The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following regulations, These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power System Development Fund) Regulations, 2014.

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L.-33004/99 vlk/kj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx III—[k.M 4 PART III—Section 4 izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY la- 171] ubZ fnYyh] eaxyokj] twu 10] 2014@T;s"B 20] 1936 No. 171] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014/JYAISTHA 20, 1936 dddd¢¢UU¢¢UUnnnnzzhhzzhh;;;; ffffoooo||||qqrrqqrr ffffooooffffuuuu;;;;kkkkeeeedddd vvvvkkkk;;;;kkkkssxxssxx vvvvffff////kkkkllllwwppwwppuuuukkkk ubZ fnYyh] 9 twu] 2014 llllaa--aa-- ,,,,yyyy&&&&1111@@@@111144448888@@@@2222000011114444&&&&ddddssffssffooooffffoooovvvvkkkk %%%% d¢Unzh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx] fo|qr vf/kfu;e] 2003 ¼2003 dk 36½ dh /kkjk 178¼1½ rFkk 178¼2½ ¼;³½ ds v/khu iznr 'kfDRk;ksa rFkk bl fufer lkeF;Zdkjh lHkh vU; 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs gq, vkSj iwo Z izdk'ku ds i'pkr~] fuEufyf[kr fofu;e cukrk gS] vFkkZr~%& 1111---- llllaaffaaff{{{{kkkkIIIIrrrr uuuukkkkeeee rrrrFFFFkkkkkkkk iiiizzkkzzkkjjjjaaHHaaHHkkkk%%%% ¼1½ bu fofu;eksa dk uke dsUnzh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼Åtk Z iz.kkyh fodkl fuf/k½ fofu;e] 2014 gSA ¼2½ ;s fofu;e jkti= esa izdk'ku dh rkjh[k ls izo`Ùk gksaxsA 2222---- iiiiffffjjjjHHHHkkkkkkkk""""kkkkkkkk,,,,aa%%aa%% ¼1½ bu fofu;eksa esa] tc rd fd lanHkZ ls] vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks% ¼d½ ^^^^vvvvffff////kkkkffffuuuu;;;;eeee**** ls fo|qr vf/kfu;e] 2003 ¼2003 dk 36½ ftlesa mlds la'kks/ku Hkh gSa] vfHkizsr gS( ¼[k½ ^^^^vvvvkkkkaaddaaddyyyyuuuu llllffffeeeeffffrrrr**** ls Hkkjr ljdkj] ÅtkZ ea=ky; }kjk ih,lMh,Q l s fuf/k;u d s fy, fofHkUu ifj;kstuk izLrkoksa dh iwfoZdrk rFkk ih,lMh,Q ls lca af/kr ,sls vU; ÑR;ksa] tks leuqnsf'kr fd, tk,a] ds iz;kstuksa ds fy, xfBr lfefr vfHkizsr gS( ¼x½ ^^^^lllleeeeqqffqqffpppprrrr vvvvkkkk;;;;kkkkssxxssxx**** ls vf/kfu;e esa ;Fkk ifjHkkf"kr dsUnzh; vk;ksx ;k jkT; vk;ksx rFkk la;qDr vk;ksx vfHkizsr gS( 2382 GI/2014 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] ¼?k½ ^^^^llllaaddaaddqqyyqqyyuuuu llllggggkkkk;;;;rrrrkkkk ffffooooffffuuuu;;;;eeee**** ls] le; le; ij] ;Fkk la'kksf/kr dsUnzh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼okLrfod le; izpkyu esa ladqyu voeqfDr ds mik;½ fofu;e] 2009 rFkk mlds i'pkr~orhZ vf/kfu;fefr vfHkizsr gS( ¼³½ ^^^^ÅÅÅÅttttkkkkZZ ZZ cccckkkkttttkkkkjjjj ffffooooffffuuuu;;;;eeee**** ls le;&le; ij ;Fkk la'kksf/kr dsUnzh; fo|qr fofu;ekd vk;ksx ¼ÅtkZ cktkj½ fofu;e] 2010 rFkk mlds i'pkr~oÙkhZ vf/kfu;fefr vfHkizsr gS( ¼p½ ^^^^llllaaddaaddqqyyqqyyuuuu llllggggkkkk;;;;rrrrkkkk ffffooooffffuuuu;;;;eeee**** dk ogh vFkZ gS tks ÅtkZ cktkj fofu;e ds fofu;e 33 esa gS( ¼N½ ^llllaaddaaddqqyyqqyyuuuu iiiizzHHzzHHkkkkkkkkjjjj**** dk ogh vFkZ gS tks ladqyu lgk;rk fofu;e esa gS( ¼t½ ^ffffooooLLLLrrrr``rr``rr iiiizzffzzffØØØØ;;;;kkkk**** ls og izfØ;k vfHkizsr gS tks bu fofu;eksa ds vuqlkj rFkk Åtk Z ea=ky;] Hkkjr ljdkj }kjk vf/klwfpr ih,lMh,Q dk izpkyu djus okyh Ldhe ds vuqlkj ih,lMh,Q ds dk;kZUo;u rFkk iz'kklu ds fy, ekuhjfVax lfefr ds vuqeksnu ls] uksMy vfHkdj.k }kjk rS;kj dh xbZ gks( ¼>½ ^^^^ffffooooppppyyyyuuuu OOOO;;;;ooooLLLLFFFFkkkkkkkkiiiiuuuu iiiizzHHzzHHkkkkkkkkjjjj**** dk ogh vFkZ gS tks fopyu O;oLFkkiu ra= fofu;e esa gS( ¼´½ ^^^^ffffooooppppyyyyuuuu OOOO;;;;ooooLLLLFFFFkkkkkkkkiiiiuuuu rrrraa==aa== ffffooooffffuuuu;;;;eeee**** l s le; le; ij] ;Fkk la'kksf/kr dsUnzh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼fopyu O;oLFkkiu rFkk lacaf/kr ekeys½ fofu;e] 2014 rFkk mld s i'pkr~orhZ vf/kfu;fefr vfHkizsr gS( ¼V½ ^ffffxxxxzzMMzzMM llllaaffaaffggggrrrrkkkk**** ls le; le; ij] ;Fkk la'kksf/kr dsUnzh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼Hkkjrh; fo|qr fxzM lafgrk½ fofu;e] 2010 rFkk mlds dksbZ i'pkr~orhZ vf/kfu;fefr vfHkizsr gS( ¼B½ ^^^^eeeekkkkuuuuhhhhVVVVffffjjjjaaxxaaxx llllffffeeeeffffrrrr**** ls ,slh lfefr vfHkizsr gS ftl s Hkkjr ljdkj] ÅtkZ ea=ky; }kjk ifj;kstukvksa dh laLohÑfr] ih,lMh,M ls fuf/k;ka nsuk rFkk ifj;kstukvksa ds dk;kZUo;u ds fy, laiw.kZ i;Zos{k.k rFkk ekuhVfjax