Chief Secretary of Assam in June 2013, prior to joining the Commission on 6-8-2013.

Shri Das completed his school and College Education from St. Edmunds College in Shillong. Thereafter, he did his Masters Degree from the University of Delhi. He subsequently acquired a MSC Degree in Development Studies from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.

Having first worked as a banker in the State Bank of India, he later joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1976. During his career spanning 37 years, Shri Das had the opportunity of working in a large number of Sectors, in various capacities for the State Governments of Assam as well as Meghalaya and for the Government of India.

ii) SHRI DIPAK CHAKRAVARTY, MEMBER

Shri Dipak Chakravarty is an accomplished petroleum sector professional having 37 years of experience and retired as CEO and Managing Director of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), Assam (a subsidiary of BPCL) prior to his joining the Commission on 06-06-2014.

Shri Chakravarty is a Chemical Engineer from Guwahati University (Gold medalist) and did his MS in Chemical Engineering from North Western University, Illinois, USA (supported by Govt. of Assam Scholarship). He started his career as a Graduate Engineer trainee in the erstwhile Assam Oil Company in 1977, worked as a Consultant in the North Eastern Industrial & Technical Consultancy Organization (NEITCO), a subsidiary of IDBI India for a brief period from 1981 to 1984 and once again reverted back to the petroleum sector by joining the Indian Oil Corporation, Digboi in 1984 He joined NRL in 1987 and was involved in concept to commissioning and subsequent operation of this refinery and establishing it as a highly respected Company. He continued in NRL until March 2014 under various capacities including Director (Technical) and MD&CEO and superannuated in April 2014.

iii) SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA DAS, IAS (RETD), MEMBER

Shri Subhash Chandra Das retired from service as the Additional Chief Secretary of Assam in December 2015, prior to joining the Commission on 02.01.2016.

Shri Das completed his Master Degree in Chemistry from Gauhati University in 1977. He subsequently acquired M.Sc. in Project Management from University of Manchester, U.K in 1994. He started his career as a lecturer in Chemistry at St. Edmunds College, Shillong. Thereafter, he joined the Indian Forest Service in 1979 securing 2nd position in India. He then joined the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) and served till August 1981. He later joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1981 and served in various capacities in different departments under Government of Assam. He possesses more than 34 years of experience in the field of Public Administration and Governance as a distinguished member of Indian Administrative Service. He successfully implemented the unbundling of the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) in 2004 into three Companies and initiated a number of reform measures in ASEB and its successor companies. As the Chairman of ASEB in the year 2006, he implemented and successfully commissioned the 100 MW Karbi Langpi Hydro Electric Project which was languishing for 26 years as the implementation started in 1978.

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ANNEXURE-III

DETAILS OF MANPOWER OF THE COMMISSION AS ON 31.03.2016

Sl. No Name of employee Designation

1. Shri Supriya Kumar Roy, ACS (Retd.) Secretary

2. Shri Tapan Mahanta Joint Director (Tariff)

3. Shri Alik Purkayastha Deputy Director (Finance)

4. Shri G.C. Deka Accountant

5. Ms. Dipty Bora Saikia P.S. to Chairperson

6. Shri Ridib Barman P.S. to Member

7. Shri Bhaargav Nath P.S. to Member

8. Shri Bhaskarjyoti Borah. LDA-cum-Data Entry Operator

9. Ms. Sushmita Talukdar LDA-cum-Data Entry Operator

** In addition to the above, the Commission has four drivers and four peons.

The following Consultants are engaged for assisting in various activities of the Commission.

Sl. No. Name of the Consultant Designation

1. Shri A.K. Thakur Adviser (Law)

2. Shri P.C. Sarma Consultant (Regulations)

3. Ms P. Sharma Consultant (Finance, Consumer Advocacy)

4. Shri J. Sharma Consultant (Liaison)

5. Shri N.K. Deka Consultant (Technical)

6. Shri S. Tamuli Consultant (Grade-I)

7. Shri J. Bezbaruah Consultant (Grade-II)

8. Shri M.C. Bhattacharya Consultant (Office Administration)

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ANNEXURE-IV

DETAILS OF MEETING & CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY THE CHAIRPERSON

& MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

Sl. No. Period Subject

1 25.05.2015 Working Group Meeting of the Forum of Regulators (FOR), New Delhi

2 10.06.2015 & 11.06.2015 16th Annual General Body Meeting of Forum of Indian Regulators (FOIR), New Delhi

3 27.07.2015 & 28.07.2015 49th Meeting of FOR at Ahmedabad.

