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					</table>The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (<a href="https://www.tgerc.telangana.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TGERC</a>) has increased the power transmission tariffs, wheeling charges, and the State Load Despatch Center (SLDC) charges for FY 2026–27.
The Commission increased the transmission tariff to ₹90.90 (~$0.9608)/kW/month for long- and medium-term users for FY 2027, from ₹68.64 (~$0.7255)/kW/month in the previous year.
It also increased open access wheeling charges for FY 2027 for the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (<a href="https://tgsouthernpower.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TGSPDCL</a>) and the Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (<a href="https://tgnpdcl.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TGNPDCL</a>).
Under TGSPDCL, the wheeling charge has been raised to ₹0.0885 (~$0.0009)/kVA/hour for the 33 kV category from ₹0.0647 (~$0.0007)/kVA/hour, and to ₹0.2876 (~$0.0030)/kV/hour for the 11 kV category from ₹0.2650 (~$0.0028)/kVA/hour.
Similarly, under TGNPDCL, the wheeling charge has risen to ₹0.1392 (~$0.0015)/kVA/hour for the 33 kV category, up from ₹0.0441 (~$0.0005)/kVA/hour, and to ₹0.4678 (~$0.0049)/kVA/hour for the 11 kV category, up from ₹0.3662 (~$0.0039)/kVA/hour.
The Commission also determined the SLDC charge as ₹3,349.03 (~$35.35)/MW/month.  <a href="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TGERC-1.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-92635 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TGERC-1.png" alt="TGERC 1" width="835" height="302" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TGERC-1.png 835w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TGERC-1-300x109.png 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TGERC-1-768x278.png 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TGERC-1-650x235.png 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TGERC-1-624x226.png 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TGERC-1-600x217.png 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px" /></a>
The tariffs will apply from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027.
TGERC noted that if the wheeling involves the transmission of electricity through a transmission licensee&#8217;s transmission system, the consumer or the supplier should also pay the applicable transmission charges and transmission losses.
In its orders, the Commission upheld the tariff framework under the Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) Regulations, 2023, approving revised charges across the transmission, distribution, and system operation segments.
The Commission largely agreed on the need for rate adjustments due to rising costs, but approved charges that ensure only justified expenses are passed on to consumers. It rejected requests for preferential charges and reaffirmed that tariffs must remain cost-reflective and non-discriminatory.
While the tariffs show an increase over earlier MYT levels, primarily driven by higher capital expenditure and true-up adjustments, they have been moderated and approved at levels lower than those originally claimed by the utilities.
The Commission also rejected stakeholder requests for preferential treatment for green energy users, holding that the regulatory framework mandates uniform application of charges across all users.
The wheeling charges are determined based on the distribution licensees&#8217; approved Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR).
The ARR and wheeling charges approved for the relevant year have been computed based on the overall cost structure of the distribution network, which remains largely fixed irrespective of the source of power and as per Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022 which provide certainty on applicable charges such as transmission, wheeling, cross-subsidy surcharge, and the standby charge but do not mandate concessional wheeling charges for renewable energy.
The Commission stated that it is not inclined to consider the stakeholder&#8217;s request to determine separate or per-unit wheeling charges for green energy.
Recently, TGERC <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/telangana-sets-%E2%82%B90-13-kwh-additional-surcharge-for-open-access-consumers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">imposed</a> an additional surcharge of ₹0.13 (~$0.0014)/kWh on applicable open access consumers for the first half of FY 2027, covering the period from April 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026.
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Telangana Increases Transmission Tariffs, Wheeling, and SLDC Charges for FY 2027

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (<a href="https://rerc.rajasthan.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RERC</a>) has asked a textile company to pay the transmission charges, and the state load despatch center (SLDC) charges amounting to ~₹14 million (~$187,357) to Rajasthan Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (<a href="https://energy.rajasthan.gov.in/rvpnl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RVPN</a>).