rFkk ,sls vU; ÑR;ksa] tk s leuqnsf'kr fd, tk,a] ds iz;kstuksa esa xfBr dh xbZ gks( ¼M½ ^^^^uuuukkkkssMMssMMyyyy vvvvffffHHHHkkkkddddjjjj....kkkk**** ls ,slk vfHkdj.k vfHkizsr g S ftls bu fofu;eksa ds fofu;e 5 d s [kaM ¼d½ esa ;Fkk inkfHkfgr fd;k x;k gks( ¼<½ ^^^^iiiihhhh,,,,llllMMMMhhhh,,,,QQQQ**** ls bu fofu;eksa ds fofu;e 3 ds v/khu xfBr ÅtkZ iz.kkyh fodkl fuf/k vfHkizsr gS( ¼.k½ ^^^^ffffjjjj,,,,ffffDDDDVVVVoooo ÅÅÅÅttttkkkkZZ ZZ iiiizzHHzzHHkkkkkkkkjjjj**** dk ogh vFkZ gks tks fxzM lafgrk es a gSA ¼2½ ;FkkiwoksZDr ds flok; tc rd lanHk Z ;k fo"k;&oLrq ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks] bu fofu;eksa esa iz;qDr 'kCnksa inksa dk] tks ;gka ifjHkkf"kr ugha gSa fdUrq vf/kfu;e ;k vk;ksx }kjk cuk, x, vU; fofu;eksaa esa ifjHkkf"kr gS] dk ogh gksxk] tks Øe'k% vf/kfu;e ;k fofu;e esa gSA ¼3½ le;&le; ij ;Fkk la'kksf/kr lkekU; [kaM vf/kfu;e] 1897 ¼1897 dk 10½ ds mic/a k bu fofu;eksa ds fuoZpu ds fy, oSls gh ykxw gksaxs tSls os laln ds vf/kfu;e ds fuoZpu ds fy, ykxw gksrs gaSA 3333---- ffffuuuuffff////kkkk ddddkkkk xxxxBBBBuuuu%%%% ¼1½ ßÅtkZ iz.kkyh fodkl fuf/kÞ ;k ßih,lMh,QÞ uked fuf/k dk xBu fd;k tk,xk rFkk ftlesa fuEufyf[kr tek fd;k tk,xk%&¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 ¼d½ ladqyu lgk;rk fofu;e ds vuqlkj] C;kt] ;fn dksbZ gks] ds lkFk izkIr ladqyu izHkkjksa dks izkIr djus ds fy, gdnkj izknsf'kd bdkb;ksa dks lan;s jde nsus ds i'pkr~ ^lda qyu izHkkj [kkrk* ds uke esa tek ladqyu izHkkj( ¼[k½ ÅtkZ cktkj fofu;e ds vuqlkj ikoj ,Dlpsatksa esa cktkj foHkktu ds ifj.kkeLo:i fofHkUUk {ks=ksa dh cktkj dher esa varj ls izksn~Hkwr ladqyu jde( ¼x½ fopyu O;oLFkkiu ra= fofu;e ds vuqlkj nkoksa dk vafre fuiVku djus d s i'pkr~ ß{ks=h; fopyu iwy fuf/k [kkrkÞ ds uke esa tek vuuqlwfpr fofue; izHkkj( ¼?k½ fxzM lafgrk ds vuqlkj fj,fDVo ÅtkZ izHkkj [kkrs ds uke esa tek vkj,yMhlh fj,fDVo ÅtkZ izHkkj( ¼³½ dsUnzh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼varj&jkfT;d ikjs"k.k esa fuckZ/k igaqp½ fofu;e] 2008 rFkk mlesa la'kk/s kuksa ds vuqlkj vYidkfyd fuckZ/k igaqp vfxze f}i{kh; laO;ogkjksa dh çfØ;k esa lqfHkUu uhykeh ls mn~Hkwr vafrfjDr ikjs"k.k izHkkj( ¼p½ ,sls vU; izHkkj] tks dsUnzh; vk;ksx] le; le; ij] vf/klwfpr djs% 2- ,sls vfHkdj.k] tks vius&vius fofu;eksa ds v/khu ladqyu izHkkj] ladqyu jde] ladqyu O;oLFkkiu izHkkj] fj,fDVo ÅtkZ izHkkj rFkk ,sls vU; izHkkj] tks le; le; ij] vk;ksx }kjk vf/klwfpr fd, tk,a] lax`ghr djus ds fy, gdnkj gSa] bl fofu;e d s [kaM ¼1½ ds mi[kaM ¼d½ ls ¼p½ ds v/khu ekfld vk/kkj ij ;k bl izdkj dh vkof/kdrk tks foLr`r fØ;kfof/k esa nh xbZ g]S fuf/k;ksa esa 'ks"k jdeksa dks tek djus ds fy, varj.k djsaxsA 3- ih,lMh,Q dk s Hkkjr ds yksd ys[kk ds ek/;e ls j[kk rFkk lapkfyr fd;k tk,xkA lHkh jdesa] tks fofu;e 3 ds [kaM ¼1½ ds vuqlkj fuf/k esa çksnHkwr gkasxh vkSj fuf/k esa lafpr fuf/k fdUrq tks bl fofu;e ds tkjh gksus rd yksd ys[kk esa varfjr u dh xbZ gks] Hkkjr ds yksd ys[kk esa varfjr dh tk,xhA 4444---- iiiihhhh,,,,llllMMMMhhhh,,,,QQQQ ddddkkkk mmmmiiii;;;;kkkkssttssttuuuu%%%% ih,lMh,Q dk mi;ksx fuEufyf[kr iz;kstuksa ds fy, fd;k tk,xk% ¼d½ varj&jkfT;d ikjs"k.k iz.kkyh ¼vkbZ,lVh,l½ rFkk ,slh var%jkfT;d ikjs"k.k iz.kkyh] tk s vkbZ,lVh,l ds vkuq"kafxd gks] es a ladqyu voeqfDr ds fy, Hkkj izs"k.k dsUnzksa }kjk izpkyukRed QhMcSd ij vk/kkfjr lkefjd egRo dh ikjs"k.k iz.kkfy;ksa( ¼[k½ 'kaV dSfiflVjksa] lhjht daiu~lsVjksa rFkk vU; fj,fDVo ÅtkZ mRikndksa] ftlesa fxzM es a oksYVrk izksQkby lq/kkj ds fy, LVsfVd oh,vkj daiu~lsVj ¼,lohlh½ rFkk LVsfVd leØfed ¼laUx~Øukbtl½ dai~ulsVj ¼LVsVdkWe½ tSls fj,fDVo Åtk Z lek;kstu rFkk Mkbusfed fj,fDVo lgk;rk Hkh gS] dh laLFkkiuk( ¼x½ fo'ks"k laLFkk Ldhe] ikbyV rFkk izn'kZukRed ifj;kstukvksa ekud laLFkk Ldheksa dh laLFkkiuk rFkk {ks=h; vk/kkj ij laLFkk laijh{kk esa igpkuh xbZ folaxfr;ks a dks miof.kZr djus( ¼?k½ ladqyu voeqfDr ds fy, ikjs"k.k iz.kkyh dk uohdj.k rFkk vk/kqfudhdj.k ¼vkj ,aM ,e½( ¼³½ rduhdh v/;;uksa] {kerk fuekZ.k] Qst ¼ekieku ;wfuV ¼ih,e;w½ vkfn dh laLFkkiuk tSls vU; mís';ksa dks iwjk djus okyh dksbZ vU; Ldhe@ifj;kstuk( ¼2½ ih,lMh,Q dk mi;ksx mijksDr ,sls {ks=ksa esa forj.k mi;ksfxrkvksa }kjk izLrkfor ifj;kstukvksa ds fy, fd;k tk,xk tks varj&jkfT;d ikjs"k.k iz.kkyh ds vkuq"kafxd gks rFkk fxzM dh lqj{kk ls lacfa/kr gks ijarq ;g fd ,slh