ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has rejected the review petition filed by Independent Power Projects (IPPs) against the separation of Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) from National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC).
The Nepra, in its 14-page decision, said that the modifications in the license of NTDC were aimed to separate functions of transmission company from affairs of power purchase and during the recent hearing none of the IPPs objected on separation of NTDC’s functions but the parties principally agreed to creation of CPPA-G and the functions assigned to it.
It was pointed out that the articles of amended Transmission License of NTDC will only deal with the system operations, whereas for market functions, a comprehensive legal framework has been developed in the form of the Market Rules and the Commercial Code. Therefore, there was no need to modify the granted LPM to add or make any change.