4 31.08.2015 Working Group Meeting of FOR, New Delhi

5 01.09.2015 to 07.09.2015 16th Regulatory & Policy Makers Retreat by Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) at Goa

6 16.09.2015 to 20.09.2015 Smart Grid Conference at New Delhi

7 30.09.2015 – 01.10.2015 49th Meeting of FOR at Pune.

8 17.11.2015 to 22.11.2015 Meeting of the Forum of Regulators for Eastern and North Eastern States (FORENS) at West Bengal

9 29.11.2015 to 02.12.2015 FOR & FOIR Meeting at New Delhi

10 15.12.2015 to 17.12.2015 Meeting of IPPAI at Kolkata

11 01.02.2013 to 03.02.2016 Special FOR Meeting at New Delhi

12 17.03.2016 to 19.03.2016 Special FOR Meeting at New Delhi

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ANNEXURE -V

DETAILS OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES ATTENDED

During FY 2015-16, the following officers/consultants of AERC attended training.

Sl.

No.

Period Subject Attended By

1 21.09.2015 to 18.12.2015

Course on Smart Grid Technology, New Delhi

Shri N.K. Deka,

Consultant (Technical), AERC

2 18.11.2015 & 20.11.2015

Tariff Workshop for APDCL & AERC Organised by ADB

Shri T. Mahanta,

Deputy Director, AERC

&

Shri S. Tamuly,

Consultant, AERC

3 01.12.2015 & 02.12.2015

Basic Level Course on Power System Operations at NPTI, Guwahati

Shri S. Tamuly,

Consultant, AERC

4 04.02.2016 & 05.02.2016

Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems for State Nodal agencies, Discoms & SERC at TERI, Guwahati

Shri J. Bezbaruah,

Consultant, AERC

&

Shri N.K. Deka,

Consultant (Technical), AERC

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ANNEXURE –VI

MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS ADMITTED IN 2015-16 & DISPOSED OF.

Sl. No.

Petition Title Name of Petitioner

Petition No.

Date of Admission

Status

1. Miscellaneous Petition seeking amendment to the AERC (Supply Code & Related Matters) Regulations, 2004 Amendment 2007.

APDCL 11/2015

13.05.2015 Pending

2. Petition for determination of tariff for Grid connected Solar PV Power Plant in Assam.

J.P. Structures Private Limited, Rajkot, Gujrat.

12/2015 10.09.2015 Disposed of

3. Petition in the matter of Section (11) imposed on Eastern India Powertech Ltd. by the Government of Assam.

EIPL 13/2015 10.09.2015 Pending

4. Review Petition against Tariff Order issued by the Commission on 24th July, 2015.

APGCL 14/2015 19.09.2015 Disposed of

5. Petition for determination of Tariff for Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plant in Assam.

JJ PV Solar Private Limited, Rajkot, Gujrat.

15/2015 13.10.2015 Disposed of

6. Petition for revision of tariff for export of power from the Captive Power Plant of Digboi Refinery, IOCL(AOD) to APDCL.

IOCL(AOD), Digboi

16/2015 17.10.2015 Disposed of

7. Review Petition against Tariff Order issued by the Commission on 24th July, 2015.

AEGCL 17/2015 28.10.2015 Disposed of

8. Review Petition against Tariff Order issued by the Commission on 24th July, 2015

APDCL 18/2015 28.10.2015 Disposed of

9. Petition seeking condonation of delay and time extension for submission of Business Plan for FY 2016-17 to FY 2018-19.


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Sl. No.

Petition Title Name of Petitioner

Petition No.

Date of Admission

Status



11. Petition for approval of Business Plan for the period from FY 2016-17 to FY 2018-19.




13. Petition submitted for 3.6 MW Solar PV Power Project.

M/s Barooah Energy Pvt. Ltd.

23/2015 21.11.2015 Pending


M/s NERE Infratech

Private Limited.

24/2015 03.12.2015 Disposed of


M/s Surya Urja Infratech

Private Limited.

25/2015 03.12.2015 Disposed of

16. Petition seeking condonation of delay and time extension for submission of review petition on Tariff Order dated 24th July, 2015.


17. Petition for condonation of delay in submission of Business Plan for FY 2016-19.


18. Petition for submission of Business Plan of AEGCL for FY 2016-17 to FY 2018-19.


19. Petition regarding approval of Miscellaneous charges of Meter Rent and Meter Security of Prepaid Meters and Vending Meters.


