Notification
No. PSERC/Secy./Regulation 45. In exercise of the
powers conferred under Section 181 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003 )
and all other powers enabling the Commission in this behalf, the Punjab State
Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following Regulations for
harnessing captive power generation.
1. Short title and commencement:
a)
These
Regulations shall be called the “Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission
(Harnessing of Captive Power Generation) Regulations, 2009”.
b) These Regulations shall be applicable to all the Captive
Power Plants in the State of
c) These Regulations shall come into force from the date of
their publication in the official
Gazette of the State of
2. Definitions
a)
“Act” means the
Electricity Act, 2003.
b)
“Active Power”
means the product of voltage and in-phase component of alternating current
measured in units of watts and standard multiples thereof.
c)
“Billing cycle”
means a period of one month.
d)
“Contract Demand”
means the maximum demand in KVA sanctioned to a consumer.
e)
“Captive Power
Plant (CPP)” means the power plant that fullfils the criteria laid down in
Rule-3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005.
f)
“Firm Power” means
the power supplied on agreed terms & conditions by a CPP owner to a Licensee
as per the contract.
g)
“Infirm Power”
means power supplied by a CPP to a Licensee which is not committed and is not
covered under any contract and will also include power from a standby plant.
h)
“Licensee” means
a Distribution Licensee.
i)
“Merit Order”
means order of priority of various generating units under BBMB/ ISGS/SGS/IPPs
etc. operating in synchronism with Northern Grid System, compiled by the State
Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) pursuant to schedule and despatch requirements,
generally in ascending order of variable cost of energy.
j)
“Reactive Power”
means the product of voltage and current and the sine of the phase angle
between them measured in units of volt amperes reactive and standard multiples
thereof.
k)
“Standby and
Startup Power” means the power required by a CPP during pre-commissioning or
planned/forced outages.
l)
“UI rates” mean
the Unscheduled Interchange rates specified by the Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission from time to time.
m)
Words and
expressions used in these Regulations and not defined specifically herein will
have the same meanings as assigned to them in the Act.
3. Terms
and Conditions for operating CPP
(1) A CPP may itself use or
sell electricity to a Licensee or an Open Access customer in accordance with
provisions of Section 9 of the Act.
(2) A CPP intending to supply electricity to
a Licensee will bear the cost of the switch yard and interconnection facilities
up to the point of injection into the grid substation of the Licensee. In case
the quantum of such electricity is 3 MW or more, the cost of the bay, breaker
in the Licensee’s grid and equipment for communication of real time data to
SLDC will also be borne by the CPP. Specifications of the synchronization and
other equipment including technical details of connectivity will be prescribed
by the Licensee and the CPP will ensure compliance therewith.
(3) Charges in the form of
one time permission fee will be payable by a CPP seeking connectivity with the
grid and operation in synchronism with the grid, at the rates specified in the
Tariff Order/ Schedule of General Charges.
(4) A CPP connected in parallel with the
grid, will ensure compliance of the State Grid Code & Indian Electricity
Grid code.
(5) A CPP supplying electricity to a Licensee
in excess of 10 MW will furnish its Annual Maintenance Schedule (1st
April to 31st March) to the SLDC and the Licensee by the 15th
of November of the previous year. In the case of a CPP supplying electricity
less than 10 MW, its Annual Maintenance Schedule for the succeeding year will
be furnished to the Licensee by 31st of March of the current year.
(6) A CPP will intimate planned outages to
the SLDC with details of their commencement, estimated duration and resumption
of generation, at least an hour
in advance. In the case of an unplanned outage, the CPP will inform the SLDC
and the Licensee both of the stoppage of its power plant and resumption of
generation within 15 minutes of their occurrence.
(7) A CPP which is a consumer of the Licensee
and an Open Access customer purchasing electricity from a CPP will be eligible
to reduce their Contract Demand as per Conditions of Supply of the Licensee as approved
by the Commission.
4. Standby
and Startup Power
(1) A CPP which is also a consumer of the
Licensee will:
(a) ensure that his maximum demand does not exceed the sanctioned
Contract Demand;
(b) be liable to pay demand surcharge if
maximum demand exceeds sanctioned Contract Demand in any month. The surcharge
will be as applicable to Large Supply (LS) consumers in such cases.
(2) A
CPP which is not a consumer of the Licensee but seeks to avail of Standby and
Startup Power will be governed by the following terms & conditions :-
(a)
Electricity for Standby
and Startup will be provided by the Licensee only during startup at the
commissioning stage or during planned/forced outages. Such supply will not
exceed 15% of the rated capacity of the CPP.
