Executive Summary:
This document is a corrigendum to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Supply Code and Performance Standards Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2025, notified on 02.06.2025. It addresses clauses ivc, ivd, ive and ivf of Regulation 244, modifying payment terms and interest clauses. The corrigendum is effective as of August 7, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Regulation 244, Clause ivc (Payment Terms):**
* The balance 70, along with applicable taxes, is payable upon completion of each milestone, based on the submission of an invoice and completion report by the Licensee.
* The concerned Department of the Government of NCT of Delhi must release payment promptly, within a maximum of 45 days.
* **Regulation 244, Clause ivd (Interest on Working Capital):**
* This clause has been deleted.
* **Regulation 244, Clause ive (Refund of Advance):**
* If works are not completed by the Discom Licensee, they must refund the advance immediately.
* If the Discoms fail to refund the amount, recovery will be made through Delhi Transco Ltd., which will bill the Discom Licensee.
* Payments received by Delhi Transco Ltd. from the Discom Licensee shall be remitted to the concerned department.
* **Regulation 244, Clause ivf (Interest on Delayed Payments):**
* This clause has been deleted.
* **General:**
* All other provisions of the "Supply Code and Performance Standards Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2025" remain unchanged.
Impact Analysis:
* **Discom Licensees:**
* *Impact:* Revised payment terms, deletion of interest clauses, and potential obligation to refund advance payments for incomplete work. Liable for recovery of advance payment through Delhi Transco Ltd. if not refunded.
* *Action Required:* Ensure timely submission of invoices and completion reports. Be prepared to refund advance payments for uncompleted work.
* **Government of NCT of Delhi (Concerned Department):**
* *Impact:* Obligation to make prompt payments (within 45 days) upon submission of invoices and completion reports. No longer liable for interest on delayed payments.
* *Action Required:* Establish processes to ensure payments are made within the stipulated timeframe.
* **Delhi Transco Ltd. (Nodal Agency):**
* *Impact:* Responsibility for recovering advance payments from Discom Licensees if they fail to refund them.
* *Action Required:* Establish billing and recovery processes for advance payments from Discom Licensees.
Key Entities Referenced
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission: Regulatory body that notified the Supply Code and Performance Standards Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2025.
Supply Code and Performance Standards Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2025: Regulations amended by the corrigendum issued by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).
Regulation 244: Regulation within the Supply Code and Performance Standards Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2025 that is subject to changes and clarifications in the corrigendum.
Govt. of NCT of Delhi: Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, responsible for releasing payments to Discom Licensees.
Discom Licensee: Distribution Company Licensee, recipient of payments from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi, and potentially subject to refunds.
State Bank of India: Reference bank for determining the marginal cost of funds based on lending rate (MCLR).
Delhi Transco Ltd.: Nodal Agency responsible for raising bills to the Discom Licensee and remitting payments to the concerned department in case of refund.
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भाग III
PART III
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे ददल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
िजु िपत्र
ददल् ली, 7 अगस्ट्त, 2025
स.ं 17(220)/DERC/Engg./2023-24/7898/751.– िसै ादक ददल्ली जिद्युत जिजनयामक आयोग (आपूर्तत
संजहता और प्रदिशन मानक) (सातिां संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2025 को डीईआरसी द्वारा ददनांक 02.06.2025 की अजधसूचना
के माध्यम स े अजधसूजचत दकया गया ह।ै तथाजप, उक्त संिोधन में जनम्नजलजखत िुजि-पत्र िारी करना आिश्यक समझा गया
ह।ै
1. सातिें संिोधन जिजनयमन के जिजनयम 24(4) के खडं (iv)(सी) परै ा (2) को जनम्नानुसार पढा िाए:
“िेष 70% राजि का भगुतान, लागू करों सजहत, प्रत्येक चरण/मील के पूरा होन ेपर लाइसेंसधारी द्वारा दस्ट्तािेि
अथाशत ्चालान और पणू शता ररपोर्श, िो भी लाग ूहो, प्रस्ट्ततु करने के आधार पर दकया िाएगा।
5307 DG/2025 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
रा.रा.क्षे. ददल्ली सरकार का संबंजधत जिभाग जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) को तत्काल प्रभाि से और अजधकतम 45
