Section 16(1)(a) in Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Promotion of Generation from the Renewable Energy Sources and Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination) Regulations, 2017
(a)If the first power purchase agreement for sale/purchase of power under REC mechanism from a small hydro projects was executed by the parties and/or approved by the Commission before the commencement of these Regulations, the provisions of Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Promotion of Generation from the Renewable Energy Sources and Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination) Regulations, 2012, shall be applicable irrespective of the fact whether the project has, or has not, commenced its operation, in the same manner as if the power purchase agreement for the residual life of the project would have been approved prior to commencement of these Regulations;