ifjs;kstuk,a iqu±lfjpr Rofjrrk ÅtkZ fodkl rFkk lq/kkj dk;ZØe ¼vkj,ihMhvkjih½4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] vkSj jktho xk/a kh xzkeh.k fo|qrhdj.k ;kstuk ¼vkjththohokbZ½@jk"Vªh; fo|qr fuf/k ¼,ubZ,Q½ vkfn tSlh Hkkjr ljdkj dh fdlh vU; Ldhe esa lfEefyr u gksaA ¼3½ futh {ks= dh ifj;kstuk,a ih,lMh,Q ls lgk;rk ikus d s fy, ik= ugha gksaxhA i ii iii ¼4½ iwfoZdrk eq[;r% ¼ ½ fxzM ljq{kk ljksdkj dks lacksf/kr djus( ¼ ½ jk"Vªh; egRo( ¼ ½ iv cgq&mi;ksfxrk@{ks=h;@jkT; egRo dh( ¼ ½ varj&jkfT;d izÑfr dh Ldheksa ds ekunaM ij nh tk,xhA 5555---- uuuukkkkssssMMMMyyyy vvvvffffHHHHkkkkddddjjjj....kkkk rrrrFFFFkkkkkkkk mmmmllllddddss ss ÑÑÑÑRRRR;;;;%%%% ¼d½ jk"Vªh; Hkkj izs"k.k dsUnz ¼,u,uMhlh½ bu fofu;eksa d s v/khu Ldhe ds dk;kZUo;u ds fy, uksMy vfHkdj.k gksxkA ¼[k½ uksMy vfHkdj.k fuEufyf[kr ÑR; djsxk%& i ¼ ½ ekuhVfjax rFkk vkadyu lfefr ds lfpoky; ds :i es a dk;Z djsxk( ii ¼ ½ ekuhVfjax lfefr }kjk] le; le; ij] vuqeksfnr izfØ;k ds vuq:i ih,lMh,Q ls fuf/k nsus rFkk laforfjr djus ds fy, foLr`r izfØ;k rS;kj djsxk( iii ¼ ½ vkadyu lfefr }kjk ekuhVfjax lfefr dks izR;sd cSBd esa fd, x, dkjckj dk vfHkys[k j[ksxk( iv ¼ ½ ctV rS;kj djus] ih,lMh,Q yksd ys[kk ls izkfIr;ks@a laforj.kksa dk ys[kkadu rFkk ekuhVfjax lfefr ds vuqeksnu ls ys[kk ijh{kk ds fy, foLr`r izfØ;k rS;kj djsxk( v ¼ ½ ih,lMh,Q dh okf"kZd fjiksVZ rS;kj djsxk( vi ¼ ½ ,sls vU; ÑR; djsxk tks ekuhVafjx lfefr rFkk vkadyu lfefr }kjk lkSia s tk,A 6666---- vvvvkkkkaaddaaddyyyyuuuu llllffffeeeeffffrrrr%%%% v/;{k] dsUnzh; fo|qr izkf/kdj.k ¼lkbZ,½ dh v/;{krk esa ,d vkadyu lfefr gksxh ftls laoh{kk ¼rduhdh vkfFkZd vkadyu½ ,oa bu fofu;eksa ds fofu;e 4 ds [kaM ¼4½ ds vuqlkj] ih,lMh,Q ls fuf/k;u rFkk ,ls ss vU; dk;ks± ds fy,] tkss ekuhVfjax lfefr }kjk lkSais tk,a] fofHkUu ifj;kstuk izLrkoksa dks iwfoZdrk nsus ds fy, Hkkjr ljdkj ¼fo|qr ea=ky;½ }kjk xfBr fd;k tk,xkA 7777---- eeeekkkkuuuuhhhhVVVVffffjjjjaaxxaaxx llllffffeeeeffffrrrr%%%% Hkkjr ljdkj ¼fo|qr ea=ky;½ ekuhVfjax lfefr d s :i esa Kkr lfpo ¼fo|qr½ Hkkjr ljdkj dh v/;{krk esa varj ea=ky;h ekuhVfjax lfefr xfBr dh tk,xh ftlesa lnL;ksa ds :i esa fo|qr ea=ky;] uohu ,oa uohdj.kh; ÅtkZ ea=ky;] O;; foHkkx ¼foÙk ea=ky;½] dsUnzh; fo|qr vf/kdj.k ¼lhbZ,½ rFkk ;kstuk vk;ksx dss izfrfuf/k gksaxsA eq[; dk;Zdkjh vf/kdkjh] ikoj flLVe dkjiksjs'ku fyfeVsM ¼ikslksdks½ lfefr ds lnL;&lfpo gksaxsA ekuhVfjax lfefr vkadyu lfefr dh flQkfj'kksa vkSj dsUnzh; vk;ksx dh lalwpuk ds vk/kkj ij eatwjh ds fy, bl izdkj dh ifj;kstukvksa ¼;k mudh la'kksf/kr ykxr½ ij fopkj djsxh fd bl izdkj dh ifj;kstuk,a bu fofu;eksa esa ifjHkkf"kr fl)kUrksa ds vuqlkj gSa vkSj mUgsa bu fofu;eksa esa ifjdfYir fl)kUrksa ds vuqlkj iwfoZdrk nh xbZ gSA ekuhVfjax lfefr }kjk eatwfj;ksa ds vk/kkj ij fuf/k;ksa dks fo|qr ea=ky; ds ctV ls ifj;kstuk bdkbZ;ksa dks fn;k tk,xkA lfefr blds }kjk laLohÑr fofHkUu ifj;kstukvksa ds dk;kZUo;u dk i;Zos{k.k ,oa ekuhVj djsxhA ih,lMh,Q ls nh xbZ fuf/k;ksa dk s bl lac/a k esa foÙk ea=ky; ds vuqns'kksa ds vuqlkj fofu;fer fd;k tk,xkA ifj;kstuk bdkbZ;ksa dks laforj.k d s fy, yksd ys[kk ls uksMy vfHkdj.k dks fuf/k;ka v/;isf{kr O;; fu;a=.k dk iz;ksx djus ds i'pkr~ gh nh tk,axh ijarq ;g fd Ldhe esa fo|qr ea=ky; ds vuqnku&ekaxksa ds fy, i;kZIr fuf/k;ksa dk izko/kku fd;k x;k gksA¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 8888---- iiiihhhh,,,,llllMMMMhhhh,,,,QQQQ ddddss ss iiiizz;;zz;;kkkkssxxssxx]]]] LLLLØØØØhhhhffffuuuuaaxxaaxx]]]] vvvvkkkkaaddaaddyyyyuuuu]]]] eeeekkkkuuuuhhhhVVVVffffjjjjaaxxaaxx]]]] llllaaLLaaLLoooohhhhÑÑÑÑffffrrrr vvvvkkkkffffnnnn ddddss ss ffffyyyy,,,, ççççffffØØØØ;;;;kkkk%%%% ¼d½ ;FkkfLFkfr] {ks=h; fo|qr lfefr;ka] mRiknu daifu;ka] ikjs"k.k vuqKfIr/kkjh] lfaorj.k vuqKfIr/kkjh] Hkkj izs"k.k dsUnz] ikoj ,Dlpsat] uksMy vfHkdj.k dks ifj;kstukvksa] Ldheksa ;k xfrfof/k;ks a ds vko';d C;kSjs izLrqr djasxsA ¼[k½ uksMy vfHkdj.k rduhdh&vkfFkZd laoh{kk ds fy, bu ifj;kstukvksa ;k Ldhe ;k xfrfof/k;ksa dks vkadyu lfefr ds le{k j[ksxkA ¼x½ izLrkoksa dh laoh{kk djus d s ckn vkadyu lfefr viuh vkadyu fjiksV Z rFkk flQkfj'ksa fyf[kr esa dsUnzh; vk;ksx dks vkSj ml ifj;kstuk bdkbZ dks izLrqr djsxh] ftlus izLrko Hkstk gAS ¼?k½ uksMy vfHkdj.k ;g lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, vkadyu lfefr dh flQkfj'kksa lfgr dUs nzh; vk;ksx ds ikl