OERC Draft DSM Regulations 2015
In order to maintain grid discipline and grid security as envisaged under the Indian Electricity Grid Code and Orissa Grid Code, Orissa released its first draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations on 23rd September 2015.
The Regulations are applicable to:
- All Generating Stations including Solar and Wind Generators in the state of Orissa, except the Inter-state Generating Stations connected to Inter-State Transmission system.
- All CGPs in the state of Orissa, with capacity of 5 MVA and above
- All Distribution/Trading Licensees in the state of Orissa.
- All Open Access Customers (Above 5 MW) in the state of Orissa.
The charges for the Deviations for all the time-blocks has been classified as:
A. For all generators except wind and solar, and all buyers in the state
The charges payable for deviation, will be UI linked and is worked out on the average frequency of a time-block at the rates specified as per CERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and related matters) Regulations, 2014 and amendments thereto.
B. For the Intra State Wind and Solar Energy Generators
These entities will be treated differently, and the error resulting from the deviations, will not be penalized based on the UI mechanism, but by a mechanism very similar to the recent amendments to CERC Inter State Forecasting, Scheduling and Imbalance Handling Regulation of 2015.
The detailed deviation linked penalty mechanism has been proposed as below:
The commission has invited comments and suggestions till 22nd October 2015.
The relevant regulation can be accessed here.