NEF PROPOSAL TEMPLATES
Instructions to Utilities for Filling the Proposal Templates under NEF
A. The comprehensive proposal duly signed (all pages) and complete in all respect, along with copies of supporting documents shall be forwarded to REC in prescribed formats. In case of any assistance/ doubt/ interpretation utilities are requested to contact REC Regional /Corporate Office for clarification.
B. Templates formats for submission of the proposal are as under;
Template 2 Proposal for evaluation of Pre- eligibility Condition: This template consists of information in respect of the pre- eligibility conditions that are to be complied by the utility before being considered for Eligibility.
This information is required to be submitted each year in order to evaluate pre- eligibility of the utility.
Template 3 Proposal for evaluation of interest subsidy: This template consists of information in respect of the utility’s achievement/ evaluation criteria as defined in the guidelines for evaluation of scores and further submission to the Steering Committee for consideration of approval in respect of the percentage of interest subsidy and quantum of interest subsidy amount. Details of the progress of projects, interest paid to the lender is also required to be submitted in this template. Utilities are required to submit this template on yearly basis.
Template 2: Proposal for evaluation of Pre- Eligibility
(to be filled by utility)
Name of State
Name of Utility
Lender’s Name
Evaluation year
Year of submission of proposal
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
(For use of Nodal Agency) PROPOSAL No.
Submission Date(DD/MM/YYYY)
Detail of Independent Evaluator
Remarks
FORMAT 2A: PRE-ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS (PEC)
PEC 1: Operationalization of SERC/ JERC
S. No. Particulars Status Remarks (Power Dept. in Group-II States are
exempted)
1.1 Whether SERC/ JERC has been operationalised in the borrower(s) State/ UT?
Yes/No
1.2 Year of Constitution Year
1.3 Whether SERC/ JERC have issued Tariff Order for the State/UT?
Yes/No
(a) If Yes, provide the year for which the latest Tariff Order is issued
Year
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
PEC 2: Formulation of Business Plan
S. No.
Particulars Status Remarks
2.1 Whether detailed Business Plan for at least 5 years has been submitted as Annex A?
Yes/No
2.2 Whether the borrower has a positive Profit after taxes (PAT) as per the latest available accounts?
Yes/No
(a)
If yes, then whether the Business Plan showcases sustaining positive PAT during the projected business plan period (business plan should include the year in which the interest subsidy is being claimed).
Yes/No
(b)
If no, then whether the Business Plan includes Financial turnaround plan where PAT becomes positive within a period of 5 years during the projected business plan period(business plan should include the year in which the interest subsidy is being claimed) & remains positive for remaining period.
Yes/No
2.3 Whether the investments reflected in the business plan have been approved by SERC/JERC?
Yes/No
(a) If yes, then borrower should submit documentary support of approval by SERC/JERC as Annex-B
Yes/No
2.4 Whether Business Plan envisages support of State Govt?
Yes/No
(a) If yes, then borrower should submit documentary support of approval from State Government as Annex – C
Yes/No
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
PEC 3: Re-organization of State Electricity Boards (SEBs)
S. No.
Particulars Status Remarks
3.1 Whether SEB has been reorganized in accordance with Section 131 of the Electricity Act 2003?
Yes/No
3.2 Whether Opening Balance Sheet has been prepared for the newly formed successor companies?
Yes/No
3.3 Date of Notification of opening balance sheet Yes/No
3.4 Submit the Opening Balance Sheet of the successor companies
Yes/No
3.5 Whether Transfer Scheme has been notified by State/UT Government?
Yes/No
PEC 4: Release of Subsidy by State Government
S. No.
Particulars Status Remarks
4.1 Whether subsidy for the FY (n-1) has been received? Where 'n' refers to year in which utility has sought the benefits under NEF
Yes/No/ Not
applicable
(a) If yes, provide amount of subsidy received during FY (n-1)
Rs Crs
4.2
Whether provision for subsidy has been made for FY (n) in the State Annual Budget? Where 'n' refers to year in which utility has sought the benefits under NEF
Yes/No/ Not
applicable
(a) If yes, provide amount of subsidy provisioned for FY (n) along with supporting documents
Rs Crs
4.3 Submit copy of supporting documents regarding receipt of subsidy as Annex D.
PEC 5: Audited Annual Accounts
S. No.
Particulars Status
Remarks
( Power Dept. are exempted)
5.1 Whether the borrower has submitted audited annual accounts for FY (n-2) as Annex E ? . Where 'n' refers to year in which utility has sought the benefits
Yes/No
under NEF.
