UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES

SCHOOL OF LAW

BA.LL.B. (HONS.)
SEMESTER-VI

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-18 SESSION: JAN-MAY, 2018

REPORT
FOR
INDUSTRIAL VISIT

Name: DHIRAJ SINGH

Roll no. : R450215037

SAP ID: 500047975

 INDUSTRIAL VISIT REPORT

DAY 1- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust [JNPT]

On the very First day of our Industrial Visit we visited to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust,
which is the largest container port in India. Located east of Mumbai in Maharashtra,
the port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek. This port is also the terminal
of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor proposed by Indian Railways.

we reached JNPT at 10 30 AM on 6. Feb, then. WM' about 100 students altogether

we were made to stand according to our roll no

were taken to the terminal 3 of the port, under the guidance of the one of the staff
member we were shown the entire port and the different areas of working of the port.
We got to know that /N Port is the biggest container handling port in India, handling
around 44% a the country's containerized cargo, crossing the historic landmark a 4
million TEUs in container throughput consecutively for the last five years In its
coveted role as the Hub Port on the West Coast of India, /NP is ranked 31st among the
top 100 Container Ports in the world There arc four terminals within the port namely

Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) IN Port entered into a license
agreement in My 1997 v..ith M s Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal
(NSICT) a consortium led by M s P & 0 Ports, Australia. for construction. operation
and management of a new 2-berth container terminal on BOT basis for period of 30
years The same was commissioned in April 1999 The project comprises construction
of 600 meters quay length. reclamation of 25 84 hectares of area bacicup for container
yards and requisite container handling equipment along with other related facilities
The Present Capacity of the Tenninal Is currently assessed as 15.00 million tons per
year

He further added that JNP is accessible from Arabian Sea via Mumbai Harbour
channel. This channel is shared by Mumbai Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port upto
Jawahar Deep Terminal. Common channel length is about 21 Km and JNP channel is
about 7.2 km. The common channel is maintained at 10.7 to 11.0 mtr below Chart
 Datum and JNP approach channel is maintained at 11.5 mtr below chart datum. Water
depth in front of main berths is 13.5 m below CD.

After that we were taken to other part of the port where the same officer explained us
about the working of anchor, Control of various companies and explained us about the
difference between various types of vessels and their size and depth. He also said that
Initially, Jawaharlal Nehru Port was planned to be a ‘satellite port’ to the Mumbai
Port with a purpose to decongest traffic. In pre-reform days, Mumbai port faced a lot
of issues like shallowness of the channel, congestion of roads and railways through
the Mumbai city linking the port to its hinterland, as well as labour problems. The
Ports incapability of handling the expanding volume of modern cargo directed to the
west coast eventually led to JN Port becoming an independent port in 1989. He also
explained us about the administration of the port. He also told that Earlier the port was
called as Nhava Sheva Port Trust but now its name is changed to Jawaharlal Nehru
Port Trust.

After that we were taken to the Administration Department of JNPT which was few
kilometres away from the port for lunch.

DAY 2- TATA POWER

On the second day of the Industrial Visit were taken to Tata Power (Tata Thermal
Power Plant), Mumbai. First of all there we all were allotted with Individual ID Card
as Guest Pass followed by security check. Thereafter we were taken to the conference
hall where we were welcomed by HR team of Tata Power and were given the day
schedule which was divided into various sessions and an inside view of the Thermal
Power Plant.

First session was taken by Head of HR Department, Tata Power in which he discussed
with us the history of Tata Group, its subsidiaries and also told us about various
important persons associated with the group. He told that the Present Group Chairman
of Tata Group is Mr. Natrajan Chandrashekaran which is Second non- Tata and First
non Parsi Chairman of the group. He also said that the foundation of what would grow
to become the Tata group was laid in 1868 by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata ,then a 29
year old who had learned the ropes of business while working in his father’s banking
firm – when he established a trading company in Bombay. He also asked various
questions regarding the various brands of Tata, name of various Hotels etc.