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ANNEXURE –VII

STATUS OF RENEWABLE PROJECTS IN THE STATE

SMALL HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECTS (SHP)

The Government of Assam notified a policy on Small Hydropower Development and the potential of SHP in Assam is estimated to be 541 MW. Further, to promote SHPs, the State Government formed a JV with IL & FS namely Assam Power Projects Development Company Ltd. (APPDCL). APPDCL prepares DPR after conducting pre-feasibility study, assessment etc. Thereafter, bids are invited for development of projects. Till now, 7 SHP are awarded for development based on competitive bidding. Out of which, 1 project is generating electricity and 1 project is closed due to rejection of forest clearance, the detail status is as below:

Sl

No.

Name of

the Project District

Capacity

(MW)

Tariff

(Rs/kWh) Developer Remarks

1. Champawati Kokrajhar 2.25 3.20 Hayen Hydel Pvt. Ltd. Generating electricity

2. Pahumara Barpeta 2 2.91 Bodoland Infrastruture

Company Pvt. Ltd Work is in progress

3. Desang Dibrugarh 9 2.88 L.D. Power Ventures Forest Clearance yet

to be received

4. Rupohi Bagsa 0.4 3.13 Bodoland Infrastruture

Company Pvt. Ltd Work is yet to start.

5. Kalanga Karbi

Anglong 6 2.98 Tremsstroy (India) Ltd.

Forest clearance

applied for

6. Bardikorai Sonitpur 4.7 2.73 North East Cables &

Conductors Pvt. Ltd.

Project closed due to

rejection of Forest

Clearance

7. Dronpara Kamrup 1.6 3.18 Supreme Infra Ltd. Work is yet to start.

* 3MW Myntriang SHP of APGCL continues to be in operation.

* The Govt. Of Assam is now planning to revive 2 projects namely Dhansiri (20MW) (which was earlier abandoned at execution stage by APGCL) & Bordikharu (3MW) (which became defunct after operation under APGCL for about 3-4 years) through APPDCL.

OTHER RENEWABLE PROJECTS

AERC approved provisional tariff for 1 Solar PV project, 1 Biomass and 1 bio-gasification project after filing of Tariff Petition by the developers, the status is as below:

2.4 MW Biogas Project by Cleanopolis Energy Systems India Pvt. Ltd. -- Expected COD in Q3-FY 2016-17.

5 MW Grid Connected Solar PV project by Suryataap Energies and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. --- Financial Closure achieved and work has started.

10 MW Biomass Project by Amrit Bio-Energy & Industries Limited (ABEIL) -- Not yet commissioned & the Developer has not submitted any status as of now.

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ANNEXURE –VIII

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AWARENESS DURING FY 2015-16

The Committee continued with its efforts to create consumer awareness and progress was

noted in implementing its decisions taken during the previous year.

1. The Committee asked APDCL to declare a Consumer Awareness Week for generating

awareness on different aspects concerning the power consumer like consumer grievance

redressal, electrical safety, energy conservation, etc. It was suggested that such a week might

be celebrated as an annual event by APDCL.

Electricity Consumer Awareness Week was declared from 1st to 5th June, 2015.

2. APDCL was asked to explore the possibility of supplying CFL/ LED bulbs having ISI mark and

complying with BEE Standards at a discount. The idea was to generate awareness among

consumers about energy saving by use of energy efficient bulbs and encourage their use by

providing discounts. Accordingly, kiosks were established by renowned Companies within the

Consumer Care Centres /billing offices of APDCL.

To provide further boost to the efforts made in encouraging use of LED bulbs, APDCL started a

new Scheme of distributing LED bulbs in which two LED bulbs are provided at discounted price

of Rs. 100/- per bulb for each electricity connection. As the prices of LED bulbs sold through the

kiosks were more than the Scheme price of Rs. 100/-, therefore, it was decided to withdraw

the earlier scheme of establishing Kiosks in different APDCL offices.

3. Few other options like display of hoardings at market places in towns, advertisements/

publicity through radio, mobile theatres, slide shows with attractive animations in cinemas,

display through boards in the electric posts/ transformers, etc were discussed and APDCL

was asked to carry out such activities.

Advertisements were published in local newspapers by APDCL from time to time. APDCL also

started airing an interactive programme in All India Radio at 100.8 FM from 9.15 P.M. to 10.00

P.M. on the second Monday of every month where electricity consumers could ask concerned

officers of the APDCL any question regarding their grievances and other issues concerning

electricity and receive guidance on such matters.

The Committee asked APDCL to explore further options mentioned above including road shows.

4. Most of the domestic consumers do not have an idea on how to read their electronic meters

and therefore, APDCL was asked to initiate measures to educate the consumers on this.

The Committee insisted that Leaflets specifying the basics be distributed among the consumers

along with their electricity bills.

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ANNEXURE – IX

IMPORTANT DSM & EE INITIATIVES DURING 2015-16

100% LED bulb installed in APDCL HQs (Bijulee Bhawan).

