Executive Summary:
This document contains the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Supply Code and Performance Standards Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2025. It amends Regulation 244 of the Principal Regulations to include provisions for works undertaken by Distribution Licensees on behalf of the Government of NCT of Delhi. The regulations come into effect from June 2, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Provisions**
* The amendment applies to works such as shifting HT/LT lines and electrification of Bus Depots undertaken by the Distribution Licensee for the Government of NCT of Delhi (GoNCTD).
* Execution of works is divided into three stages: Design and Procurement, Execution and Installation, and Testing, Commissioning, and Handing Over.
* The Scheme for the works must be based on the Commission's Cost Data Book (CDB) applicable on the date of preparation.
* **Payment Terms**
* Payment is governed by Rule 1721 of the General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017.
* 30% of the estimated cost of each stage is paid as an advance upon submission of a Proforma Invoice and Undertaking by the Discom Licensee.
* The balance 70%, along with applicable taxes, is paid upon completion of each stage based on submission of Invoice, utilization certificate, and completion report.
* **Financial Considerations**
* Interest on the outstanding balance (70%) equivalent to the State Bank of India's MCLR for one year plus 350 basis points is included to cover the Discom Licensee's working capital costs during the execution period.
* The Discom Licensee is not required to furnish a Bank Guarantee (BG) against advance payments.
* If works are not completed, the advance payment will be recovered and adjusted with the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) of Delhi Transco Ltd.
* **Payment Delays and Cost Recovery**
* In case of payment delays beyond 45 days after the final invoice, the Discom Licensee can recover interest (MCLR plus 350 basis points) from the concerned GoNCTD Department.
* **Consumer Impact**
* The cost of such works shall not be passed on to the consumers of Delhi and will not be considered in the ARR of the Discoms Licensee.
Impact Analysis:
* **Distribution Licensee (Discoms)**
* Impact: Governed by new regulations regarding project execution, payment terms, and financial considerations for specific GoNCTD projects.
* Action Required: Adhere to the new payment protocols, including documentation and undertaking submissions, and factor interest rates into project costing.
* **Government of NCT of Delhi (GoNCTD)**
* Impact: Subject to modified payment schedules, potential interest liabilities for delayed payments, and stipulations on project oversight.
* Action Required: Ensure timely payments to Discoms to avoid interest charges and understand the implications for project budgeting and financial management.
* **Delhi Transco Ltd.**
* Impact: May be required to adjust ARR to remit uncompleted advance payments to the concerned Govt. Department.
* Action Required: Be prepared to adjust ARR as needed and remit funds to the relevant government department if Discoms fail to complete the projects after receiving advance payments.
* **Consumers of Delhi**
* Impact: The cost of these projects will not affect consumer electricity tariffs.
* Action Required: No direct action is required.
Key Entities Referenced
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission: Regulatory body responsible for regulating the electricity sector in Delhi.
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Supply Code and Performance Standards Regulations, 2017: The original regulations governing supply code and performance standards, which are being amended by this notification.
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Supply Code and Performance Standards Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2025: The title of the amendment regulations being introduced in this notification.
Electricity Act, 2003: The central legislation that provides the legal framework for the electricity sector in India, and under which the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission derives its powers.
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi: The government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, which has directed the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission under Section 108 of the Electricity Act, 2003.
General Financial Rules, 2017: A set of rules governing financial matters in the government, specifically Rule 1721 is referenced for payment procedures.
State Bank of India: The largest public sector bank in India, used as a benchmark for determining interest rates based on its marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR).
Delhi Transco Ltd.: Transmission company in Delhi, which may be involved in remitting funds to the Government of NCT of Delhi in case of non-completion of works by Discoms.