As being a Law student there was a doubt in every one’s mind that why law student
are visiting Tata Power. To this question, He said that for a law student pursuing
Energy Law, it is necessary to know how industry works and to know the difference
between Academic and Industrial Environment because practical environment is very
different from the environment as portrait in books or in other literature.

The second session was regarding the Power Trading which was taken by an expert in
that field. He discussed with us the history of power related legislations in India and
explained us in detail Electricity Act of 2003 and evolution in the sector after this act.
He said that after the enactment of Electricity Act in 2003, the concept of Open
Access and Power trading were created. Since generation and consumption of Power
is not evenly distributed in India, the concept of Power trading enables surplus
generation from one Region to flow to another Region which is deficit in Power or
within the same Region. Power trading fundamentally means that a transaction where
the price of power is negotiable and options exists about whom to trade with and for
what quantum. Traditionally, trading licensee has been viewed as seller of electricity
who fulfills the needs of the distribution companies (discoms) by arranging electricity
supply at the discoms desired delivery point. Trading licensee can provide customized
contracts according to the requirements of the buyers and sellers. Importantly, trading
licensee act as risk absorbers between generators and discoms ensuring that
generators are paid on time by bringing in their finances in case there is a delay in
payment by a buyer. It absorbs both liquidity risks as well as credit risk of the
discoms and insulates the generator from the financial condition of a discom.

He further talked about Trading Market Regulation under it dealt with Central
Electricity Regulation Commission (Fixation of Trading Margin) Regulation 2010. He
also dealt with the concept of Open Access i.e. customers should be able to choose
among a large number of competing power companies–instead of being forced to buy
electricity from their existing electric utility monopoly. He further discussed about
power exchanges i.e. there are 2 exchanges Indian Energy Exchange and Power
exchange of India and CERC has permitted trading of electricity through Power
Exchange w.e.f. June 2008. He also talked about Rules and Bidding Process in PX’s.
He also named some of the important material which can be referred in this regard
which are Meckinzee Report, Power Outlook, CERC reports etc.

Next session was on the Regulations governing the power sector which was taken by
another expert in that field. He gave us the Overview of the Regulations governing the
Power Sector. In this Session he also focused mainly upon Electricity Act of 2003 and
Explained about the Role of CERC [Central Electricity Regulatory Commission] and
MERC[Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission} Maharashtra Commission
was discussed because Tata Power Plant was situated in Trombay, Maharashtra and
State Electricity Regulatory Commission plays very important role when comes to
regulation. He discussed various provisions of Electricity Act 2003 such as Section 76
(About CERC), Section 79 (Functions of CERC), Section 86 (Functions of State
Commission) Section 62 (Determination of Tariff by MOU), Section 63
(Determination of Tariff by Competitive Biding). He said that Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission (CERC), a key regulator of power sector in India, is a
statutory body functioning with quasi-judicial status under sec – 76 of the Electricity
Act 2003. CERC was initially constituted on 24 July 1998 under the Ministry of
Power’s Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 for rationalization of
electricity tariffs, transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and
environmentally benign policies, and for matters connected Electricity Tariff
regulation. CERC was instituted primarily to regulate the tariff of Power Generating
companies owned or controlled by the government of India, and any other generating
company which has a composite scheme for power generation and interstate
transmission of energy, including tariffs of generating companies.
He also explained the concept of ARR (Average Revenue Realized), ACR (Average
Cost of Supply) and Tariff of Tata Power and Tariff Petition Filing Process.

After these sessions we were taken inside the Thermal Power Plant, where all the
students were divided into 2 groups accompanied by an instructor. The said instructor
took us to the area where the turbines were working, but along with it proper safety
was ensured and we all were given a helmet and were told that we have to move with
in a pattern which was made on the ground. In the control room, one of the expert told
us about the system installed, its functions and its capabilities. It was bit technical but
a great experience.

After that we travelled the whole power plant and got the overview of the same.

The whole Industrial Visit was a great experience where we got plethora of
knowledge from the experts of various fields. This visit enhanced my knowledge
about the industry and other fields. I am very thankful to the organisation and
respected faculties which has arranged this visit.