In response to a petition filed by the New Delhi Municipal Council asking for its power supply to be allocated through three power plants instead of one at present, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has agreed to the demand on the condition that 15 per cent of the allocated power would be treated as unallocated share. According to the new DERC order dated March 7, the civic body would be able to source 125 MW power from Badarpur Thermal Power Station and 125 MW from Dadri power plant of the National Thermal Power Corporation besides 100 MW from Pragati power plant of the Pragati Power Corporation Limited as opposed to the earlier arrangement of the civic body purchasing all its 350 MW power from BTPS alone. According to DERC, this would not mean a reduction in the 350 MW of power supplied to the civic body at present, but would require the body to approach the Delhi Government for additional power out of the unallocated share as and when it requires more power. The Delhi Government may also use the total unallocated share to meet any contingency or condition that may arise in any particular geographical area in the Capital. According to the civic body, it had asked for reallocation of its power supply on the direction of the Central Government which prescribed these three plants from which the civic body has to receive electricity in bulk. An NDMC official said: "The NDMC operates in the highest security zone in the country where a large number of Government offices, President's Estate, Parliament, Foreign Embassies and VIP residences are located. Due to the sensitivity of the area, the Government is concerned about the reliability of the electricity supply in the area.' However the civic body now believes it has got a raw deal as the order would mean an effective reduction in their allocated power supply. Discoms operating in other areas of the Capital on the other hand have said that reliability and cheaper power were the concern of all discoms and that the NDMC should not be treated differently from others.