(May also refer the website of the Utility, if the same is available in the website)
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
PEC 6: Timely Filing of Tariff Petition
S. No.
Particulars Status
Remarks
( Power Dept. are exempted)
6.1 Whether tariff order has been issued for current year (i.e. year of submission of proposal)
Yes/No
(a)
If yes, whether a copy of Tariff Order for current year has been submitted as Annex F to these formats.
(May also submit through soft copy by mail)
Yes/No
6.2
In case interest subsidy proposal is submitted after 30th November of current financial year :
Whether the borrower has filed the tariff petition for ensuing financial year (i.e. for coming financial year) with the SERC/ JERC?
Yes/No
(a)
If yes, whether a copy for said tariff petition has been submitted as Annex G to these formats.
(May also submit through soft copy by mail)
Yes/No
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
List of annexure to be provided:
S No. Description Information enclosed
Remarks
1 Annex A: Copy of Business Plan Yes/No
2 Annex B: Copy of approval of SERC/ JERC for Capital investments reflecting in Business Plan
Yes/No
3 Annex C: Copy of approval of State/UT Government for support in case Business Plan envisages their support, if any
Yes/No
4
Annex D: Copy of support document regarding receipt of subsidy from State Government.
( May also refer the Note/page numbers of the Audited Annual Report, if the same is mentioned there)
Yes/No
5
Annex E: Audited Annual Accounts.
(May also refer Discom’s web-site, if the copy is available there)
Yes/No
6
Annex F: Copy of Tariff Order
(May also refer SERC web-site, with Order reference etc., if the order is available there)
Yes/No
7
Annex G: Copy of Tariff Petition
(May also refer SERC web-site, with proper reference etc., if the petition is available there).
Yes/No
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
Template 3: Proposal for evaluation of Eligibility Criteria for Interest Subsidy
Name of State
Name of Utility
Year for which Interest Subsidy sought for
Year of Submission of proposal
Total no. of projects covered under NEF
Total Disbursement availed during the eligible FY (n)
Total interest paid to lender during the eligible FY (n)
Audited Annual Accounts of relevant years (attached /Soft copy sent through email)
Confirmation of receipt of previous years subsidy from State Govt. (as on date of submission of claim).
Yes (as on date, eligible tariff/revenue subsidy for FY
………………………. has been received from State Govt.)
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
(For use of Nodal Agency) PROPOSAL No.
Submission Date(DD/MM/YYYY)
Details of Independent Evaluator
Remarks
EC-FORMAT 3A: RELEASE OF SUBSIDY BY STATE GOVERNMENT
S. No.
Particulars Details
1.1 Whether the eligible revenue subsidy from State Government for the FY (n) is received?
(a) Amount of subsidy received for FY (n) (Rs. in cr)
1.2 Submit confirmation regarding receipt of eligible subsidy for FY (n). Clarification in case of any difference.
(May refer the relevant Note/Page numbers of the Audited Annual Accounts/reports of the
Utility, if the same is reflected there.)
Note: Where 'n' refers to year for which interest subsidy is being claimed.
EC-FORMAT 3B: Technical Parameters and Subsidy related information:
Technical Parameters and Subsidy related information:
Mention the relevant page of Audited annual accounts. if derived value then provide the calculation details with reference to annual accounts. In case not available of data in annual accounts, the figures are to be certified by Statutory Auditors/Practising Charted Accountant.
S.No. Particular Unit FY : n FY (n-1)
A Gross Energy Generated MU
B Less: Auxiliary Consumption MU
C Energy Purchased (gross) MU
D Total Input Energy (A-B+C)
E Less; Energy Traded/ Inter-state sales (Net) MU
F Less: Transmission Loss MU
G Net Input Energy (D-E-F)
H Energy sold MU
I Revenue from energy traded/ Inter-state
sales(with respect to units of E above) Rs Crs
J Subsidy Booked/ Built in the Revenue Rs Crs
K Subsidy received Rs Crs
Where 'n' refers to year for which interest subsidy is being claimed.
