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Date: 26-Dec-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of powers conferred under clause s of subsection 2 of section 178 of the Electricity Act

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification pertains to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2023. These regulations amend the Principal Regulations of 2019 regarding tariff terms and conditions.
  • The amendments relate to the procedure for calculating the Transmission System Availability Factor for a month, as detailed in Appendix-II of the Principal Regulations.

Key Changes

  • A new sub-clause (iii) is added to Clause (4) under Appendix-II, addressing transmission line shutdowns due to projects by NHAI, Railways, and Border Road Organisation. The Member Secretary, RPC, can limit the deemed availability period for such shutdowns, provided DICs are not affected.
  • The proviso to sub-clause (ii) of Clause (5) under Appendix-II is deleted.
  • A new sub-clause (iii) is added to Clause (5) under Appendix-II, specifying the procedure for declaring outage periods that can be excluded from availability calculations:
  • Maximum up to one month by Member Secretary, RPC.
  • Beyond one month and up to three months after a decision at RPC.
  • Beyond three months by the Commission, requiring the transmission licensee to provide reasons, mitigation steps, and restoration timeline.

Impact Analysis

Transmission Licensees

  • Licensees will need to adapt their reporting and compliance procedures to reflect the new outage declaration protocols.

Regional Power Committees (RPCs)

  • RPCs need to ensure that the DICs are not affected due to transmission line shutdowns.

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)

  • CERC's oversight ensures accountability and efficient restoration of transmission infrastructure.

NHAI, Railways, and Border Road Organisation

  • Proactive communication and planning are essential to avoid prolonged outages and ensure grid stability.

Distribution Companies (DICs)