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भाग III
PART III
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
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फा.स.ं F.17(220)/DERC/Engg./2023-24/7898/750—जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 108 के
अंतगति राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार स े प्राप्त जनिेिों के अनुसरण म,ें दिल्ली जिद्युत जिजनयामक आयोग (आपूर्त ि
संजिता और प्रिििन मानक) जिजनयम, 2017 के जिजनयम 87 द्वारा प्रित्त अजधकारों और इस संबंध म ें इस े सक्षम करन े िाल े
अन्य सभी िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, एति ् द्वारा दिल्ली जिद्युत जिजनयामक आयोग (आपूर्ति कोड और प्रिििन मानक)
जिजनयम, 2017 (जिसे आगे स े"प्रमुख जिजनयम" किा िाएगा) में संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता ि:ै
1.0 सजं क्षप्त िीर्कि और प्रारंभ:
1. इन जिजनयमों को दिल्ली जिद्युत जिजनयामक आयोग (आपूर्ति संजिता और प्रिििन मानक) (सातिा ं
संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2025 किा िाएगा।
2. ये विवियम 02.06.2025 को अविसूचिा की विवि स े प्रभािी होंगे।
5306 DG/2025 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART III]
2.0 मलू जिजनयमन के जिजनयमन 24(4) म ेंसिं ोधन:
मूल जिजनयमन के जिजनयमन 24 म,ें उप-जिजनयम 24(4)(iv) के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत को िोडा िाएगा:
"प्रािधान दकया गया ि ै दक एचटी/एलटी लाइनों के स्ट्थानांतरण, बस जडपो के जिद्युतीकरण, और राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे
दिल्ली सरकार (िीएनसीटीडी) के जिभागों की ओर स े जितरण लाइसेंसधारी द्वारा दकए गए अन्य समान बुजनयािी ढांच े स े
संबंजधत कायों के संबंध म,ें जनम्नजलजखत लागू िोंग:े
(ए) ऐसे कायों के जनष्पािन को आमतौर पर जनम्नजलजखत व्यापक चरणों/माइलस्ट्टोन्स म ें जिभाजित दकया िा सकता ि:ै
1. जडिाइन और अजधप्राजप्त: सिेक्षण, जडिाइन को अंजतम रूप िेना, और सामग्री की अजधप्राजप्त आदि।
2. जनष्पािन और स्ट्थापना: जसजिल काय,ि केबल जबछाना, संरचनाओं और उपकरणों की स्ट्थापना।
3. परीक्षण, कमीिननंग और िडैं ओिर करना: इसम ें स्ट्थाजपत बुजनयािी ढांच े का परीक्षण, ऊिािकरण और
अंजतम िडैं ओिर ररपोट ि िाजमल ि।ै
(बी) संबंजधत जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) योिना तैयार करन े की जतजथ पर लाग ू आयोग की कोस्ट्ट डाटा बुक (सीडीबी) के
आधार पर कायों के जलए योिना तैयार करेगा।
(सी) प्रत्येक चरण/माइलस्ट्टोन के जलए भगु तान समय-समय पर संिोजधत सामान्य जित्तीय जनयम (िीएफआर), 2017
के जनयम 172(1) द्वारा िाजसत िोगा, िो आि की जतजथ के अनुसार जनम्नानुसार ि:ै
1. प्रत्येक चरण/माइलस्ट्टोन की अनुमाजनत लागत का 30% जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) द्वारा प्रोफामा ि चालान और
अंडरटेककंग प्रस्ट्तुत करने पर अजग्रम भगु तान के रूप म ेंभुगतान दकया िाएगा।
2. लाग ू करों सजित, िेर् 70% राजि का भुगतान, प्रत्येक चरण/माइलस्ट्टोन के परू ा िोन े पर लाइसेंसधारी द्वारा
िस्ट्तािेि अथाित् चालान, उपयोग प्रमाण पत्र और पणू िता ररपोट िप्रस्ट्ततु करने के आधार पर दकया िाएगा।
(डी) करों सजित िेर् 70% भुगतान िारी िोने तक जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) द्वारा आिश्यक कायििील पूंिी को किर
करने के जलए, उि राजि पर ब्याि, भारतीय स्ट्टेट बैंक के एक िर् ि के जलए उधार िर (एमसीएलआर) पर
आधाररत जनजधयों की सीमांत लागत के बराबर, जित्तीय िर्ि के 1 अप्रलै को लाग,ू साथ िी काय ि के जनष्पािन की
अिजध के िौरान 350 आधार अंक, अनुमाजनत लागत का जिस्ट्सा िोगा।
(ई) जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) को संबंजधत सरकारी जिभाग द्वारा िारी अजग्रम भुगतान, यदि कोई िो, के जिरुद्ध बैंक
गारंटी (बीिी) प्रस्ट्तुत करन े की आिश्यकता निीं िोगी, क्योंदक यि जिद्युत अजधजनयम 2003 के अंतगित
जिजनयजमत एक जिद्युत यूरटजलटी ि।ै िालांदक, जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) इन प्रािधानों के अनसु ार अजग्रम भगु तान
प्राप्त करत े समय एक िचनबद्धता प्रस्ट्ततु करेगा दक, यदि उसके द्वारा कायि पूरा निीं दकया िाता ि,ै तो िसूली
योग्य अजग्रम की िसूली दिल्ली रांसको जलजमटेड के एआरआर के साथ समायोजित की िाएगी, िो संबंजधत
सरकारी जिभाग को उि राजि भेि िेगी।
(एफ) अंजतम चालान और अन्य िस्ट्तािेिों को प्रस्ट्ततु करन े के 45 दिनों के बाि िेर् 70% राजि के भगु तान म ें िरे ी के
मामले म,ें उि राजि पर ब्याि, जित्तीय िर्ि के 1 अप्रैल को लाग ू भारतीय स्ट्टेट बैंक की एक िर्ि के जलए उधार िर
(एमसीएलआर) के आधार पर जनजधयों की सीमांत लागत के बराबर, प्लस 350 आधार अकं , दिल्ली सरकार के
संबंजधत जिभाग स े जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) द्वारा िसूल दकया िाएगा।
(िी) ऐस े कायों की लागत दिल्ली के उपभोिाओं पर निीं डाली िाएगी और इसजलए इस े जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) की
िार्र्िक रािस्ट्ि आिश्यकता (एआरआर) म ेंिाजमल निीं दकया िाएगा।"
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DELHI ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 7th August 2025
