Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998
28. Determination of tariff by Central Commission
The Central Commission shall determine by regulations the terms
and conditions for fixation of tariff under clauses (a), (b) and (c) of section
13, and in doing so, shall be guided by the following, namely:-
(a) the generating companies and transmission entities shall
adopt such principles in order that they may earn an adequate return and at the
same time that they do not exploit their dominant position in the generation,
sale of electricity or in the inter-State transmission of electricity;
(b) the factors which would encourage efficiency, economical use
of the resources, good performance, optimum investments and other matters which
the Central Commission considers appropriate;
(c) national power plans formulated by the Central Government;
and
(d) such financial principles and their applications contained
in Schedule VI to the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 as the Commission
considers appropriate.