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Tarfiff Role of Consumers in Tariff Determination
Tarfiff Role of Consumers in Tariff Determination
PRINCIPLE OF ITS
CALCULATION
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INTRODUCTION
Electrical energy is most useful form of energy because it can be most
conveniently transformed into other forms of energy like heat light,
mechanical energy that we require in our day to day life.
All these costs when added together constitutes the total cost of electricity
which in the consumers have to share according to the quantum of electricity
consumed taking into account the nature and time of use of electricity by each
category of consumers.
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INTRODUCTION (contd.)
The question is how this cost of electricity is to determined in a transparent manner.
Some standard principles have been evolved through ages of un & sell of electricity
become more and more complicated.
Cost of Electricity has two components Fixed Cost and Variable Cost
Power
It is the capacity to Generate or consume electricity. The term Power specifies the capacity
of generation or consumption in terms of Kilowatt (KW) or Megawatt (MW). One Megawatt as
we know in one thousand Kilowatt.
Energy
It is the Power Generated or Consumed by utilizing the capacity for a duration of time. It one
kilowatt Power has been generated or distributed continuously for one hour, it is said that an
energy of One Kilowatt hour has been generated or used. Similarly if Five kilowatt of Power is
generated or consumed for Two hours, an energy of 10 ( = 5 X 2) kilowatt hour has been
generated or consumed and so on. 4
COMPONENTS OF COST Fixed and Variable Cost
Fixed Cost
As per recent norms fixed cost cannot be recovered fully from the
consumers if the capacity is not available for generation above a certain
percentage of declared capacity.
Variable cost
Cost of generating the quantum of electrical energy and covers the fuel
costs for generating this quantum of electricity.
The Fuel in a coal fired Thermal Power Station is coal (Primary fuel) and
Oil (Secondary fuel).
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COMPONENTS Of FIXED COST
Depreciation
Employment Cost
Bad Debts 6
COMPONENTS Of FIXED COST ..(contd.)
1. Return on Equity:
Tax on income stream of the company, Banking cash transaction charge, any
other direct tax and Fringe benefit tax shall be computed as expenses
Shall be recovered as pass through from consumers and beneficiaries
Govt. duties shall be recovered at specified rate from the consumers but shall be
processed on to the Govt.
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COMPONENTS Of FIXED COST ..(contd.)
3. Depreciation:
4. Interest on Loan:
The generating company shall be allowed to recover the interest expenses on all
borrowings towards capital works as per terms of such borrowings including the
repayment schedule
Interest on normative loan shall be allowed at weighted average rate of interest
on above actual borrowings
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COMPONENTS Of FIXED COST ..(contd.)
5. Interest on Working Capital:
Working Capital primarily for purchase of fuel has to be maintained at all times so
that the generation does not suffer due to shortage of working capital.
Rents, rates & taxes (other than taxes & relating to income, profits & dividend
taxes)
Legal charges and statutory fees (but excluding any penalty to be paid under
the law)
Auditors expenses
Consultancy charges for work which can not be done in house or is
uneconomical to do so.
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COMPONENTS Of FIXED COST ..(contd.)
7. Employees cost:
Employee cost shall include the expenses on account of salaries & wages, staff
welfare expenses, travelling expenses, Bonus etc including Directors
remuneration, fees expenses and other facilities and salaries and wages of
Corporate office/ Registered office and shall be shown separately.
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COMPONENTS Of FIXED COST ..(contd.)
Bad debts as actually had been written off in the latest available audited
accounts of the generating companies subject to a ceiling of 5% of the
Annual Gross sales value of energy at the end of the year can be
included as a pass through item.
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VARIABLE COST OR FULL COST
Heat values are expressed in terms of kilo calories/kg meaning thereby that one
kg of coal of certain grade where fully burnt will give rise to a certain amount of
heat measured in kilo calories. These heat values an expressed in Useful Heat
Value (UHV). GCV of particular grade of coal is higher than its useful heat value
or UHV.
GCV & UHV of various grade of coal are listed below:
For example station Heat Rate (SHR) of Budge Budge Power Station of CESC
is about 2500 k.cal/kwh where as far New Cossipore Generating Station SHR
is of the order of 6000 k.cal/kwh.
This is because New Cossipore is an old Power Station and less efficient by
design and operation.
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VARIABLE COST OR FULL COST .(contd.)
Although coal is the primary fuel for generation of energy in a Thermal Power
Plant, certain amount of oil is also required to be burnt for starting the process
of Boiler firing, initial low level of generation etc.
Each unit or plant has different amount of oil requirement for generating each
kwh of electrical energy. This is called Specific Oil Consumption of the Unit or
Plant and is expressed in mililitres per kwh or ml/kwh
The Specific Oil consumption in the Plant may vary from 1 ml/kwh to 4 ml/kwh
When a unit is first synchronized after erection and commissioning the oil
consumption may reach higher values during the stabilization period
This oil has its own Heat Value Called G.C.V of oil or Gross calorific value of oil
and is expressed in kilo calories/litre. This value is generally of the order of
9500 to 9600 kilo calores per litre. Average price of oil being 40000 Rs./KL to
50000 Rs/KL limit may change according to international market rate
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VARIABLE COST OR FULL COST .(contd.)
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VARIABLE COST OR FULL COST .(contd.)
Auxiliary Consumption
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Sample Calculation Chart for Determining
FUEL COST Sample Calculation Chart for determining: NET ARR &
AVARAGE COST OF GENERATION
1. Electricity proposed to the generated in the
power station during the year in Million Units 1. Fuel Cost.
(MV) 2. Coal & Ash Handling charges.
2. Auxiliary Consumption (say 10% of proposed 3. Employees Cost including Cost of contracted manpower.
Energy generation in MU 4. Administrative & General Expenses.
3. Ex-Bus Generation to the delivered =(1-2)MU 5. Rents, Lean Rentals etc.
4. Station Heat Rate of Power Station in Kilo 6. Legal and professional Charges.
calories/ KWh 7. Audit Fees.
5. Total Heat Required for generation = 1 X 4 in 8. Repair Maintenance including consumables.
Million Kilo Calories. 9. Insurances.
6. G.C.V of Oil in Kilo Calories/Liter 10. Depreciation.
7. Specific oil consumption in ml/KWh 11. Interest on loan capital.
8. Total Oil Consumed = 1 X 7 in KL (Kilo liters) 12. Interest on working Capital.
9. Average Price of oil in Rs/KL 13. F.E.R.V
10. Cost of Oil =8 X 9 in Rs. 14. Bad Debt.
11. Heat generation from oil = 6 X 8 1000 in 15. Water charges.
million kilo calories. 16. Return on Equity.
12. Heat generation from coal = 5 -11 in million kilo 17. Gross Aggregate Revenue Requirement = Sum(1 to 16)
calories. Less: i) Miscellaneous Income from other sources.
13. Heat value of coal in Kilo Calories / Kg ii) Other deduction.
14. Coal required =12 X 1000 13 in M.Tonnes. 19. Net ARR to be recovered through tariff = 17 18 in Rs.
15. Weighted average price of coal in Rs / MT.
16. Cost of Coal = 14 X 15 in Rs. 20. Average Tariff for Purchase = 19 Ex-Bus Energy sal in
17. Total Cost of Fuel = 10 + 16 in Rs. Rs./Kwh
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Thank You
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