Setting up of LED distributing kiosks at some sub-divisional offices in Guwahati.

Replacement of conventional street lights with LED street lights in a phased manner in all

major cities of the State.

DSM initiatives encouraged in new service connections by offering discounts.

An appeal made to consumers in electricity bills to save electricity by using Energy Efficient

electrical equipments.

3 star rated (energy efficient) transformers installed.

Started implementation of Super-efficient fans programme phase-wise.

Installation of solar panels for charging inverters.

DSM interventions adopted for Sub-station illumination.

In order to monitor the consumption of high value consumers, CMRI download of all H.T.

consumers have been initiated.

Pre-paid meters are being installed in all Government buildings.

Manual reading of meter data discontinued in R-APDRP area and billing done by direct

CMRI/AMR downloaded data.

A smart grid pilot project is in progress under R-APDRP, which includes DSM initiative by

segregating consumer load under essential/ non-essential etc.

The Discom saved around 7 MU by EE/ DSM measures during the year.

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ANNEXURE – X

JURISDICTION OF CONSUMER GREIVANCE REDRESSAL FORUMS (CGRF)

1. CGRF, Tezpur: To cover Sonitpur, Dhemaji and North Lakhimpur Districts.

2. CGRF, Jorhat: To cover Jorhat, Sibsagar and Golaghat Districts.

3. CGRF, Hills and Barak Valley: To cover Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, North Cachar

(Dima Haula) Districts.

4. CGRF, Guwahati: To cover Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup (Rural) Districts.

5. CGRF, Dibrugarh: To cover Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts.

6. CGRF, Bongaigaon: To cover Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara and

Chairang Districts.

7. CGRF, Rangia: To cover Nalbari, Baska and Darrang Districts.

8. CGRF, Nagaon: To cover Nagaon, Morigaon and Karbi Anglong District.

ADDRESSES OF CGRFs

NAME ADDRESS

CGRF, Guwahati The Convenor. Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Guwahati Office of the General Manager, Guwahati Zone, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, ASEB Complex, Six Mile, Guwahati – 781 022 [email protected]

CGRF, Rangia The Convenor. Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Rangia Office of the General Manager, Guwahati Zone, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, ASEB Complex, Six Mile, Guwahati – 781 022 [email protected] * This CGRF is functioning from Guwahati, however, the members are different for both CGRFs except for the Chairman.

CGRF, Nagaon The Convenor, Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Nagaon Office of the General Manager, Nagaon Zone, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, Sankar Mission Road (near Power House), Nagaon – 782 001 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



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NAME ADDRESS

CGRF, Hills & Barak Valley

The Convenor, Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Hills & Barak valley Office of the General Manager, Sllchar Zone, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, Radha Madhav Road (near Shani Mandir), Bilpar, Silchar – 788 005 [email protected]

CGRF, Bongaigaon The Convenor, Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Bongaigaon Office of the General Manager, Bongaigaon Zone, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, Dolaigaon (ASEB Complex), Bongaigaon – 783 380 [email protected]

CGRF, Tezpur The Convenor, Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Tezpur Office of the General Manager, Tezpur Zone, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, Triveni Chowk, Tezpur – 784 001. [email protected]

CGRF, Jorhat The Convenor, Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum O/ O the General Manager, Jorhat Zone Assam Power Distribution Company Limited,

Bijuli Bhawan, Na–Ali, Jorhat – 785 001 [email protected]

CGRF, Dibrugarh The Convenor, Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Dibrugarh Office of the General Manager, Dibrugarh Zone, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, Niz Kadamoni, Dibrugarh – 786 001 [email protected]






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ANNEXURE -XI

MEMBERS OF THE STATE ADVSIORY COMMITTEE

1. The Chairperson & Members, Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission

2. The Principle Secretary/ Commissioner and Secretary, Government of Assam,

Department of food & Civil Supplies.

3. The Principle Secretary/ Commissioner and Secretary, Government of Assam,

Department of Power.

4. The Principle Secretary / Commissioner & Secretary, Government of Assam,

Department of Finance.

5. The Agricultural Production Commissioner, Assam.

6. Prof. Dilip Kumar Barua, Economist and Retd. Professor, Cotton College, Guwahati.

7. The Secretary, Assam Branch Indian Tea Association, Guwahati.

8. The Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation

9. The President, All Assam Small Scale Industries Association, Guwahati.

10. Shri Abhijit Barooah, Confederation of Indian Industry, NE Chapter, Guwahati.

11. The Chairman, The All India Manufacturers’ Organisation, Assam State Branch,

Tinsukia.

