- (1.) The instant petition has been filed by Parbati Koldam Transmission Company Limited (PKTCL), a joint venture company of Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RIL) (74%) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) (26%), incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, seeking approval of transmission tariff for (3.518 km) Sec. of 400 kV (Quad) S/C Parbati -II Koldam Transmission Line (Ckt -II) starting from LILO point of Parbati -III HEP to LILO point of Parbati Pooling Station (hereinafter referred to as "transmission asset") under Central Electricity Regulation Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as "the 2009 Tariff Regulations").
(2.) The administrative approval and expenditure sanction to the transmission project was accorded by the Board of Directors of the (PGCIL), the JV partner company vide Memorandum No. C/CP/Parbati -II dated 26.12.2005 for Rs. 35842 lakh including IDC of Rs. 2905 lakh (based on 2nd Quarter, 2005 price level). Subsequently, the Revised Cost Estimate of the transmission project was approved by the lenders of the project and also admitted by the Board of Directors of PKTCL vide meeting held on 15.7.2009 for Rs. 110169 lakh including an IDC of Rs. 17267 lakh. The details of the project cost are as follows: - - "a. Transmission system associated with Parbati -II HEP -Rs. 61761 lakh including IDC of Rs. 9680 lakh. b. Transmission system associated with Koldam HEP -Rs. 48408 lakh including IDC of Rs. 7587 lakh."
(3.) The scope of work covered under the project is as follows: - - Transmission Lines i) Parbati -II -Koldam 400 kV (Quad) S/C transmission line -I: 61km. ii) Parbati -II -Koldam 400 kV (Quad) S/C transmission line -II: 68km. iii) 400 kV (Quad) D/C portions (envisaged for forest areas, river crossing etc): 20 km, iv) Realignment works at Koldam: 3 km of transmission line i.e. One Ckt. Of Koldam -Nalagarh double Circuit (D/C) line (covered under Transmission system associated with Koldam HEP is to be opened from Koldam end and to be connected to one Ckt. Of Parbati -II -Koldam line so as to create a direct Single Circuit (S/C) link between Parbati -II and Nalagarh. Sub -stations: NIL* *At Parbati -II, the switchyard would be provided by National Hydro -Electric Power Corporation (NHPC) while at Koldam, the Sub -station bay vacated at Koldam Switchyard due to realignment of transmission line at Koldam end shall be used to terminate other Ckt. of Parbati -II -Koldam line." Background;