Petition No. 176/Suo-motu/2012. Case: Non-compliance of Commission's directions and the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Indian Electricity Grid Code) Regulations, 2010 Vs Shri Avneesh Awashti, Former Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd., Lucknow and Shri Satish Chandra, Chief Engineer, State Load Despatch Center, Lucknow Respondents. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
| Case Number | Petition No. 176/Suo-motu/2012 |
| Judges | Dr. Pramod Deo, Chairperson, Shri S. Jayraman, Member, Shri V.S. Verma, Member and Shri M. Deena Dayalan, Member |
| Issue | Electricity Act, 2003 - Sections 142, 29 |
| Judgement Date | September 05, 2012 |
| Court | Central Electricity Regulatory Commission |
Order:
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The Commission vide its order dated 17.8.2012 in Petition No. 125/MP/2012 had observed as under:
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We had indicated in our order dated 10.7.2012 that it would be the personal liability of the officers in charge of the STUs and SLDCs to ensure compliance with our directions to curtail overdrawal from the grid and comply with the messages of NRLDC. During the hearing, the officers of UPPTCL, PTCUL, HVPNL, RRVPNL and PSTCL have not denied overdrawal from the grid or non-compliance with the directions of the RLDCs. The officer in charge of PDD, Jammu and Kashmir did not appear despite notice. We deprecate the attitude of the concerned officer towards the order of the Commission in the serious matter like grid discipline. We are of the view that these officers have not only failed to comply with our directions but have also failed to discharge their responsibility under the Act and the Grid Code. We direct the staff of the Commission to process the case for initiation of action under Section 142 of the Act against the officers in charge of STUs/SLDCs of the States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir for imposition of penalty for non-compliance with our directions and the provisions of the Act and the Grid Code.
The overdrawal by the Respondents have been extracted in paras 2, 3 and 7 of our order dated 10.7.2012 and in para 4 and 5 of our order dated 30.7.2012. The details of the messages issued by NRLDC have been extracted in para 4 of our order dated 10.7.2012 and para 4 of our order dated 30.7.2012 which are not repeated in this order for the sake of brevity.
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In our order dated 10.7.2012 in I.A. No. 25/2012 in Petition No. 125/MP/2012, we had further directed as under:
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Considering the seriousness of the situation, notice is issued to Head of State Load Despatch Centres, State Transmission Utilities and State Electricity Boards/the Distribution licensees in the Northern Region as to why they will not be held personally liable for the penalty for non-compliance with the directions of the Commission and provisions of the Grid Code with regard to maintenance of required grid frequency demand estimate and installation of automatic demand management schemes.
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The petitioner has sought directions to the respondents for ensuring safety and security of the grid and to obviate any possibility of grid disturbance. We are convinced that urgent actions are called for to maintain the grid at the...
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