12. The President, All Assam Small Scale Industries Association, Guwahati.

13. The Managing Director, Assam Industrial Development Corporation.

14. The President, FICCIs’ Ladies Organisation, Guwahati.

15. The President, Federation of Industries North Eastern Region (FINER), Guwahati.

16. The President, Grahak Suraksha Sanstha, Guwahati.

17. The Director, Indian Energy Exchange, New Delhi.

18. Prof. Anup Gogoi, Deptt. of Electrical & Electronics, IIT Guwahati.

19. Prof. Binoy Kr. Roy, HoD of Electrical Department, NIT, Silchar.

20. Shri Bimal Phukan, Guwahati - 781 003

21. Dr. Sushmita Priyadarshini, Associate Professor, D.C.B. Girls’ College, Jorhat.

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Annexure — XII

Audited Financial Statements

for

2015-16

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Ra kesii' Kurn a r r\ga r wa laB.Com (Hons), FCA.Choriered AccounlonlItlembership No: 300-05825.1

Uuwuhuli,'l'ha 3 I't rlov of' .htn rttry, 201 7

S-1,,lnd Floor. G. S.-is,r-,r"llear Petrol PumpA. f. Road, Guwahati-7E1 u-i;'l

Phone : 0361 -260561 2(i);Cell:94351-11938E-mail : rakeshbajrangco@yahoo. co. in

AUDITORS,REPORT To TI{E IyTEMtsERS'we

have audited the attached Balance Sheet and Income & Expenditure Accountof ASSAM ELECTzucITy REGULATORY coMMISSIoN as at 3tj M;;;i;:These financial statements are the responsibilify of the commission,s management.our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on ouraudit.

1"Y:"1*"r#:ot:,:"j":^1.,::91 T .rr:?,dance with auditing standards generalryl:".".:j:f,: :9ii: l""h standards require that we ptan and perform ttre affit ?;;;ri

*""';ffi;"'"rr*;ff:l:Afnollntc anrl.rlio^1^o'ir^d :- +L^ c-- - 'ul/yvrL[rE L1.rf/

ffi",:T,,T*i::1":,X: ii:l" li*{rtut"*"nts. An audit ur,o i*rudes assessing

:1 ""?:: ::l**.f :lll.,: T. d an d. s i gni n

" *t ;i," utes m a d e by mana g;H::H,:as evaluating the overalr financial statement presentatiion. We believe that our auditprovides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. Further to our comments above, we report that:

(D we have obtained all the information and explanations which, to thebest of our knowredge and berief were ,r"."rrury for the pu.por. of ouraudit.

(iDfn ou1 opinion, proper books of account, as required by law, have beenvJ

^*]1,,kept by the commission so [.rr as appears from our examinatiion of thebooks.

(iii) The Balance sheet and the Iircome & Expenditurc Account dealt withby this report is in agreernent r,vith the books of account.

(iv) In our opinion and to the best of our infomration and according to theexplanations given to us, the said accounts give true and fair view inconfonnity with the accounting principles gerierally accepted in Inclia inthe case of the- Balance Sheet, of the rtut. -or

affairs of the comrnissionas at 31't March. 2016.

It'or M/s. RAI(BSH BAJRr\lyG ct CO.C h o r I e re d Ac c o rt tt I rt r t t.s

( I/. R. No. ^-i

2 4 I 6 {t {i)\

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ASST\]VI ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMM{SSIONGUWAHATI

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCIL2O16

LIABILITIES Sch. Amount ( Rs.) ASSEfS Sch. Amount ( Rs-)

GENERAL RESERVEOpening BalanceAdd:Excess of lncome over

expenditure during the year

GuwahatiThe 31st dav of Januarv, 2017

(F.R. No-j.24s6s!)\)

J-\-.v

^\P -./r., 0. -.-

n.x. aonnwALA)

58,836,964.44

25,590,554.52

FIXED ASSETS

INVESTMENTS

CURRENT ASSETS,

"8" 4.143.712.71

43,0010.000.00

84,827,518.96 LOANS & ADVANCES ''D'I 39,112,415.05GRANTSa) Grant from Power Finance Corpn.