(b)
The tariff for Standby
and Startup Power will be as is applicable to LS (General Industry) consumers.
(c)
When the maximum
demand of a CPP in a month exceeds the agreed requirement, it will be liable to
pay penalty on the excess demand equivalent to demand surcharge as applicable
to LS consumers.
(d)
A CPP seeking
Standby and Startup Power will pay @ Rs 20/- per KVA per month as commitment
charges to be adjusted against the bill for electricity drawal.
(e)
The CPP and the
Licensee will sign an agreement for meeting the requirement of Standby and
Startup Power incorporating the above terms & conditions.
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5.
(1)
Contract for sale of Firm Power
A CPP seeking to sell power to a Licensee
will enter into a contract with the Licensee on mutually agreed terms &
conditions for sale of Firm Power.
(2) Billing
(a) Metering
Metering point will be on the high
voltage side of the step up transformer in the CPP premises. Meters, metering
procedures, type of meter and its testing etc. will be as per the State Grid
Code notified by the Commission.
(b) Payment
Based on the energy account prepared by
the SLDC, a CPP will raise bill(s) at the end of each billing cycle for electricity
actually injected after accounting for energy drawal, if any, from the Licensee.
Other charges such as meter rentals, commitment charges, Open Access charges
payable to the Licensee, etc. will also be taken into account while preparing
the bills. Payment of such bills will be effected by a Licensee in the same
period as is applicable to LS consumers of the Licensee. The Licensee will be liable
to pay surcharge in case of delayed payments at the rate as applicable to LS
consumers.
In case the amount payable by the
Licensee for purchase of power is less than the total charges payable by the
CPP, then the CPP will pay the net amount within the same period as applicable
to LS consumers of the Licensee. CPP will also be liable to pay surcharge for
delayed payments at the rate applicable to LS consumers.
(3) Reactive
Power Injection
The CPP will inject reactive power which
will not be less than 62% of the active energy to be supplied to the grid. Any
shortfall in the injection of reactive energy will be charged as per rates
approved by CERC.
(4)
Purchase of Power
Power from a CPP will be purchased as and
when it is generated and the merit order will not be applicable in such a case.
(5) SLDC
Fee and Charges
A CPP will pay SLDC fee and charges as may
be specified by the Commission.
(6) Monthly
Minimum Charges (MMC)
(a) A CPP which is a consumer of a Licensee will
be liable to pay MMC as per the relevant Schedule of Tariff.
(b) A CPP to which the Conditions of Supply of a
Licensee are applicable will be entitled to avail of the benefit of deemed sale
when:
(i) the difference between actual captive
generation (after deducting auxiliary consumption and power injected into the
grid, if any) and power drawn from the Licensee during any billing period
exceeds the energy equivalent of MMC; and
(ii) drawal of electricity from the grid of
the Licensee is less than the energy equivalent of MMC.
Entitlement to deemed sale will be the
difference between the energy equivalent of MMC and the electricity drawn from
the grid of the Licensee.
6.
A CPP may sell electricity to a third
party which is a consumer of the Licensee subject to compliance with the Open
Access Regulations notified by the Commission. The State Transmission Utility and
the Licensee will facilitate such third party sale.
7. Tariff
(1)
Tariff for sale of power from a CPP to a
Licensee will be equivalent to tariff rates applicable to LS (General Category)
consumers. These rates will be applicable when power is supplied for a period
of up to five years.
For a period beyond five years, power
will be purchased through competitive bidding process.
(2)
Infirm Power will be paid for by the Licensee
at UI rates notified by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.
8. Banking of Energy:
(1) For NRSE based CPPs
Banking of Energy will be permitted as
per the NRSE policy, 2006 notified by the Govt. of Punjab.
(2) For Other CPPs
The facility of banking will be provided free
of cost by a Licensee. However, the banked energy will be permitted to be drawn
subject to the condition that:
·
it will be drawn
within one year from the date of banking failing which the Licensee will effect
payment therefor to the CPP in accordance with Reg. 5(2) above.
·
it will be not
be drawn during the peak load hours.
Energy
accounts of all banking transactions will be maintained by the SLDC.
9. Power to remove difficulties
If any difficulty arises in
giving effect to any of the provisions of these Regulations, the Commission may
do or undertake things or by a general or special order, direct a Licensee or
CPP to take suitable action not being inconsistent with the Act, which appears
to the Commission to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing
difficulties.
10. Power to amend
The Commission may, at any
time, add or amend any of the provisions of these Regulations.
BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION,
Sd/-
(NAMITA
SEKHON),
SECRETARY TO THE COMMISSION