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Supply Code And Performance Standards) (Seventh
Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
F. No. 17(220)/DERC/Engg./2023-24/7898/750—Pursuant to the directions received from the Govt. of NCT
of Delhi under Section 108 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, in exercise of
the powers conferred by Regulation 87 of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Supply Code and
Performance Standards) Regulations, 2017 and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, hereby makes the following
Regulations to amend the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Supply Code and Performance Standards)
Regulations, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Regulations”):
1.0 Short title and commencement:
(1) These Regulations may be called the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Supply Code and
Performance Standards) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
(2) These Regulations shall come into effect from the date of their notification on 02.06.2025.
2.0 Amendment in Regulation 24(4) of the of Principal Regulations:
In Regulation 24 of the Principal Regulations, the following shall be added after sub-regulation 24(4)(iv):
"Provided that in respect of works such as shifting of HT/LT lines, electrification of Bus Depots, and other similar
infrastructure-related works undertaken by the Distribution Licensee on behalf of Departments of Govt. of NCT of
Delhi (GoNCTD), the following shall apply:
(a) The execution of such works may generally be divided into the following broad stages/milestones:
1. Design and Procurement: Survey, Design Finalization, and Procurement of Material etc.
2. Execution and Installation: Civil Works, Laying of Cables, Installation of Structures and
Equipment.
3. Testing, Commissioning and Handing over: Includes testing of the installed infrastructure,
energization, and final handover report.
(b) The concerned Discom (Licensee) shall prepare the Scheme for the works based on Cost Data Book (CDB) of the
Commission applicable on the date of preparation of the Scheme.
(c) Payment for each stage/milestone shall be governed by Rule 172(1) of the General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017,
as amended from time to time, which as on date, is as follows:
1. 30% of the estimated cost of each stage/milestone shall be paid as advance payment upon submission of
Proforma Invoice and Undertaking by the Discom (Licensee).
2. The balance 70% along with taxes as applicable shall be paid upon completion of each tage/milestone based
on submission of documents namely Invoice, utilization certificate, and completion report by the Licensee,
as applicable.
(d) In order to cover the working capital required by the Discom (Licensee) till the release of the balance 70%
payments along with taxes, the interest on the said amount, equivalent to the marginal cost of funds based on lending
rate (MCLR) for one year of the State Bank of India, as applicable on the 1st April of the financial year, plus 350 basis
points, during the period of execution of work, shall form the part of the estimated cost.
(e) The Discoms (Licensee) shall not be required to furnish the Bank Guarantee (BG) against advance payment, if
any, released to it by the concerned Govt. Department, as it is an electricity utility regulated under the Electricity
Act 2003. However, the Discoms (Licensee) while drawing the advance payment as per these provisions shall
submit an undertaking that, in case the works are not completed by it, then the recovery of the advance as
recoverable shall be adjusted with the ARR of Delhi Transco Ltd., which will remit the said amount to the Govt.
department concerned.4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART III]
(f) In case of delay in payment of the balance 70% amount beyond 45 days of submission of final invoice and other
documents, interest on the said amount, equivalent to the marginal cost of funds based on lending rate (MCLR) for
one year of the State Bank of India, as applicable on the 1st April of the financial year, plus 350 basis points, shall be
recoverable by the Discom (Licensee) from the concerned Department of Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
(g) The cost of such works shall not be passed on to the consumers of Delhi and, therefore, shall not be considered in
the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) of the Discoms (Licensee)."
RAJESH DANGI, Secy.
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