(for purchase of computers)(ob) 499,331.00

b) Grant from Asian Development Bank(for Fax & Copiers)(ob) 204,989.40(forofficeequipment)(ob 435,371.00 640,366.40

CURRENT LIABILITIES& PROVISIONS rtArr 288,912.40

TOTAL 86,256,128-76 TOTAL 86,256,128.76

.. ;:

Significant tlccounting Policies & Notes on Accounts: Schedule .,E,,

ln terms of our report of even date annexeCThe schedules referred to above form an integrat part of the Balance Sheef

For ASSAM ELEC. REGULATORY COMMTSSION For M/s. RAKESH BAJRANG & CC.Chartered Accountan:s

\Secretary

Proprietor(M.No.:058254i

q9--z,u"ry''

K,^^n

ASSr\lr ELECTRICTTy I(trGULAToRy clovrMrssroN_QlwAsAr!_

To, Salaries/Remuneration 1

" Trav. & Conveyance

" Eiectrici$ charges

" Rent

" Other expenses 2

" General Expenses 3

" Audit Fees

" A. c. Audit Fees

" Depreciation

" Excess of expenditure over incometransferred to General Reserve

'15,532,053 C0 By,Grants in Aid from ihe Govtof Assam

1,209,658 00

" Fee Received for271,614.00 AppticationFee

Tariff petitions360,000.00 License fees

7,356, 1 16.00 " lnterest received on

6,675,885.00S/B Account

" Sale of Tariff Order29,900.00

" Trainlng and Meeting42,560.00 Fees Reimbursement

529,650.48

25,990,554.52

TOTAL 57,997,991.00

38,161,C00.00

ts,sz+,1a12,942,000 18,916,183.00

869,575.00

3s0.00

50,883.00

TOTAL 57,997,991.00

Significant -lccounting policies & Notes on Accotmts; schedule ,,D,'

ln terms of our report of even date annexedThe schedules referred to above fcrn an integral part of the lncome & Expenditure Account

For ASSAM ELEC. REGULATORY COMMTSSTON For M/s. RAKESH BAJRANG & CO-Chartered Accountants

.A4.4.,r4VChairman

GuwahatiThe 31st dav of Januaru. 2a17

-' ASS,1,] ELECTRICITY REGULATORY CCMMISSIONScheciules annexed to and fcrrninq part of the Balance Sheet as at 31.03.2C16

Schedr-rle "A": Current LiabilitiesEarnest Money (for ABPS)Earnest Money (for A.C)Earnest Money (TERlXob)Earnesi Money (Micro devices)Earnest Money (CRlSlL)Earnest Money (North East Pi'oducts)Earnest Money (Dee Cee Sysiem)Earnest Money (AZaman)Earnest Money (ASCI)Earnest Money ( Corpulinks Jawarnagar)Earnest Money (PWC)Earnest Money Advisory pvt ltd"

Earnest Money (ICRA)Earnest Money Exclusive Advt.Earnest Money Genesis Printers & PublishersEarnest Money M N B EnterpriseEarnest Money Reciept- ALSPCOM SolutionsEarnest Money Reciept- Darashaw & Com. (P)Earnesi Money Reciept- DeloitteeEarnest Money Reciept- Digital Computer SolutionsEarnest Money Reciept- Earnest Young LLPEarnest Money Reciepl Prachi ComputersJay Kay lmpex(Security against Canon Fax and Copiers)(ob)Remuneration PayableCreditors for ExpensesRakesh Bajrang & Co.(Audit Fees payable) 49,900.00

Amount ( Rs. )70,000.005,193.C05,000.003,070.00

(5,000.00)2,000.001,000.006,000.00

10,000.003,000.005,000.00

10,000.0010,000.005,000.005,000.005,000.003,000.00

20,000.0020,000.003,000.00

20,000.003,000.00

10,249.4019,500.00

49,900.00Total 288,912.40

i

assAu EtrcrRtclry Rrc u lttoRy cowtwttss : oirtSchedules annexed to and forminE partof the Balance Sieet as at 31 .03.2016

ule "8": Fixed AssetsParticulars Op. Balance Date of

AdditionDeprec,aiion Closing WDV

durino vearComputers (ob)Furniture & Fixtures (ob)LaptopReliance Data CardFurniture & Fixtures (new)Office PartitionsAir conditionerCanon Fax MachineCeiling FansElectric PanelEPABX SystemStabilizerUPS SystemLCD ProjectorLAN SystemAquaguard Wa:=- =--=a:Canon Phctoc:,r,::lnvertor :ni 3=:;:_,'Maruti Esl=::: l::Honja i.i:- : :S liBP1520LEf:"=a:: S'.,

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237,426-.CO Oetaitt282,260 00

