Panchkula, Sept. 22 -- The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has held Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) in clear contravention of statutory timelines over delay in granting grid connectivity to a 6-MW captive solar project and ordered the state transmission utility to reimburse Rs 1 lakh to the petitioner towards court fee and litigation expenses.
The Commission, however, took a lenient view of the case and refrained from imposing a financial penalty under Sections 142 and 146 of the Electricity Act, 2003, while discharging show-cause notices issued on July 10.
In its 51-page final order issued on September 21, HERC described the delay as indicative of "administrative lapses, red-tapism and an unacceptable degre...