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
EC-FORMAT 3C: Return on Equity (RoE)
Particulars Unit Response
Whether ROE/ ROCE/ any other reasonable return (as per provisions of NTP) have been allowed by SERC/JERC in the Tariff Order for FY (n)? Where 'n' refers to year for which interest subsidy is being claimed
Yes/No No
If Yes, Submit copy of relevant extract of the Tariff Order
(May submit the soft copy or refer the relevant Tariff Order references of the Regulator if the same is available in SERC web-site)
EC-FORMAT 3D: Notification of MYT Regulations
Particulars Unit Response
Whether State Electricity Regulatory Commission SERC/ JERC have issued MYT Regulations?
Yes/No No
If Yes, Submit copy of Notified MYT regulations
(May submit the soft copy or refer the relevant reference of the Regulator if the same is available in SERC web-site)
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
EC-FORMAT 3E: LOAN DISBURSEMENT & INTEREST PAYMENT DURING FY (n) (This Format is optional for projects loan taken from REC. REC RO/CO shall provide the details
for each project as Annex H may be in Excel format)
Name of the scheme & scheme code
Name of lender
Evaluation Year (i.e. the year for which the interest subsidy is being claimed)
Loan amount sanctioned by lender (Rs. in lakhs)
Loan Amount (approved by Steering Committee) (Rs. in lakhs)
Date of 1st Disbursement by lender
Total disbursement availed from lender against this project during FY (n) (Rs. In lakhs)
Cumulative Disbursement (Rs. In lakhs)
Total interest paid to lender against this project during FY (n) (Rs. In lakhs)
Periodicity of Payment of Interest & Principal(Monthly/Quarterly/Semi Annually/ Annually)
Principal: __________ Interest : __________
Annexure- H S.no Particulars Tranche 1 Tranche 2 n…. Total
1 Date of Disbursement
2 Disbursement Amount (Rs)
3 Rate of Interest (%)
4 Interest amount claimed by lender during the year 'n' excluding penal interest, if any (Rs)
5 Penal Interest if any claimed by the lender (Rs)
6 Actual Interest Paid during the year 'n' excluding penal interest, if any (Rs)
7 Penal Interest paid by the borrower, if any (Rs)
Note: Where 'n' refers to year for which interest subsidy is being claimed.
Certification: This is to confirm that timely payment has been made/ received against this project &calculation details (also in MS Excel file) is attached with this file.
Lender’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp) Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
FORMAT 3F: PROJECT MONITORING FORMAT
(This Format is to be submitted individually, may be in soft copy, for each project as ANNEX I )
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT
Sl. No. Activity/ Sub Activity Status
1 Name of the scheme & scheme code
2 Name of Lender
3 Turnkey Project/ Departmental Project/Partial Turnkey Project
4 Actual Start Date of Project
5 Scheduled Completion Date of Project
6
Loan amount released against the project till end of FY of claim (Rs. in lakhs)
Loan amount released against the project as on date of claim(Rs. in lakhs)
7 Remarks on physical progress of work
Attached at Annexure-I
Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)
Annexure-I ITEM-WISE PROGRESS OF WORK (as on date of submission of proposal)
(This Format is to be submitted individually for each project, preferably in suitable excel format through email)
Sl. No.
Major Heads Units Quantity
Sanctioned Works
Completed Remarks
Utility to provide list of work
1 Distribution Transformers Nos
2 LT Lines Kms
3 HT Lines Kms
4 No. of Feeders Proposed for Segregation
Nos
5 No. of Feeders Proposed for Separation Nos
6 Augmentation of Substation Nos
7 New Substations Nos
8 Installation of Meters Nos
9 Establishment of IT enabled consumer service centres
Nos
10 Creation of Customer enabled services Nos
11 SCADA/ DMS System etc. Nos
12 Metering of Distribution Transformers & Feeders
Nos
13 Aerial Bunched Conductor(HT/LT) Kms
14 Any other works (give description)
15 ….
Total
Lender’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp) Utility’s Signature (with Seal/Stamp)