# MERC Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. Classification Order (Case No. 230, 231, 232, 233, 154 & 174 of 2025)

- **Issuing authority:** Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC)
- **Case number:** 230, 231, 232, 233, 154 & 174 of 2025
- **Order date:** 4 May 2026
- **Petitioner:** Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL)
- **Order type:** Classification Order
- **Length:** 37 pages
- **Official PDF:** https://merc.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Combined-Order-in-6-Cases-Case-No.-230231232233154174-of-2025.pdf

## Section index

| Section | Title | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Petitioners' main prayers are as follows: | 3 |
| 4 | Petitioner, MSEDCL in its Petitions has stated as follows: | 4 |
| 4.9 |  In Case No. 230 of 2025 | 7 |
| 4.10 |  In Case No. 231 of 2025 | 7 |
| 4.11 |  In Case No. 232 of 2025 | 7 |
| 4.12 |  In Case No. 233 of 2025 | 8 |
| 5 | Respondent UTCL in its Reply dated 30 December 2025 and in submission dated 5 January 2026 has stated as follows: | 12 |
| 7 | Petitioners (BCCIL & ACL) in their Petitions in Case No 154 of 2025 & 174 of 2025 have stated as follows: | 19 |
| 8 | Adani Agri Logistics Ltd in its submission in IA No. 18 of 2026 dated 30 January, 2026 has submitted as under: | 19 |
| 12 | MSEDCL, in its common submission in Case No. 230 of 2025, 231 of 2025, 232 of 2025, 254 of 2025, & 174 of 2025, dated 06 January 2026, has stated as below: | 24 |
| 13 | MSEDCL, in its submission in Case No. 233 of 2025, dated 06 January 2026, has stated as below (MSEDCL has made a mostly similar submission in other cases at the above para, which is not reproduced for the sake of brevity): | 26 |
| 25 | Issue (A) Ascertainment of tariff category applicable to 'Bulk Cement Terminal' & 'Grain processing and packaging plants' and whether 'Bulk Cement Terminal' & 'Grain processing and packaging plants' can be re-classified retrospectively? | 31 |
| 26 | Issue (B) Whether MSEDCL is entitled to recovery on account of such retrospective reclassification? | 34 |
| 27 | Hence, the following Order. | 35 |

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