Regulator can review power tariff in PPA

In The tariff fixed in a power purchase agreement (PPA) is not sacrosanct and it could be reviewed by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission, which is the statutory authority for fixing tariff under the Electricity Act, the Supreme Court ruled last week in its judgment, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd vs Tarini Infrastructure Ltd. The state regulatory commission had declared that it had no such power to review. However, the appellate tribunal decided that the commission did have the power.