  • The notification explicitly states that DICs should not be affected by transmission line shutdowns. This implies that alternative arrangements or redundancy measures should be in place to maintain power supply to distribution networks during such events.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC): The regulatory body responsible for tariff regulations and amendments in the electricity sector. Electricity Act, 2003: The principal legislation governing the electricity sector in India, providing the legal framework for CERC's powers and functions. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019: The Principal Regulations being amended by this notification. NHAI: National Highways Authority of India Railways: Indian Railways Border Road Organisation: Border Road Organisation RPC: Regional Power Committee DIC: Distribution Companies
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-26122023-250908 xxxGIDExxx CG-DL-E-26122023-250908 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 858] िई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, दिसम्ब र 26, 2023/पौष 5, 1945 No. 858] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2023/PAUSHA 5, 1945 केन्द्रीय जिद्यतु जिजियामक आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 15 दिसम्बर, 2023 स.ं -एल-1/236/2018/सीईआरसी.—केन्द्रीय जिद्युत जिजियामक आयोग, जिद्युत अजधजियम, 2003 (2003 का 36) की धारा 61 के साथ पठित धारा 178 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (ध) के अधीि प्रित्त िजियों और इस जिजमत्त सभी अन्द्य सभी सामर्थययकारी िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, और पूिय प्रकािि के बाि, केन्द्रीय जिद्युत जिजियामक आयोग (टैठरफ के जिबंधि और ित)ें जिजियम, 2019 (इसके बाि “मलू जिजियम” के रूप म ें संिर्भयत) को संिोजधत करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अथायत:् - 1. सजं ित िाम तथा आरंभ: (1) इि जिजियमों का संजिप्त िाम केन्द्रीय जिद्युत जिजियामक आयोग (टैठरफ के जिबंधि और ितें) (ततृ ीय संिोधि) जिजियम, 2023 ह।ै (2) य ेजिजियम िासकीय रािपत्र में इिके प्रकािि की तारीख से प्रिृत्त होंगे। 2. मलू जिजियमों के पठरजिष्ट-II “दकसी मास के जलए पारेषण प्रणाली उपलब्धता कारक की सगं णिा करि े की प्रदिया” के अधीि खडं (4) का सिं ोधि: 2.1 मलू जिजियमों के पठरजिष्ट-II के अधीि खडं (4) के उप-खंड (ii) के बाि िया उप-खंड (iii) जिम्नािुसार िोडा िाएगा: “(iii) एिएचएआई, रेलिे, और सीमा सडक सगं िि की पठरयोििा (पठरयोििाओं) के कारण ऐसी पारेषण लाइि की जिफ्टंग या आिोधि या अन्द्यथा के कारण पारेषण लाइि का िट डाउि। सिस्ट्य सजचि, आरपीसी िाजमल कायय के जलए उिके द्वारा युजियिु समझे िािे िाली अिजध तक डीम्ड उपलब्धता अिजध को सीजमत कर सकते ह;ैं 7942 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] परंत ु यह दक ऐसी पारेषण लाइि के िटडाउि स ेडीआईसी प्रभाजित िहीं ह।ैं ” 3. मलू जिजियमों के पठरजिष्ट-II “दकसी मास के जलए पारेषण प्रणाली उपलब्धता कारक की सगं णिा करि े की प्रदिया” के अधीि खडं (5) का सिं ोधि: 3.1 मलू जिजियमों के पठरजिष्ट-II के अधीि खडं (5) के उप-खंड (ii) के परंतुक को हटाया िाएगा। 3.2 मलू जिजियमों के पठरजिष्ट-II के अधीि खडं (5) के उप-खंड (ii) के बाि िया उप-खंड (iii) जिम्नािुसार िोडा िाएगा: “(iii) आउटेि अिजध, जिसे इस खंड के उप-खंडों (i) और (ii) के उद्देश्य हते ु िाजमल िहीं दकया िाएगा, को जिम्नािुसार घोजषत दकया िाएगा: क) सिस्ट्य सजचि, आरपीसी द्वारा अजधकतम एक मास तक ख) एक मास के बाि से तीि मास तक आरपीसी में जिणयय के बाि ग) तीि मास के बाि आयोग द्वारा जिसके जलए पारेषण अिुज्ञजप्तधारी कारणों, आउटेि और पुिःस्ट्थापिा समय सीमा को कम करि ेके जलए उिाए गए किमों के साथ आयोग को संपकय करेगा। हरप्रीत फसंह प्रथु ी, सजचि [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./641/2023-24] िोट : (1) केन्द्रीय जिद्युत जिजियामक आयोग (टैठरफ के जिबंधि और ित)ें जिजियम, 2019 दििांक 3 मई, 2019 को भारत के रािपत्र (असाधारण) के भाग III-खंड 4, सं.144 में प्रकाजित हुए थे। (2) केन्द्रीय जिद्युत जिजियामक आयोग (टैठरफ के जिबंधि और ित)ें जिजियम, 2020 (प्रथम संिोधि) दििांक 3 फरिरी, 2021 को भारत के रािपत्र (असाधारण) के भाग III-खंड 4, सं.53 में प्रकाजित हुए थे। (3) केन्द्रीय जिद्युत जिजियामक आयोग (टैठरफ के जिबंधि और ित)ें (जद्वतीय संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021 दििांक 13 जसतम्बर, 2021 को भारत के रािपत्र (असाधारण) के भाग III-खंड 4, सं.394 में प्रकाजित हुए थे। CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th December, 2023 No. L-1/236/2018/CERC.—In exercise of powers conferred under clause (s) of subsection (2) of section 178 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) read with Section 61 thereof and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, and after previous publication, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following regulations, to amend the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Regulations”), namely:- 1. Short Title and Commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2023. (2) These regulations shall come into force from the date of publication of these Regulations in the official Gazette. 2. Amendment to Clause (4) under Appendix-II “Procedure for Calculation of Transmission System Availability Factor for a Month” of the Principal Regulations: 2.1 New sub-clause (iii) shall be added after sub-clause (ii) of Clause (4) under Appendix-II of the Principal Regulations as under: “(iii) Shut down of a transmission line due to shifting or modification of such transmission line or otherwise because of the Project(s) of NHAI, Railways, and Border Road Organisation. Member Secretary, RPC may restrict the deemed availability period to that considered reasonable by him for the work involved; Provided that DICs are not affected by the shutdown of such a transmission Line;” 3. Amendment to Clause (5) under Appendix-II “Procedure for Calculation of Transmission System Availability Factor for a Month” of the Principal Regulations: 3.1 Provisos to sub-clause (ii) to Clause (5) under Appendix-II of the Principal Regulations shall be deleted.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 3.2 New sub-clause (iii) shall be added after sub-clause (ii) of Clause (5) under Appendix-II of the Principal Regulations as under: “(iii) The outage period which can be excluded for the purpose of sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause shall be declared as under: a) Maximum up to one month by Member Secretary, RPC b) Beyond one month and up to three months after a decision at RPC c) Beyond three months by the Commission for which the transmission licensee shall approach the Commission along with reasons, steps taken to mitigate the outage and restoration timeline.” HARPREET SINGH PRUTHI, Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./641/2023-24] Note : (1) The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019 were published in Part III- Section 4, No.144 of the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) dated May 3, 2019. (2) The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2020 were published in Part III- Section 4, No.53 of the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) dated Feb 3, 2021. (3) The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021 were published in Part III- Section 4, No.394 of the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) dated September 13, 2021. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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