vk,xk fd ifj;kstuk@Ldhesa@ xfrfof/k;ka bu fofu;eksa ds dk;Z{ks= esa gSaA ¼³½ bl izdkj ds lanHkZ dh izkfIr ij dsUnzh; vk;ksx] ,slk lanHkZ izkIr djus ds i'pkr~ fuEufyf[kr igyqvksa ij fopkj djsxk vFkkZr~% (i) D;k izLrkfor ifj;kstuk,a@Ldhesa@xfrfof/k;ka bu fofu;eksa esa ifjHkkf"kr iz;kstuksa ds vuqlkj gaS( (ii) D;k izLrkfor Ldhe@Ldheksa dks bu fofu;eksa esa ifjdfYir fl)kUrksa ds vuqlkj iwfoZdrk nh xbZ gSA ¼p½ ;fn bl fofu;e ds [kaM ¼³½ esa fofufnZ"V 'krksZa dks iwjk dj fy;k x;k gS rks dsUnzh; vk;ksx uksMy vfHkdj.k dks bl ckr dh lwpuk nsxk fd izLrkfor ifj;kstuk,a bu fofu;eksa esa ifjHkkf"kr fl)kUrks a ds vuqlkj gSa vkSj bu fofu;eksa esa fn, x, fl)kUrksa ds vuqlkj iwfoZdrk nh xbZ gSA ¼N½ dsUnzh; vk;ksx] bl izØe ij] ifj;kstuk ykxr ds C;kSjksa dh tkap ugha djsxk ftldh tkap leqfpr vk;ksx }kjk vU; ckrksa d s lkFk lkFk] ifj;kstuk bdkbZ }kjk VSfjQ ;kfpdk ds nkf[ky djus ds le; ij gh dh tk,xh fd bl izdkj dh ,slh ifj;kstuk@Ldhe ds laca/k esa VSfjQ dk Vh,lMh,Q ls vuqnku ds Hkkx ds fy, nkok ugha fd;k x;k gSA ¼t½ dsUnzh; vk;ksx ls bl laca/k esa izkIr lalwpuk ds vk/kkj ij uksMy vfHkdj.k ih,lMh,Q ls fuf/k dh eatwjh ds fy, ekuhVafjax lfefr ls laidZ djsxkA 9999---- llllggggkkkk;;;;rrrrkkkk iiii))))ffffrrrr%%%% fuf/k dh miyC/krk d s v/khu jgrs gq,] fuf/k;u dk s vuqnku :i esa fn;k tk,xkA vuqnku dh ek=k ifj;kstuk ds lkefjd egRo vkSj vkdkj ij fuHkZj djsxh vkSj bl ij bu fofu;eksa ds vuqlkj nsus dss fy, fopkj fd;k tk,xkA bl lac/a k esa] ekuhVfjax lfefr }kjk foLr`r ekxZn'kdZ fl)kUr r;S kj fd, tk,axsA 11110000---- vvvvkkkkffffLLLLrrrr;;;;kkkkssaa ssaa ddddkkkk ffffuuuu""""iiiikkkknnnnuuuu]]]] iiiiffffjjjjppppkkkkyyyyuuuu vvvvkkkkSSSSjjjj jjjj[[[[kkkkjjjj[[[[kkkkkkkkoooo%%%% ifj;kstuk bdkb Z blds mi;ksxh dky d s nkSjku ifj;kstukvksa ds fu"iknu rFkk ifjpkyu ,oa j[kj[kko d s fy, mÙkjnk;h gksxhA ifj;kstuk@Ldhe dk ifjpkyu ,oa j[kj[kko] le;&le; ij] ;Fkk la'kksf/kr dsUnzh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼VSfjQ esa fuca/ku ,o a 'krsZ½ fofu;e] 2014 ;k mld s fdlh i'pkr~ vf/kfu;fefr ds vuqlkj 'kkflr gksaxsA 11111111---- ccccttttVVVV]]]] yyyyss[[ss[[kkkkkkkk ,,,,ooooaa aa vvvvUUUU;;;; vvvvffffHHHHkkkkyyyyss[[ss[[kkkkkkkkssaa ssaa ddddkkkkss ss rrrrSSSS;;;;kkkkjjjj ddddjjjjuuuukkkk %%%% ctV rS;kj djus] ih,lMh,Q yksd ys[kk l s izkfIr@laforj.kksa dk ys[kk] mi;ksfxrk izek.ki= ,oa ys[kk ijh{kk] vkfn bl lac/a k esa foLr`r çfØ;k esa fn, x, mica/kksa ds vuqlkj 'kkflr gksaxsA6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 11112222---- iiiiffffjjjj;;;;kkkkssttssttuuuukkkkvvvvkkkkssaa@@ssaa@@LLLLddddhhhheeeekkkkssaa ssaa ddddkkkk ddddkkkk;;;;kkkkZZUUZZUUoooo;;;;uuuu]]]] eeeekkkkuuuuhhhhVVVVffffjjjjaaxxaaxx vvvvkkkkSSSSjjjj ffffuuuu;;;;aa==aa==....kkkk%%%% ¼d½ {ks=h; fo|qr lfefr;ka] ikjs"k.k vuqKfIr/kkjh] laforj.k vuqKfIr/kkjh] Hkkj izs"k.k dsUnksa] ikoj ,Dlpsatksa] dsUnzh; ikjs"k.k mi;ksfxrk ¼lhVh;w½ var%jkfT;d iz.kkfy;ksa ds fy, jkT; ikjs"k.k mi;ksfxrk ¼,lVh;w½] tks vkbZ,lVh,l ds vkuq"kafxd ga]S dk;kZUo;u vfHkdj.k gksaxhA ¼[k½ vkadyu lfefr fo|qr ea=ky; ds ijke'kZ ls] ifj;kstuk@Ldhe d s varxZr fuf/kiksf"kr ifj;kstukvksa dh izR;sd çoxZ ds fy, ek=k ;ksX; foÙkh; ,oa rduhdh fu"d"kZ ¼vkmVde½ iSjkehVjksa ds mís'; dks vf/kdfFkr djrs gq,] ifj;kstukvksa ds dk;kZUo;u ds ewY;kadu ds fy, ra= fodflr djsxhA ¼x½ ekuhVfjax lfefr rS;kj ra=] tks mDr [kaM ¼[k½ rd lhfer ugha gS] ds vk/kkj ij ifj;kstukvksa ds dk;kZUo;u dk i;Zos{k.k rFkk ekuhVj djsxhA 13- ooookkkkffff""""kkkkZZddZZdd ffffjjjjiiiikkkkssVVssVVZZ%%ZZ%% rqyu i= ,oa laijhf{kr ys[kkvksa ds lkFk o"k Z ds nkSjku vkjaHk dh xbZ ifj;kstukvksa dk s 'kkfey djrs gq, fuf/k dh okf"kZd fjiksVZ dsUnzh; ljdkj dks izLrqr dh tk,xh vkSj ftldh lwpuk dUs nzh; vk;ksx dks Hksth tk,xhA okf"kZd fjiksVZ fo|qr ea=ky; ds ek/;e ls nksuksa lnuksa ds le{k j[kh tk,xhA 14- ddddffffBBBBuuuukkkkbbbbZZ;;ZZ;;kkkkssaass aa ddddkkkkss ss nnnnwwjjwwjj ddddjjjjuuuuss ss ddddhhhh ''''kkkkffffDDDDRRRRkkkk%%%% ;fn bu fofu;eksa ds mica/kks a dks ykxw djus esa dksbZ dfBukbZ mRiUu gksrh gS rks vk;ksx lkekU; ;k fofufnZ"V vkns'k }kjk ,sl s mica/k dj ldsxk tks vf/kfu;e rFkk vkSj mlds v/khu cuk, x, ,sls fofu;eksa dks] tk s bu fofu;eksa ds mís';ksa dh iwfrZ ds fy, dfBukbZ dks nwj dju s ds fy, vko';d izrhr gks] ls lqlxa r gksaA 11115555---- ffffuuuujjjjlllluuuu