ददनों की अिजध के भीतर भुगतान िारी करेगा।
2. सातिें संिोधन जिजनयमन के जिजनयम 24(4) का खंड (iv)(डी), िो जनम्नानुसार ह,ै को एतद ्द्वारा हर्ा ददया गया
ह:ै
“करों के साथ िषे 70% भगुतान िारी होन ेतक जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) द्वारा आिश्यक कायशिील पूंिी को किर
करन ेके जलए, उक्त राजि पर ब्याि, भारतीय स्ट्र्ेर् बैंक की एक िष शके जलए उधार दर (एमसीएलआर) के आधार
पर जनजधयों की अत्यल्प लागत के बराबर, जित्तीय िषश के 1 अप्रलै को लागू, प्लस 350 आधार अंक, कायश के
जनष्पादन की अिजध के दौरान अनुमाजनत लागत का जहस्ट्सा बनेगा।”
3. संिोजधत जिजनयमन के अनुप्रयोग म ेंदकसी भी अस्ट्पष्टता को दरू करन े के उद्देश्य से, सातिें संिोधन जिजनयमन के
जिजनयम 24(4) के खंड (iv)(ई) के अतं गतश एतद ्द्वारा एक "स्ट्पष्टीकरण" डाला िाता ह:ै -
“स्ट्पष्टीकरण: यदद जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) द्वारा कायश पूरा नहीं दकया िाता है, तो जडस्ट्कॉम को अजिम राजि
तत्काल िापस करनी होगी। यदद जडस्ट्कॉम सरकारी जिभाग द्वारा भुगतान की गई अजिम राजि िापस करन ेम ें
जिफल रहता ह,ै तो इसकी िसूली नोडल एिेंसी के रूप म ेंददल्ली रांसको जलजमर्ेड के माध्यम से की िाएगी, िो
जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) को जबल (िसूली दािा) प्रस्ट्ततु करेगी, और जिसके जिरुि भुगतान जडस्ट्कॉम
(लाइसेंसधारी) द्वारा ददल्ली रांसको जलजमर्ेड द्वारा प्रस्ट्तुत अन्य जबलों की तरह िारी दकया िाएगा। जडस्ट्कॉम
(लाइसेंसधारी) से ददल्ली रांसको जलजमर्ेड द्वारा प्राप्त दकया गया भुगतान तत्काल संबंजधत जिभाग को भेि ददया
िाएगा।“
4. सातिें संिोधन जिजनयमन के जिजनयम 24(4) का खंड (iv)(एफ), िो जनम्नानुसार ह,ै को एतद ् द्वारा हर्ा ददया
गया ह:ै
“अंजतम चालान और अन्य दस्ट्तािेिों को प्रस्ट्तुत करने के 45 ददनों के बाद तक िेष 70% राजि के भगुतान म ेंदेरी
के मामल ेम,ें उक्त राजि पर ब्याि, भारतीय स्ट्र्ेर् बैंक की एक िषश के जलए उधार दर (एमसीएलआर) के आधार
पर जनजधयों की अत्यल्प लागत के बराबर, जित्तीय िषश के 1 अप्रैल को लागू, प्लस 350 आधार अंक, रा.रा.क्ष.े
ददल्ली सरकार के सबंंजधत जिभाग से जडस्ट्कॉम (लाइसेंसधारी) द्वारा िसूल दकया िाएगा।”
5. "(आपूर्तत संजहता और प्रदिशन मानक) (सातिां संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2025" के अन्य सभी प्रािधान
अपररिर्ततत रहगें े।
यह िुजिपत्र आयोग के अनुमोदन से िारी दकया िा रहा ह।ै
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DELHI ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
CORRIGENDUM
Delhi, the 7th August, 2025
F.No. 17(220)/DERC/Engg./2023-24/7898/751.—Whereas Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission
(Supply Code and Performance Standards) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2025, have been notified by DERC
vide Notification dated 02.06.2025. However, it has been considered necessary to issue the following corrigendum
in the said Amendment.
1. The Clause (iv)(c) para (2) of Regulation 24(4) of the Seventh Amendment Regulations, may be read as
under:[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
“The balance 70% along with taxes as applicable shall be paid upon completion of each stage/milestone
based on submission of documents namely Invoice, and completion report by the Licensee, as applicable.
The Concerned Department of Govt. of NCT of Delhi shall release the payment to the Discom (Licensee)
promptly and maximum within the period of 45 days”
2. The Clause (iv)(d) of Regulation 24(4) of the Seventh Amendment Regulations, which reads as under, is
hereby deleted:
“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.”
3. For the purpose of removing any ambiguity in the application of the amended Regulation, an “Explanation”
is hereby inserted under Clause (iv)(e) of Regulation 24(4) of following Seventh Amendment Regulations: -
“Explanation: In case the works are not completed by the Discom (Licensee), latter shall be liable to
refund the advance forthwith. In case the Discoms fail to refund the amount of the advance paid by the
Government Department, the recovery of the same shall be made through Delhi Transco Ltd. as the Nodal
Agency, which will raise the bill (recovery claim) to the Discom (Licensee), and the payment against
which shall be released by the Discom (Licensee) like other bills raised by the Delhi Transco Ltd. The
payment so, received by the Delhi Transco Ltd. from Discom (Licensee) shall be forthwith remitted to the
concerned department.”
4. The Clause (iv)(f) of Regulation 24(4) of the Seventh Amendment Regulations, which reads as under, is
hereby deleted:
“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.”
5. All other provisions of the "(Supply Code and Performance Standards) (Seventh Amendment)
Regulations, 2025" shall remain unchanged.
This Corrigendum is issued with the approval of the Commission.
RAJESH DANGI, Secy.
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