MPERC Proposes to Revise Open Access Regulation
The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) on 18th June 24, 2015 has proposed a new regulation for open access power transactions in the state. The proposed regulation will revise the previous open access regulation 2005. The regulation will come into force from the date of publication in the official Gazette.
The regulation will apply to open access customers for use of intra-state transmission system and distribution system, including systems when it is used in conjunction with inter-state transmission system.
The open access will be allowed for Non-conventions Energy sources, Captive Generating Plants of Conventional Energy, and to all other open access consumers with load of 1MW and above.
Categorization of Open Access Consumer:
- Long-term Open Access: Any consumer availing open access for a period of exceeding 12 years but not exceeding 25 years.
- Medium-term Open Access: customers availing open access for a period exceeding 3 months but not exceeding 3 years at a time.
- Short-term Open Access: Consumer availing open access for a period up to one month at a time.
Charges for Open Access: The commission from time to time will fix (calculate) various charges to be payable by the open access consumer to the distribution licensee.
The various charges payable by the open access consumers will include Wheeling Charges, Transmission Charges, and Imbalance Charges. The OA consumer will also bear Reactive Energy Charge, Interconnection expenses, Operating Charges, additional surcharge and any other charge levied by the commission.
Losses – Apart from this, the open access customers will have to bear energy losses of transmission system and distribution system as approved by the Commission from time to time.
Metering – Open access customers will be responsible for providing ABT compatible interface meters as main meters based on voltage, point and period of supply and tariff category.
Communication facility: The communication facility to be provided by the customer will be defined by SLDC on a case-to-case basis. The open access customer shall have to provide all such facilities.
The more details about procedure and guidelines can be read in the proposed regulations here.