147,342 31

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:Z;.i:e SZ

3, :.32, rYJ.J I

i 3 .142 99

Y CJJ.6Y

3.086.03ia 441.13

7,133.261,503.21

3,403.87117,959.42

51,150.04

92,700.97752,172.06

68,880.00

5,320.00

424.80

92,641.59

64,573.326,838.00

873.0964,'t33.8536,735.5126,488.25

314.901,356.29

3,888 603,938.78

617 21

2,088.231,426.65

300.64680.77

23,591.8820,460.A1

24,00a.2897,406.2813,776.C0

1,064.00

42.482,888.22

19,s37.76

176,746_65293,995.30

10,332.003,492.35

498,351.12289,953.54105,953.01

1,259.61

6,137.O2'15,5s4.39

15,755.112,468.82B,3s2.90

5,706.611,202.572,723.10

s4,367.5430,690.0268,700.69

654,765.7855,104.004,256.00

382.3218,111 .78

889,675.24

2'1,000.00

909,213.00

909,213.00 19,537.76 889,675.24Total 2,192,205.18 2,481,158.00 529,650.48 4,143,712.71

- iiS"E*'!1"1 ::==TRtr3fTY A:GU!_ATORY COMil/tiSStON: ::'=.:, .., _ L:: :: =-: '::- -: :-.':-t_e_l_!hg_-BAIa_0ee Sheet as at 31.03.2016 (Contd)

No. of days used

122,046.00

122,046.0023lJut/15 252

No. of davs used; --r*t:fr--= 5 -XtUfeS 237,426.00 15lFebl16 45

237.426.00

No. of days used: ^-:3 Part.:ion 232,260.00 08/Sep/15 205

: Coffee Machine

282,260.00

21,000.00

21.000.00

No. of days usede Honda Mobilo AS 018W0083

No. of days used

24lJull15 251

Depreciation

33,704.7633,704.76

Depreciation

5,298.18

5,298.18

Depreciation

28,693.86

28,693.86Depreciation

2,888.22

2,888.22Depreciation

18,854.23671.O3

12.5019,537.76

Depreciation

18,854.?.3

671.0312.50

19.537.76

Amount ( Rs. )

9,000,000.006,000,000.006,000,000.002,000,000.003,C00,000.002,000,000.003,500,000.c0r,500,000.005,000,000.00s,000,000.00

Total 43,000,000

857,117.A0

51,117.00

979.00909,213.00

29/Janl1623lFebl1624lFebl16

62

3736

e Honda Mobilo AS 018W0086

Schedule "G": lnvestmentsParticulars

Bank Term Deposits-Bank Term Deposits-Bank Term Deposils-Bank Term Deposits-Bank Term Deposits-Bank Term Deposits-Bank Term Deposits-Bank Term Deposits-Bank Term Deposits-Bank Term Deposits-

No. of days used

857,117.00 29lJant1651,117.00 23/Feb/16

979.00 24lFeb/16909,213.00

Cert./Ac. No. Dated

ol37JO

3376333368 5 01 .04.20143376334437 1 01 .04.2A1 4

321 E9296200 1 3.02.201 431e07 31s47 2 20.06.201 33190734s323 20.06 201331 10713S884 20.06.201 332614258083 1 9.1 0.201330566'1 29868 1 3.03.20 1 432937 7 57 323 1 2.04.20 1 332e37 7651 52 1 2.04.201 3

02.04.201702.04.201713.02.201520.06.2A1420.06 201420.06.201419.10.201413.03.20'1512.04.201412_04.2014

Schedule "D": Current AssetsGrant receivable from Asian Development BankM/s. Xinmin (Excess Security against lntercom/ EPABX)Cash in Handcash at Bank (Savings A/c. at state Bank of lndia, Dispur Br., Guwahati)cash at Bank (s/B Alc. at State Bank of lndia, sixrnile Br., Guwahati)Security Depos,ts-ASEBSecurity Deposits-APDC LAdvance to Ridib BarmanAdvance to Staff- Binod Ch. RoyAdvance to Taparn Kalita (

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8,639.421,643.003,567.O0

17,659,964.6321,?-06,231.0A

22,550.0095,.121 00;ti,0il0 00"t5 000 00

,i.i.JL.|,'lJTotal 39, , ;' . :,j j;-

* ASS M ELECTRICITY REG ULATORY GOMMISSIONSchedules annex:d to and forming part of ihe lnccme & ExpenditureAcccunt foi'the vearended on 31.03 2016

Details to the lncome & expenditure Account for the period ended 31.03.2016

1 Remuneration /Salary etc.:RemunerationJayjeet BezbaruahDipak Kumar SarmahTapan MahantaAlik PurkayasthaAbani Kumar ThakurPanchamita SarmaAnil Kumar BarthakurNipen DekaJagabandhu SarmaMadan Chandra BhattachariyaGolok Chandra DekaMoniPathakRibid BarmanDipty Bora SaikiaSubhash Ch. DasSusmita TaludkarManoj Kumar BarmanTapan KalitaVinod Chandra RoyMoneshwar KalitaPrakash DasRupam HaloiSiddeswar DasMoni DeviRajib Lochan Duarah (Ombudsman)Bhaargav NathSanjeeb TamuiiRajani Kanta GogoiLankeswar MaliDipak ChakravartyHimangshu Kumar BhattacharjeeSupriya Kr RoyRavi SinghHiren DekaNaba Kumar DasDinesh BarmanRunu Devi