vvvvkkkkSSSSjjjj OOOO;;;;kkkkoooo``ff``ffrrrr;;;;kkkkaa%%aa%% ¼d½ bu fofu;eksa esa vU;Fkk micaf/kr ds vuqlkj] dsUnzh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼ÅtkZ iz.kkyh fodkl fuf/k½ fofu;e] 2010 fujflr fd, tkrs gSaA ¼[k½ ,sls fujlu esa fdlh ckr d s gksrs gq, Hkh] fujflr fofu;eksa ds v/khu dh xbZ dksb Z ckr ;k dh xbZ dksbZ dkjZokbZ ;k vk'kf;r dksbZ ckr ftlesa dksbZ izfØ;k] feuV] okf"kZd fjiksVZ] iqf"V ;k mn~?kks"k.kk ;k fu"ikfnr dksbZ fy[kr Hkh gS] bu fofu;eksa ds lqlaxr mica/kksa ds v/khu dh xbZ ;k dh xbZ dkjZokbZ ekuh tk,xhA 'kqHkk 'kekZ] lfpo [foKkiu&III@4@vlk/kkj.k@152@14] CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NEW DELHI NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th June, 2014 No. L-1/148 /2014/CERC In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 178 (1) and 178 (2) (ze) of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf and after previous publication, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following regulations, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power System Development Fund) Regulations, 2014. (2) These regulations shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7 2. Definitions: (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Act" means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), including amendments thereto; (b) "Appraisal Committee" shall mean the Committee constituted by Government of India, Ministry of Power for the purpose of scrutiny (techno-economic appraisal) and prioritization of various project proposals for funding from PSDF and such other functions relating to PSDF as may be assigned; (c) "Appropriate Commission" means the Central Commission or the State Commission or the Joint Commission as defined in the Act; (d) "Congestion Relief Regulations" means Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Measures to relieve congestion in real time operation) Regulations, 2009 as amended from time to time and any subsequent enactment thereof; (e) "Power Market Regulations" means Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations, 2010 as amended from time to time and any subsequent enactment thereof; (f) "Congestion Amount" has the same meaning as assigned to it in Regulation 33 of the Power Market Regulations; (g) "Congestion Charge" has the same meaning as assigned to it under Congestion Relief Regulations; (h) "Detailed Procedure" means the procedure prepared by the Nodal Agency, with the approval of the Monitoring Committee, for implementation and administration of PSDF in accordance with these regulations and as per the scheme for operationalization of PSDF notified by Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. (i) "Deviation Settlement Charges" has the same meaning as assigned to it in the Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations; (j) "Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations" means the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement and related matters) Regulations 2014 as amended from time to time and subsequent enactment thereof; (k) "Grid Code" means the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Indian Electricity Grid Code) Regulations 2010, as amended from time to time and any subsequent enactment thereof; (l) "Monitoring Committee" shall mean the committee constituted by Government of India, Ministry of Power for the purpose of sanctioning of projects, release of funds from PSDF and overall supervision and monitoring of the implementation of projects and such other functions as may be assigned; (m) "Nodal Agency" means the agency as designated under clause (a) of regulation 5 of these regulations; (n) "PSDF" means the Power System Development Fund constituted under Regulation 3 of these regulations; (o)"Reactive Energy Charges" has the same meaning as assigned to it in the Grid Code; (2) Save as aforesaid and unless repugnant to the context or the subject-matter otherwise requires, words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined, but defined in the Act, or the regulations made thereunder by the Commission, shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively in the Act or the regulations. (3) The provisions of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) as amended from time to time shall apply for the interpretation of these regulations as they apply for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament. 