ENERGY, ELECTRICITY & POWER SECTOR
Expletus Legal has developed one of its strongest and most distinguished practices in the field of Energy and Electricity Laws, with particular expertise in regulatory litigation, tariff disputes, power procurement frameworks and energy infrastructure advisory. The Firm regularly advises and represents electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs), generating companies, transmission utilities, renewable energy developers, government entities and private stakeholders before the Supreme Court of India, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) and various High Courts across the country.
The Firm’s practice is built around the complex and evolving regulatory architecture under the Electricity Act, 2003, National Tariff Policy, CERC/SERC Regulations and the judicial precedents shaping India’s power sector. The Firm has been associated with several landmark matters that have contributed to the evolution of electricity jurisprudence in India.
The Firm’s experience and key areas of expertise includes:
- Tariff determination and tariff-related litigation;
- Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs);
- Change in law compensation claims;
- Carrying cost and restitutionary claims;
- Open access and cross-subsidy surcharge disputes;
- Captive and group captive power disputes;
- Renewable energy and regulatory compliance;
- Transmission and wheeling charge disputes;
- Fuel supply and coal linkage disputes;
- Electricity procurement and bidding disputes;
- Regulatory appeals before APTEL;
- Advisory under the Electricity Act, 2003;
- Energy infrastructure and project advisory;
- Constitutional and policy challenges in the energy sector.
The Firm’s power sector practice is distinguished by its ability to combine technical regulatory expertise with sophisticated litigation strategy and commercially practical solutions.