MERC's Case 75/2025 post-remand order (25 Mar 2026) re-adjudicates MSEDCL's MYT review after Bombay HC quashed the 25 June 2025 review order for lack of stakeholder consultation
In the matter of Case of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. seeking review of the MYT Order dated 28 March 2025 issued in Case No. 217 of 2024 ( Consequent to Order dated 3 November 2025 passed by the Hon’ble High Court in Writ Petition 19437 of 2025 and batch and the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Order dated 17 November 2025 & 9 February 2026)
MERC's MYT Order dated 28 Mar 2025 (Case 217/2024) set ARR/tariff for MSEDCL's 5th control period (FY2025-26 to FY2029-30). MSEDCL sought review citing errors; Commission's 25 June 2025 order (Case 75/2025) partly allowed the review, revising tariffs, banking rules, Hotel category classification and Grid Support Charges. Stakeholders challenged this before Bombay HC alleging breach of natural justice/Transaction of Business Regulations. HC set aside the 25 June 2025 order (3 Nov 2025), directed fresh adjudication with public consultation, and kept the original 28 Mar 2025 MYT Order operative meanwhile; matter went to Supreme Court (orders 17 Nov 2025 & 9 Feb 2026) before returning to MERC for this post-remand order.
- Bombay HC judgment (3 Nov 2025) set aside MERC's 25 June 2025 review order for denying stakeholders a hearing; directed Commission to re-adjudicate MSEDCL's review petition after due public consultation.
- Pending re-adjudication, the original MYT Order dated 28 March 2025 (Case 217/2024) was held applicable, not the 25 June 2025 revised tariff.
- HC clarified (26 Aug 2025) that RE banking billing must follow para 7.13.93 of the original MYT Order: energy banked during solar hours (0900-1700 hrs) can be drawn at any time other than peak TOD hours, not confined to the solar-hour slot as ordered in the quashed para 35.15.
- July 2025 bills issued under the (later stayed) para 35.15 were not directed to be revised; consumers were permitted to pay under protest, subject to outcome of the Writ Petitions.
- Supreme Court orders dated 17 Nov 2025 and 9 Feb 2026 disposed of MSEDCL's challenge to the HC judgment, paving the way for this present remand Order dated 25 March 2026 in Case 75 of 2025.
- Present Order carries fresh approved variable/energy charge schedules for MSEDCL's power purchase from thermal, hydro and RE sources for FY2025-26 through FY2029-30, forming the basis for revised ARR/tariff computation.
- Commission completes re-adjudication of MSEDCL's review petition via this 25 Mar 2026 Order, following the public consultation process directed by the Bombay HC.
- RE generators/consumers to continue billing of banked solar energy per para 7.13.93 of the original MYT Order (drawable any hour except peak) until superseded.
- MSEDCL to implement the approved station-wise variable/energy charge schedules (FY2025-26 to FY2029-30) annexed to this Order for power purchase cost recovery.
- Disputed July 2025 bills paid under protest remain subject to final resolution of the Writ Petition proceedings.
- Stakeholders aggrieved by the present re-adjudicated outcome retain the right to further appellate recourse.
- Commission to ensure category-wise tariff issues (Hotel reclassification, Grid Support Charges, banking) are re-examined with proper stakeholder consultation as mandated by the HC.
- • Open-access/rooftop solar C&I consumers get clarity that banked solar-hour energy can be drawn in any non-peak slot (not restricted to solar hours), reversing the stricter approach in the quashed 25 June 2025 order.
- • C&I consumers should track this Order's final stance on Hotel tariff reclassification and Grid Support Charges, both previously revised then thrown into litigation.
- • Prolonged regulatory back-and-forth (stay orders, HC/SC interventions) through FY2025-26 means C&I buyers/developers should verify current applicable tariff before contracting, as retrospective adjustments are possible.
- • Updated variable/energy charge schedules for FY2025-26–FY2029-30 give open-access and RE developers visibility into MSEDCL's power purchase cost trajectory relevant for cross-subsidy/ toD and banking cost planning.
This order is largely a procedural reset - the Commission is re-doing its April-June 2025 review after courts found it skipped stakeholder consultation. For C&I and RE clients, the practical takeaway is the restored, consumer-favourable banking rule (draw anytime except peak) and the reminder that MSEDCL's tariff/ARR for FY25-30 has been in flux for a year. Developers should reconfirm current applicable charges (Grid Support Charges, Hotel category, banking) directly against this Order's operative paragraphs rather than the earlier stayed 25 June 2025 order, and build in contingency for further appeals.
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