3. Constitution of the Fund: (1) There shall be constituted a fund to be called the “Power System Development Fund” or "PSDF" and there shall be credited thereto.- (a) Congestion charges standing to the credit of the “Congestion Charge Account” after release of amounts payable to Regional Entities entitled to receive congestion charges along with interest, if any, in accordance with the Congestion Relief Regulations; (b) Congestion amount arising from the difference in the market prices of different regions as a consequence of market splitting in power exchanges in accordance with Power Market Regulations; (c) Deviation Settlement Charges standing to the credit of the "Regional Deviation Pool Account8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] Fund" after final settlement of claims in accordance with Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations; (d) RLDC reactive energy charges standing to the credit of Reactive Energy Charges Account in accordance with the Grid Code; (e) Additional Transmission Charges arising out of the explicit auction process in STOA Advance Bilateral transactions in accordance with the CERC (Open Access in interstate transmission) Regulations, 2008 and amendments thereof; (f) Such other charges as may be notified by the Central Commission from time to time: (2) The agencies which are authorized to collect Congestion charges, Congestion amount, Deviation Settlement charges, Reactive energy charges under the respective regulations and such other charges as may be notified by the Commission from time to time, shall transfer to the credit of the Fund the balance amounts in the charges under sub-clauses (a) to (f) of clause (1) of this regulation on monthly basis or on such periodicity as may be provided in the Detailed Procedure. (3) The PSDF shall be maintained and operated through the Public Account of India. All the amounts that would accrue into the fund as per clause (1) of Regulation 3 and also the amounts lying accumulated in the fund and not transferred to public account till the issue of this regulation, shall be transferred to the Public Account of India. 4. Utilization of the PSDF: (1) PSDF shall be utilized for the following purposes: (a) Transmission systems of strategic importance based on operational feedback by Load Despatch Centers for relieving congestion in inter-State transmission system (ISTS) and intra-State Transmission Systems which are incidental to the ISTS. (b) Installation of shunt capacitors, series compensators and other reactive energy generates including reactive energy absorption and dynamic reactive support like static VaR compensator (SVC) and static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) for improvement voltage profile in the Grid. (c) Installation of special protection schemes, pilot and demonstrative projects, standard protection schemes and for setting right the discrepancies identified in the protection audits on regional basis. (d) Renovation and Modernization (R&M) of transmission system for relieving congestion. (e) Any other scheme/ project in furtherance of the above objectives such as technical studies, capacity building, installation of Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) etc. (2) PSDF shall also be utilized for the projects proposed by distribution utilities in the above areas which are incidental to inter-state transmission system and have a bearing on grid safety and security, provided that these projects are not covered under any other scheme of the Government of India, such as Restructured Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme (RAPDRP), Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) / National Electricity Fund (NEF) etc. (3) The private sector projects shall not be eligible for assistance from PSDF. (4) Prioritization shall be done mainly on the criteria of the schemes (i) addressing grid security concerns; (ii) being of national importance; (iii) being in the order of National/Multi utility/Regional/State importance; (iv) being inter-state in nature. 