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Interstate Transmission system
Regulation 2009
P.S.Das, Ch.Manager
ERLDC, POSOCO
• Chapter 3: Connectivity
• Chapter 4: Long-term and Medium-term
Open Acces
• Chapter 5: Long-term Access
• Chapter 6: Medium-term Open Access
• Chapter 7: Conditions of LTA and MTOA
• Chapter 8: Information System
• Chapter 9: Repeals and Savings
10/31/2019 ERLDC: POSOCO 2
Act and Regulatory Provisions
BHUTAN
‾ Madhya Pradesh:16000 MW
Partabpur
RAPP Jaipur Guwahati
Lucknow CHICKEN
NECK NER
AR
Patna
MM
Sasan DESH
Mudra ER
AN
Vindhyachal
MY
Gandhinagar
Pipavav
Indore Bhopal Korba
Kolkata
Northern Himalayan region
WR Akaltara Talcher/Ib Valley
Lara
Raipur Darlipali Bhubaneswar
Tarapur
Mumbai
Vizag Coastal based
‾ Andhra Pradesh: 24000 MW
Girye Simhadri
Hyderabad
Tadri SR LEGEND
Kaiga Krishnapatnam
Ennore
Coal Based generation ‾ Tamil Nadu : 10000 MW
Hydro Based Generation
‾ Gujarat :
Bangalore
Mangalore
Kozhikode
Chennai
South Madras Coastal Generation
Nuclear generation
11000 MW
Cuddalore Ultra-Mega Generation
Load Centre Based Generation
Kayamkulam Load-Centre
Thiruvananthapuram
Kudankulam
CERC approval for implementation
• Consumer
– means any consumer eligible to avail open access as specified by
the State Commission under sub-section (2) of section 42 of the
Act;
Definitions….. continued
• Long-term customer:
– means a person who has been granted long-term
access and includes a person who has been allocated
central sector generation that is electricity supply from a
generating station owned or controlled by the Central
Government;
• Medium-term customer
– means a person who has been granted medium-term
open access;
Definitions….. continued
• Nodal agency:
– means the Central Transmission Utility referred to in
regulation 4 hereof
• Regional entity
– means a person whose metering and energy
accounting are done at the regional level;
• Nodal Agency
– The nodal agency for grant of connectivity, long-term access and
medium term open access to the inter-State transmission system
shall be the Central Transmission Utility.
General provisions….. contd
• Filing of Application
• Provided that where after filing of an application, there has been any
material change in the location of the applicant or change in the
quantum of power to be interchanged with the inter-State transmission
system, by more than :
– 100 MW in the case of generating station >= 250MW or CPP with
exportable capacity of > = 250MW
– 40% of the Installed capacity in the case of hydro station from 50
to 250MW
– 40% of the aggregate Installed capacity in the case of aggregated
generators individually < 50MW
Chapter 3: Connectivity
• Grant of Connectivity
1. Provided further that the application by the applicant in case of
aggregated capacity >= 50MW but individually < 50MW defined under
shall be considered by CTU only if all the generators, whose aggregate
capacity is connected at the single connection point, formalize a written
agreement among themselves that the lead generator shall act on behalf
of all the generators to undertake all operational and commercial
responsibilities for all the collective generators connected at that point in
following the provisions of the Indian Electricity Grid Code and all other
Regulations of the Commission, such as grid security, scheduling and
dispatch, collection and payment/ adjustment of Transmission charges,
UI charges, congestion and other charges, etc., and submit a copy of the
agreement to the CTU, with the application of connectivity, along with a
copy to the respective RLDC in whose control area it is located.
Amended vide order Dtd. 3rd Sep,2010
2. On receipt of the application, the nodal agency shall, in consultation and
through coordination with other agencies involved in inter-State
transmission system to be used, including State Transmission Utility, if
the State network is likely to be used, process the application and carry
out the necessary interconnection study as specified in the Central
Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid)
Regulations, 2007.
Connectivity…. contd
3. While granting connectivity, the nodal agency shall specify the name of the sub-
station or pooling station or switchyard where connectivity is to be granted. In
case connectivity is to be granted by looping-in and looping-out of an existing or
proposed line, the nodal agency shall specify the point of connection and name of
the line at which connectivity is to be granted. The nodal agency shall indicate the
broad design features of the dedicated transmission line and the timeframe for
completion of the dedicated transmission line.
4. The applicant and all Inter-State Transmission Licensees including the Central
Transmission Utility shall comply with the provisions of Central Electricity
Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) Regulations, 2007.
