Power distribution companies will no longer be able to buy power even on short term basis without inviting bids. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has directed the three discoms — the NDPL, BRPL and BYPL -- to follow the competitive bidding process for making even short term power purchases.
The move is aimed at bringing in transparency, for ensure economy and also to put an end to the practise of buying expensive power on short term basis.
Streamlining the process of short term buying and selling, the DERC wants the discoms to prepare an annual power procurement plan indicating month-wise power requirements and sources from where the power is proposed to be secured . This plan will then have to be placed before the Delhi Power Procurement Group (DPPG). These projections may be revised or modified after approval of DPPG.
In a directive to the discoms the DERC has mentioned that they will have to undertake power procurement or sale during the financial year in accordance with the power procurement plan for year. If they need to procure power in short term as per procurement plan or there has been a shortfall , or failure in the supply of electricity from any approved source of supply during the year or there is surplus power available with the discoms, the licensee can enter into a short-term arrangement or agreement for procurement of power or sale of power through a transparent process of open tendering and competitive bidding in accordance with the guidelines.
The power distribution companies will have to upload the requirement of power availability and the surplus that they have for the year on its website. The discoms have been asked to publish advertisements in at least two leading newspapers once in a year for information of bidders, to see website regularly on the last day of every month for quantum available for sale and purchase of power along with the general terms and conditions for bidding as accepted by DPPG.
The DPPG has also been mandated to examine any procurement following completion of the procurement process. The DPPG may also examine any case before the Licensee commits itself for procurement of power from the successful bidder.
In case of an emergency caused by the failure of transmission lines or an outage of a generator which necessitates emergency procurement of power, the discoms have been asked to carry out emergency purchases through the power exchange only. Similarly the power exchange will have top be used for the sale of surplus power.
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