5. Nodal Agency and its functions (a) National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) shall be the Nodal Agency for the implementation of the scheme under these regulations. (b) The Nodal Agency shall perform the following functions:- (i) Act as Secretariat to the Monitoring Committee and the Appraisal Committee. (ii) Prepare a Detailed Procedure for release and disbursement from PSDF consistent with the Procedure approved by the Monitoring Committee from time to time. (iii) Keep the Record of Business transacted at each meeting of the Appraisal Committee and the Monitoring Committee. (iv) Prepare detailed procedure for preparation of Budget, Accounting of receipts/ disbursals from PSDF Public Account and Audit with the approval of the Monitoring Committee.¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 9 (v) Prepare Annual Report of the PSDF. (vi) Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Monitoring Committee and the Appraisal Committee. 6. Appraisal Committee There shall be an Appraisal Committee headed by the Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), to be constituted by the Government of India (Ministry of Power) for scrutiny (techno-economic appraisal) and prioritization of the various projects proposals for funding from PSDF in line with Clause (4) of Regulation (4) of these Regulations and such other functions as may be assigned by the Monitoring Committee. 7. Monitoring Committee Government of India (Ministry of Power) shall constitute an Inter-Ministerial Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Power) Government of India to be known as Monitoring Committee and shall also consist of representatives from the Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance), Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Planning Commission as Members. The Chief Executive Officer, Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) shall be the Member-Secretary of the Committee. The Monitoring Committee will consider such projects (or their revised costs) for sanction based on the recommendation of the Appraisal Committee and communication of the Central Commission that such projects are in line with the principles defined in these regulations and have been prioritised in accordance with the principles envisaged in these regulations. Based on the sanctions by the Monitoring Committee, the funds will be released to the project entities from the Budget of Ministry of Power. This Committee will also supervise and monitor the implementation of various projects sanctioned by it. Release of funds from PSDF will be regulated as per the extant instructions of the Ministry of Finance in this regard. The release of funds to Nodal Agency from the Public Account for further disbursement to project entities will be made after exercising requisite expenditure control, provided that the scheme has adequate funds provisioned for in the Demand for Grants of Ministry of Power. 8. Procedure for Application, Screening, Appraisal, Monitoring, Sanction etc of PSDF (a) The Regional Power Committees, Generating Companies, Transmission Licensees, Distribution Licensees, Load Despatch Centers, Power Exchange as the case may be, shall furnish necessary details of the projects, schemes or activities to the Nodal Agency. (b) The Nodal Agency shall place these projects or scheme or activities for techno-economic scrutiny by the Appraisal Committee. (c) After scrutinizing the proposals, the Appraisal Committee shall submit its Appraisal Report and recommendations in writing to the Central Commission, and to the project entity who has submitted the proposal. (d) The Nodal Agency will approach the Central Commission, along with the recommendations of the Appraisal Committee, for ascertaining that the projects / scheme(s) / activities are covered within the scope of these Regulations. (e) The Central Commission, on receipt of such reference, will look into the following aspects viz.:- (i) Whether the proposed projects / schemes / activities are in line with the purposes