Park 81 Power Order Eases Faridabad Homebuyer Worries

Park 81 Faridabad: HERC Keeps the Power Network Intact and Orders Individual Connections Released

On 3 November 2026, the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission issued its final order in Petition No. 97 of 2025, closing a long dispute between BPTP Limited and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) over how power reaches the Park 81 township in Sector 81, Faridabad. The 55-page order came from a bench led by Chairman Mukesh Garg, with Member Shiv Kumar, following a final hearing on 25 August 2026. Trade press picked the story up on 12 and 13 November 2026, and for anyone holding or considering a home in the township, the ruling changes the practical outlook in a few important ways.

What the Order Actually Decides

The Commission let BPTP keep and commission the existing 33/11/0.4 kV infrastructure instead of tearing it out in favour of a 33/0.4 kV arrangement. At the same time, DHBVN was directed to release pending and new individual electricity connections, subject to technical, safety and administrative requirements. Both sides were given timelines, and the order is worth reading closely because it attaches obligations to each of them.

Park 81 receives supply at 33 kV. A 33/11 kV substation steps this down to an internal 11 kV network, and 11/0.4 kV transformers serve homes at 400/230 V. The disagreement was about whether that internal 11 kV layer was a legitimate, approved design or only an interim stop-gap. DHBVN pointed to its revised project-specific electrification plan, approved in November 2020, which contemplated a 33/0.4 kV system for multipoint connections. BPTP countered that the network was built under earlier departmental approvals, that replacing it would waste money already spent, and that residents were being kept waiting for connections because of the impasse.

The Commission's handling of this point is subtle. It recognised that the physical retention of the network and the regulatory framing of how supply is arranged are related but separate questions. The developer must still bring the project within the single-point supply regime, and the Commission was explicit that the outcome applies to the specific facts of Park 81. HERC said it should not be read as a general relaxation of electricity rules or as a precedent for other projects.

Timelines Buyers Should Track

• Within 30 days of the order, DHBVN must energise and commission the 33/11 kV substation and the associated 33 kV feeding lines, subject to the existing safety clearance, testing and departmental procedures.
• Within one month, BPTP must apply for an electrification plan under the single-point supply regime. DHBVN then has 30 days to decide it, and if it does not, the plan is deemed approved.
• Within two months, BPTP must complete, augment or upgrade the infrastructure, including transformer capacity, to meet the approved ultimate load.
• DHBVN must release all pending and new individual connections, subject to formalities, and must begin departmental action against officials who approved estimates or works contrary to the sanctioned plan.

Impact on Homebuyers

For a buyer, the most immediate question is simple: when will a home here be properly connected to the grid in its own name? The order answers part of that. Residents had been without individual connections while the dispute ran, and the direction to release pending and new connections is the clearest signal yet that the logjam is meant to end. That is good news for owners who have been living with delays, and for anyone who bought expecting a standard connection.

Prices are a different matter. Ready-to-move homes in the township have traded in a band that reflects this uncertainty. Listing data places the Park 81 average asking rate at around Rs 7,500 per sq ft, while the wider Sector 81 average is closer to Rs 9,550 per sq ft, as of November 2026. That gap is worth noticing. A township discount against its own sector often reflects buyers pricing in infrastructure risk, and a clean regulatory outcome is the sort of event that can narrow such discounts over time, though a single order rarely moves prices on its own.

Buyers who are weighing a purchase should not treat the order as a finish line. The developer still has to file its single-point plan, complete its upgrades and meet the approved load within the stated windows. A prudent buyer will look for written confirmation that connections have been energised and that individual meters are in residents' names before paying a premium for a township that has been through a prolonged supply dispute.

Expert Analysis: Why This Dispute Happened

Disputes of this kind usually begin with paperwork and end in the field. Sector 81 is a mid-segment locality, and projects in the NCR have often been built in phases, under different approvals issued at different times. A May 2022 clarification from DHBVN's Chief Engineer (Commercial) had recognised that, where 11 kV infrastructure was already in place under prior approvals, a 33/11/0.4 kV configuration could be allowed, subject to the Single Point Supply Regulations, 2020. That clarification is precisely what made the matter contestable. Both the utility and the developer could point to a document that seemed to support their position.

The Commission's answer is a reminder that regulatory fine print matters as much as the physical grid. Keeping the existing network is not the same as keeping the existing supply arrangement, and HERC drew that line carefully. For buyers in any project built under mixed approvals, this is the kind of detail that is easy to overlook at the time of purchase and expensive to discover later.

The wider signal is about enforcement. By directing departmental action against officials who approved works contrary to the sanctioned plan, the Commission has put accountability on the utility's own side, not just the developer's. That tends to make both parties more careful with future approvals in the township and the surrounding sectors.

What to Expect Next

The next few weeks will show whether the order translates into energised substations and released connections. The 30-day window for the substation and the one-month window for the single-point application are the first tests. If DHBVN meets its deadline and the plan moves through without another round of litigation, residents and prospective buyers will have a clearer picture of the township's power future by early 2027. If either party drags its feet, the dispute could reopen in a different form.

Related Projects and Areas Affected

• BPTP District I, Sector 81, Faridabad: a ready-to-move plotted project in the same sector, listed at Rs 51.99 lakh to Rs 93.59 lakh, and a useful comparison for buyers weighing plot ownership against independent floors.
• BPTP Park Floors 2, Sector 82, Faridabad: a neighbouring township where a Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum order dated 28 November 2021 directed the developers to create adequate electrical infrastructure and arrange an independent single-point connection.
• BPTP Wa Vana, Sector 80, Faridabad: an upcoming plotted project in the adjacent sector with a 2030 possession date, relevant for buyers tracking how BPTP's Faridabad pipeline is being delivered.
• Sector 81 and the Parklands corridor: the locality's connectivity, including Escorts Mujesar Metro Station about 6.6 km away and direct access to NH-19, remains the core reason many buyers look here despite the supply history.
• Faridabad as a whole: the Faridabad–Jewar Greenfield Expressway, now under construction, and the upcoming FNG Expressway about 5 km away are likely to shape demand in the area over the coming years.