Centre for Energy Regulation
Department of Management Sciences (DoMS) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
The Chhatisgarh Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) was established under the Electricity Regulatory
Commission Act, 1998 and started functioning with effect from 03-October-2001.
Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board was unbundled in December 2008, into five independent Companies, i.e.
CSERC determines tariff for above mentioned State-owned entities. In addition, CSERC monitors private
player like Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. in transmission and distribution businesses.
| State | Ownership | Technology wise breakup (MW) | Grand Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal | Nuclear | Renewable | ||||||||
| Coal | Lignite | Gas | Diesel | Total | Hydro | RES(MNRE) | ||||
| Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||
Link- https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/executive/2023/04/Executive_Summary_Mar_2023_merged.pdf
| Name of Utility/Power Station | UTILITY | Ownership Type | Energy Source | Installed Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korba STPS I & II | NTPC LTD. | Central | Thermal-Coal | 2100 |
| Korba III | NTPC LTD. | Central | Thermal-Coal | 500 |
| Lara | NTPC LTD. | Central | Thermal-Coal | 1600 |
| Sipat STPS I | NTPC LTD. | Central | Thermal-Coal | 1980 |
| Sipat STPS II | NTPC LTD. | Central | Thermal-Coal | 1000 |
| Raipur Energen Limited | Adani Power Ltd. | Private | Thermal-Coal | 1370 |
| Lanco Amarkantak TPP Pathadih, U-I | Lanco Amarkan. Power Ltd. | Private | Thermal-Coal | 300 |
| Lanco Amarkantak TPP Pathadih, U-II | Lanco Amarkan. Power Ltd. | Private | Thermal-Coal | 300 |
| Bhilai Expansion Power Plant | NTPC SAIL PCPL | Central | Thermal-Coal | 500 |
| Jindal Power Ltd. STPPS-I | Jindal Power Ltd., Tamnar | Central | Thermal-Coal | 1000 |
| Jindal Power Ltd. STPPS-II | Jindal Power Ltd., Tamnar | Central | Thermal-Coal | 2400 |
| Raigarh Energy Generation Ltd. | Adani Power Ltd. | Private | Thermal-Coal | 600 |
| Korba TPS East | CSPGCL | State | Thermal-Coal | 240 |
| DSPM TPS Korba East | CSPGCL | State | Thermal-Coal | 500 |
| Korba-West Extension TPS | CSPGCL | State | Thermal-Coal | 500 |
| Hasdeo TPS Korba | CSPGCL | State | Thermal-Coal | 840 |
| Co-Gen Kawardha | CSPGCL | State | others | 6 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee TPS | CSPGCL | State | Thermal-Coal | 1000 |
| HEP Bango | CSPGCL | State | Hydro-Hydro | 120 |
| HEP Gangrel | CSPGCL | State | Hydro-Hydro | 10 |
| HEP Sikasar | CSPGCL | State | Hydro-Hydro | 7 |
| MHP Korba West | CSPGCL | State | Hydro-Hydro | 1 |
| SKS Power Generation | SKS Power Generation Chhattisgarh Ltd. (SPGCL) | State | Thermal Coal | 600 |
| RKMPPL Ucchpind | RKM Powergen Pvt. Ltd. | Private | Thermal Coal | 360 |
Link- https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/executive/2023/09/R1_Executive_Summary_September_2023.pdf
| Sr. No. | Consumer Category | CSPDCL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LV 1: Domestic Category | 7276 |
| 2 | LV 2: Non-Domestic | 1287 |
| 3 | LV 3: Agriculture Category | 5618 |
| 4 | LV 4: Agriculture Allied Services | 39 |
| 5 | LV 5: LT Industry | 719 |
| 6 | LV 6: Public Utilities | 610 |
| 7 | LV 7: IT Industries | 1 |
| 8 | LV 8: Temporary | 1275 |
| 9 | HV 1: Railway Traction | 1305 |
| 10 | HV 2: Mines | 725 |
| 11 | HV 3: Other Industrial & General Purpose Non-Industrial | 2328 |
| 12 | HV 4: Steel Industries | 9000 |
| 13 | HV 5: Irrigation & Agriculture Allied Activities, Public Water Works | 249 |
| 14 | HV 6: Residential | 180 |
| 15 | HV 7: Start Up Power | 12 |
| 16 | HV 8: Industries related to manufacturing of equipment for power generation from renewable energy sources | 4 |
| 17 | HV 9: IT Industries | 2 |
| Total | 30634.70 |
Link- https://cserc.gov.in/upload/upload_terrif_order/1683185806.pdf
| States / UTs | Small Hydro | Wind | BM Cogen. (Bagasse) | BM Cogen. (Non- Bagasse) | Waste to Energy | Waste to Energy (Off-grid) | Ground-Mounted Solar | Rooftop Solar | Hybrid Solar | Off-grid Solar | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattisgarh | 76 | 272 | 2.50 | 0.41 | 507.18 | 56 | 386.73 | 1301.17 |
Link- https://mnre.gov.in/img/documents/uploads/file_s-1683779844352.pdf
| Sr. No. | DISCOMs | 2022 - 23 | 2023 - 24 | 2024 - 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSPDCL | 5.56 | 5.62 | 5.38 |
Link- https://cserc.gov.in/upload/upload_terrif_order/1683185806.pdf
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| Sr. No. | Name | Designation |
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| 1 | Shri Hemant Verma | Chairman |
| 2 | Shri. Vinod Deshmukh | Member(Judicial) |
| 3 | Shri Pramod Kumar Gupta | Member |
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Amendments to the Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Wind Solar Hybrid Project, 2025 |
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CERC (Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs)) Guidelines, 2025 |
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Ministry of Coal (Public Consultation on Coal Trade Exchange) |
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Draft amendments proposed in the MBDs for Procurement of Power for Long term from Thermal Power Stations set up on DBFOO basis -Reg. |
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TNERC (Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation) (Amendment) Regulation, 2025 |
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CERC: Indian Energy Exchange petition before Commission on introduction of Green Real Time Market segment on its trading platform |