defined in these regulations; (ii) Whether the proposed scheme(s) have been prioritized in accordance with the principles envisaged in these regulations. (f) If the conditions specified in clause (e) of this regulation are satisfied, the Central Commission shall communicate to the Nodal Agency that the proposed projects are in line with the principles defined in these regulations and have been prioritised in accordance with the principles envisaged in these regulations. (g) The Central Commission, at this stage shall not go into the details of the project cost, which will be examined by the Appropriate Commission only at the time of filing of tariff petition by the project entity to ensure inter alia that the tariff in respect of such project / scheme is not claimed for the portion of grant from the PSDF. (h) Based on the communication received in this regard from the Central Commission, the Nodal Agency shall approach the Monitoring Committee for sanction of the fund from the PSDF. 9. Assistance Pattern The funding will be made as a grant, subject to availability of funds. The quantum of grant shall depend on10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] the strategic importance and the size of the project and shall be considered for release as per these regulations. Detailed guidelines in this regard shall be prepared by the Monitoring Committee. 10. Execution, Operation & Maintenance of the Assets The project entity shall be responsible for the execution as well as Operation & Maintenance of the projects during its useful life. Operation and Maintenance of the Project / scheme shall be governed in accordance with the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2014, as amended from time to time or any subsequent enactment thereof. 11. Preparation of Budget, Accounts and other records Preparation of Budget, Accounting of Receipts/ disbursals from PSDF Public Account, Utilization Certificates, and Audit etc shall be governed in accordance with the provisions made in the Detailed Procedure in this regard. 12. Implementation, Monitoring and Control of Projects/ Schemes (a) The Regional Power Committees, Transmission Licensees, Distribution Licensees, Load Despatch Centers, Power Exchanges, Central Transmission Utility (CTU), State Transmission Utility (STU) for intra- State systems which are incidental to the ISTS will be the Implementing Agencies. (b) The Appraisal Committee in consultation with Ministry of Power will evolve a mechanism to evaluate the implementation of projects by laying down objective quantifiable financial and technical outcome parameters for each category of projects funded under the project / scheme. (c) The Monitoring Committee will supervise and monitor the implementation of projects on the basis of mechanism evolved but not limited to (b) above. 13. Annual Report An Annual Report of the fund including the projects undertaken during the year, together with the Balance Sheet and Audited Accounts shall be submitted to the Central Government and for information to the Central Commission. The Annual Report shall also be laid on the table of both Houses of Parliament though the Ministry of Power. 14. Power to remove difficulties If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of these regulations, the Commission may, by general or specific order, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act and the regulations made thereunder as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty in order to achieve the objectives of these regulations. 15. Repeal and Savings (a) Save as otherwise provided in these regulations, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power System Development Fund) Regulations 2010 are hereby repealed. (b) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken or purported to have been done or taken including any procedure, minutes, annual reports, confirmation or declaration or any instrument executed under the repealed regulations shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the relevant provisions of these regulations. SHUBHA SARMA,Secy. [ADVT-III/4/Exty./152/14] Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054