The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on September 28, 2026, issued corrigendum Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Appointment of Consultants) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2023.
The following para in the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Appointment of Consultants) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 shall be corrected as under:
• In Para 2, the words and expressions “Regulation 6(6)” shall be substituted by the words and expressions “Regulation 6” and shall be read as under:
“2. Insertion of a new Regulation 6A:– After Regulation 6 of Principal Regulations, a new regulation 6A shall be added as under :-
6A – For consulting assignments of a standard /regular nature in Commission, the CEC with the approval of the Chairperson shall shortlist and prepare a panel of Consultants based on responses received against the Expression of Interest through advertising on CERC’s official website, newspaper advertisement/ CPPP Portal. Enquiry for seeking Expression of Interest shall include in brief, the broad type of consulting assignments, eligibility and the pre-qualification criteria to be met by the consultant(s) and consultant’s past experience in similar work or service. The number of short-listed consultants should not be less than three.
The panel prepared by the CEC after approval of the Chairperson will be valid for one year. The Chairperson may further extend the validity of the panel for one more year. During the validity of panel, the financial bids shall be invited from the panel of consultants and the consultant shall be engaged on the basis of ‘Least Cost System’.”
[Notification No. L-1/2064/2022-CERC]
