In an amendment of its regulations, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed to increase transmission charges on medium and short-term electricity transactions. This is the sixth amendment of the CERC Regulations relating to connectivity, long-term access and medium-term open access in inter-state transmission and related matters. Short-term transactions will see a hike of close to 35 percent and medium-term transactions will witness a hike of 25 percent.