“ Since, a single/common evacuation infrastructure has been constructed for two solar projects, the normative levelized tariff of 12 paise/unit for the common infrastructure shall be apportioned equally among the solar generating companies using such common infrastructure. The intent of the Commission by referring to a generating company as specified in the above Regulations was to one project and not to multiple projects as in the instant case. Further, the Regulations also specify the minimum voltage at which a particular capacity of RE generating station needs to be connected. The 12.5 MW generation was sufficient to be evacuated through 33 kV S/c line, however, the Petitioner chose to construct 33 kV Double circuit line to evacuate 25 MW capacity of two separate projects. Hence, allowing a recovery of 12 paise/unit would be allowing undue enrichment to the generators as the normative tariff of 12 paise/unit is for a particular evacuation infrastructure of specified nature which in the instant case is a 33 kV D/C line and not to individual generating stations connected to that evacuation infrastructure. In fact the Petitioner in its Petition has also submitted that the approach was followed to optimize costs and to avoid any unnecessary cluttering and congestion in the transmission infrastructure. Hence, the Petitioner was very well aware of the requirement of the Regulations.”