5. The applicant or inter-State transmission licensee, as the case may be, shall sign a
connection agreement with the Central Transmission Utility or inter-State
transmission licensee owning the sub-station or pooling station or switchyard or
the transmission line as identified by the nodal agency where connectivity is being
granted.
Provided that in case connectivity of a generating station, including captive
generating plant or bulk consumer is granted to the inter-State transmission
system of an inter-State transmission licensee other than the Central Transmission
Utility, a tripartite agreement as provided in the Central Electricity Authority
(Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) Regulations, 2007 shall be
signed between the applicant, the Central Transmission Utility and such inter-State
transmission licensee.
Connectivity … contd
6. The grant of connectivity shall not entitle an applicant to interchange
any power with the grid unless it obtains long-term access, medium-
term open access or short-term open access.
(a) Long-term customer who has availed access rights for at least 12 years
(b) Long-term customer who has not availed access rights for at least
12 (twelve) years
• No overriding preference
On the expiry of period of the medium-term open access, the
medium-term customer shall not be entitled to any overriding
preference for renewal of the term.
– Provided that if the State network is also being used in the access
as a part of inter-State transmission system for the conveyance of
electricity across the territory of an intervening State as well as
conveyance within the State which is incidental to such inter-
State transmission of electricity, recovery of charges for such
State network and terms and conditions thereof shall be in
accordance with the regulation as may be specified by the
Commission under 25 section 36 of the Act for intervening
transmission facilities, if such charges and terms and conditions
cannot be mutually agreed upon by the licensees;
3. The fees and charges for RLDCs (including the charges for Unified
Load Despatch Scheme) and SLDCs shall be payable by the long-
term customer and medium-term customer directly to the RLDCs
or the SLDCs concerned.
Conditions of LTA & MTOA
Unscheduled Inter-change (UI) Charges
1. Scheduling of all transactions pursuant to grant of long-
term access and medium-term open access shall be
carried out on day-ahead basis in accordance with the
Grid Code.
2. Based on net metering on the periphery of each regional
entity, composite accounts for Unscheduled Interchanges
shall be issued for each regional entity on a weekly cycle:
Provided that Unscheduled Inter-changes accounting for
intra-State entities shall not be carried out at the regional
level.
3. The State utility designated for the purpose of collection or
disbursement of the Unscheduled Interchanges charges
from or to the intra- State entities shall be responsible for
timely payment of the State’s composite dues to the
regional Unscheduled Interchanges Pool Account Fund.
Conditions of LTA & MTOA
4. Any mismatch between the scheduled and the actual drawal at drawal
points and scheduled and the actual injection at injection points for the
intra- State entities shall be determined by the concerned State Load
Despatch Centre and covered in the intra-State Unscheduled
Interchanges accounting scheme.
Transmission Losses
The buyers of electricity shall bear apportioned losses in the
transmission system as estimated by the Regional Power Committee.
Redressal Mechanism
All disputes arising out of or under these regulations shall be decided
by the Commission on an application made in this behalf by the
person aggrieved.
Chapter 8: Information System
• The nodal agency shall post the following documents / information on its
website in a separate web-page titled “Long-term access and Medium-
term open access information”:
a) These regulations;
b) Detailed procedure;
c) List of applications, separately, for LTA and MTOA received by the nodal agency
along with necessary details.
d) Separate lists for LTA and MTOA granted, indicating-
(i) Name of customers;
(ii) Period of the access granted (start date and end date);
(iii) Point or points of injection;
(iv) Point or points of drawal;
(v) Transmission systems used (in terms of regions and States);
(vi) Capacity (MW) for which access has been granted.
e) List of applications where approval for connectivity or LTA or MTOA, as the case
may be, has not been granted along with reasons thereof.
• nodal agency to take steps in accordance with the requirements herein
to provide as much information suo motu to the public at regular
intervals through various means of communications, including internet,
so that information is disseminated widely and in such form and manner
which is easily accessible to the public.
Chapter 9: Repeal and Savings
• Nodal agency
• For the balance capacity (not exceeding 50% of LTA sought for) for which
exact source of supply or destination could not be firmed up on long-term
basis, the augmentation/system strengthening further from the target region
shall be taken up only after identification of exact source/destination. CTU
shall be allowed up to 3 years time for such augmentation/system
strengthening from the target region to the exact source/destination. During
such period the applicant shall be liable to pay the transmission charges up
to the target region.