Total 15,532,053.00

487,200.00766,1 90.00

1,124,453.00628,791.00289,600.00638,409.00450,000.00548,190.00224,239.00665,013.00553,322.00185,061.00279,354.00264,855.00307,459.OO249,O75.00231,402.00277,:47O.40225,192.00268,086.00268,086.00

6,600.00195,783.0078,000.00

219,48O.00243,138.00667,200.00387,200.00

78,C00.002,294,400.00

314,816.00664,090.00114,000.00185,061.00

1,069,200.009,638.00

78,000.00

AqsAM ELEETRIG|TY REG

Schedules annexed to anC forminq part of ihe income & Expenditure Account for the Vear ended on 3J.03,2016Details to the Income & expenditure Account for the period ended 31.0i.201s (contd)-

2 Other expensesPrinting & StationeriesOffice Stationer.iesTelephone & lnternet expensesNewspaper & Books & PeriodicalsSitting FeesPOL AccountLeave Salary CcntributionPension ContributionTraining FeesPostage & TelegramMedical Expenses (Reimbursement)Local coveyance & Vehicle Hiring ChargesFuel & Vehicle maintenance(office & consultant's vehicles)Bank ChargesRepairs & Maintenance- others- vehiclesComputer ConsumablesOffice ExpensesSecurity service chargesVehicle Hiring & Ivlaintenance ChargeLeave Encashmeni

3 Commission's General expenSesAdvertisements etc.Consultancy ChargesLTClnsuranceSubscription FeesLegalChargesAnnual Maintenance CostMeeting expenses

194,549.0074,215-00

343,999.0079,566.0025,600.0079,300.00

104,538.00276,507.00124,200.0As0,958.00

1,126,214.0054,387.00

219,328.001,832.00

+s,sga.oo 45,398.00134,234.0A

2,059,532.00641,667.00

1,152,092.00568,001.00

Total 7,356,116.00

2,338,821.001,848,426.00

87,294.0023,092.00

1,575,495.00397,364.00165,733.00239.660.00

Total 6,675,885.00

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B. NOTES ONACCOUNTS

1' Parties' balances are subject to confirmation, rcconciliation and 1i:raladjustments, if any.

2' Depreciation on fixed assets has been provided for in the accounts under writtendown value method as per the erstw'hiie rates prescribed under schedule XIr,r ofthe companies Act, 1l5o 1as in.earlier years) io. utt categories oi.tigiut" isscrs,on a proportionate basis depending on t-he p"loJ of user, and the fixed assets ar-ereflected at their cost inclusive of irstailori;n ;;;enses aruhe premises.

3' No provision t-or Income Tax has bee, made in this account.

4' Tariff Petition Fee received from the various types ot' petitioners incl-rdinginteralia Electricity organisations ancl its associatecl entities, Transcoms and3#ffi:,

etc' amounting to Rs. l5g74rl3/- has been treated as income of the

5' [nterest on FDR in Bank has been creclitecl fbr o,ly o, receipt basis anr] iiccruedinterest has not yet been creditecl t" th; ;.;.."ri,*;,,.-,,rt of the cornmissir;n anclnilt yet accottntccl lbr as incomc in the inoorne urr,r ,rp",,iliture :iccounI rbr rhc\ t'ilr' on this ilccount, lntercst fbr thc bala,cc peri.cl (a1tcr rccci,r rif"':erL-st/reinvcstulcnt clLrring the year) has iilrcacry accr.ucrl rr, the r.;ir,,.c:;Lr-.ri' tiii tiLrri,g,thc ycar, but ttc irrtercsr',,"..,.,.,i^;;;.,,,.. hiiv.c,.1 [-.;cc, *.,, .,iirrit.ii

', for as ilccme in the accounts as rbove. Payment fbr insurance expenses iras.' been taken on cash basis.

6. Schedule 'A' to 'E' form part of the Accounts.

In terms of our report of even date annexed.

For IWs. RAKESH BAJRANG & Co. For ASSAM ELEC. REG. coMMrssroNChartered Accoantants(F.R.No. 324e668)

Sffi'(CA R. K. Aganvala)Proprietor(M.No.: 058254t

Guwahati,The 3l't dav of Januarv, 2017

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