New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) In a relief for Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), the Supreme Court has set aside the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity’s (APTEL) March 2025 judgment and restored the 2009 order of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in a long-pending dispute with Essar Power Limited (EPL) over diversion of electricity in violation of a 1996 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Alok Aradhe partly allowed GUVNL’s appeal, ruling that EPL was contractually bound to maintain the stipulated 58:42 supply ratio 58% to GUVNL and 42% to Essar Steel Limited (ESL) and that deviation from this proportion constituted a breach of contractual obligations.

The bench held that GUVNL, having paid fixed charges for power capaci

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