LTA PROCEDURES
• Payment of such transmission charges for the balance capacity for which
exact source on long term basis is not known, shall not entitle the applicant
any right over the transmission system up to the target region and CTU may
release this balance transmission capacity up to target region for short-term
open access or the medium term open access till the applicant firms up
source/destination on long-term basis and its operationalisation.
• However, applicant may seek short-term open access or the medium term
open access separately till such time it gets long-term access for the balance
capacity as any other short-term open access customer or the medium term
open access customer.
UI accounting:
• Unless specified otherwise by the State Commission concerned, the
Unscheduled Interchanges rate for intra-State entity shall be 105% (for
overdrawals or under generation) and 95% (for under-drawals or over
generation) of the Unscheduled Interchanges rate at the periphery of regional
entity
LTA - APPLICATION PROCESSING
• In case of applicants who have already firmed up the entity or entities to
whom electricity is proposed to be supplied or from whom electricity is
proposed to be procured for the entire quantum of power for which LTA has
been sought through signing of PPA or, in the case of Inter-State Generating
Stations owned by the Central Government or Ultra Mega Power Projects
coming up through the initiative of the Central Government, allocation of
power to various beneficiaries as notified by it, then the applicant shall not
be required to submit Bank Guarantee(BG) with the application form or the
Construction Stage BG. In such cases, however, the augmentation of the
transmission system as identified for grant of LTA shall be undertaken only
after agreement of the beneficiaries in Standing Committee on Power System
Planning/Regional Power Committee for bearing its transmission charges.
The applicant shall submit a copy of PPA or notification made by Govt. of
India, whichever is applicable. The long-term access agreement, may, in such
cases be directly signed by the beneficiaries with the CTU or tripartite
agreement with the CTU and ISTS, as the case may be
• System strengthening work to be taken up by CTU/Licensee/empowered
committee or on basis of competitive bidding
• Applicant 90days ahead w.r.t COD/commercialization
• Nodal 60days ahead intimation w.r.t payment security mech & intimation to
RLDCs/SLDCs
LTA - APPLICATION PROCESSING
• Priority
• Transmission constraintsCurtailment nor refunds
• LTA may be extended as per the desired extension period on request by LTA
holder at least 6months in advance
Surrender of LTA rights
• Compensation for stranded transmission capacity for LTA customers having
availed access rights for 12yrs min
– Notice period of 1yrs no charges
– 66% of transmission charge(NPV) corr. to period which fell short of the
notice period of 1 year
• Compensation for stranded transmission capacity for LTA holders who have
availed access rights for less than 12yrs
– With a notice period of 1 yr transmission charges(NPV) corr. to 66% of
transmission charges for the period falling short of 12yrs
– For notice < 1yr, 66% of transmission charges(NPV) for the period short of notice
period of 1 year
• discount rate for NPV the discount rate to be used for bid evaluation in the
Commission‟s Notification issued from time to time in accordance with the
Guidelines for Determination of Tariff by Bidding Process for Procurement of
Power by Distribution Licensees issued by the Ministry of Power
LTA - APPLICATION PROCESSING
• Compensation reducing transmission charges payable by other long-term
customers and medium-term customers in the year in which such
compensation payment is due in the ratio of transmission charges payable
for that year by such long-term customers and medium-term customers
• However, some of the dedicated transmission system indicated at Annexure-
3 i.e. from the generation switchyard up to various pooling
points/substations shall be built, owned and operated by POWERGRID. The
transmission charges for these dedicated transmission system shall be paid
by the concerned generation developers.
• The charges for the transmission system (other than the dedicated system)
indicated at Annexure-3 would be borne by the generation developers in
proportion to capacity for which long term open access has been sought.
The transmission charges will be corresponding to phased development of
transmission system and in each time frame, charges should be shared by all
the generation developer whose generation projects are scheduled to come
up in that time frame or earlier.
• The long term Open Access Applicants would also have to share the
applicable Regional transmission charges in proportion to the Long term
capacity sought by them as per CERC norm.
LTA - APPLICATION PROCESSING
• As the transmission system has been evolved considering target
beneficiaries and tentative allocation indicated by the developer(s) in their
application, some transmission strengthening may be required in the
receiving end/region once the beneficiaries/quantum of allocation is finalized.
The cost/tariff of such system strengthening would also have to be borne by
the developer(s) as and when identified.
• In the event of default by any developer under Clause 5 and 6 of this
Agreement, the transmission charges for the system mentioned at Annexure-
3 would be shared by balance developers. However, the damages collected
(if any) from the defaulting developer(s) under clause 5 & 6 of this agreement
shall be adjusted for the purpose of claiming transmission charges from the
balance (remaining) developers.
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