The Commission asked Kishangarh Hi-Tech Textiles Park Limited to make the payment within 30 days, including a late payment surcharge (LPS). The Commission added that the DISCOM could allow Kishangarh Textiles to pay the outstanding amount in installments and provide reconnection to the generating project if requested.
Background
The state DISCOM had filed a petition seeking the recovery of transmission charges, SLDC fees, and other charges from Kishangarh Textiles Park Limited.
The company had set up a wind energy-based power projects of 8.4 (4&#215;2.1) MW capacity at Habur village in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. It was connected to RVPN’s 220 kV grid substation at Amarsagar through a common pooling substation of Suzlon Infrastructure Services Limited.
A wheeling agreement was executed between RVPN, Kishangarh Textiles, and Suzlon Infrastructure Services Limited on December 20, 2010.
RVPN, in its submission, had said that the generator had failed to make payment of ₹14.5 million (~$194,049) towards transmission charges, incentives, LPS charges, and ₹1.7 million (~$22,750) towards SLDC fee from March 2018 to June 2019.
The SLDC, on request of the DISCOM, stopped the scheduling of power to the wind power project from November 02, 2018.
A disconnection notice was sent to Kishangarh Textiles, asking it to make the payment towards outstanding dues within 15 days, failing which, the project would be disconnected from the state grid. As the generator failed to deposit the due amount within the prescribed time limit, the wind power project was disconnected from the pooling station on December 20, 2018.
RVPN, in its submission, noted that it had received an amount of ₹4.3 million (~$57,545) through intercompany transfer from Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (<a href="https://energy.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/energy-department/avvnl/en/home.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AVVNL</a>). So, the total outstanding amount towards transmission charges and SLDC charges, including a late payment surcharge, were ₹11.8 million (~$157,915) and ₹1.9 million (~$25,427), respectively.
Kishangarh Textiles argued from December 2010 to March 2014; it continued to run the wind project through open access without any obstructions. Then, came the tariff regulations, 2014, and the open access regulations, 2016, which imposed wheeling charges on the contracted capacity. Because of this, the open access wind project lost its significance and was closed down in December 2018.
The generator further stated that the amount claimed was for the period from March 2018 to December 2018 when the wind power project was not in operation, and there was no use of the transmission system. Therefore, RVPN had no authority to issue any bill against the transmission charges.
The generator had to receive a sum of ₹4.3 million (~$57,545) against the banking of energy for the period from June 2018 to December 2018 from the Ajmer DISCOM. Instead of taking a refund of ₹4.3 million (~$57,545), it had requested both the DISCOM to adjust the amount.
The Commission noted that Kishangarh Textiles had not made the payment of transmission charges and SLDC charges, including the late payment surcharge amounting to ₹11.8 million (~$157,915) and ₹1.9 million (~$25,427), respectively.
The Commission did not find any merit in the argument put forth by the petitioner.
It also stated that the transmission and wheeling charges should be payable based on open access capacity contracted or open access capacity utilized, whichever is higher. The Commission added that transmission and wheeling charges would be levied based on the capacity contracted and not on the energy injected. Stating this, it ordered the petitioner to submit the due amount to the DISCOM.
In March this year, RERC <a href="https://mercomindia.com/rajasthan-captive-solar-standard-transmission-wheeling-charges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">came out</a> with a suo-moto order regarding the directives issued by the state government for the banking of power, transmission and wheeling charges, power projects with storage systems, and rooftop solar projects. The Commission stated that it had introduced the banking facility for renewable energy projects in its earlier regulations. Under the existing regulations, banking is allowed only for the captive consumer. However, according to the policy directive, the banking facility has been extended to the third-party sale also. The Commission stated that the policy directions of the state government regarding annual banking need to be taken into consideration by the DISCOMs.
Last year, the state <a href="https://mercomindia.com/rajasthan-solar-policy-target-achieving-25gw-capacity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">launched</a> its Solar Energy Policy 2019. The policy aims to deploy 25 GW of solar energy capacity in the state by 2020-2021 and 50 GW over the next 5-6 years to meet the renewable purchase obligations of distribution companies.

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