The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued new guidelines for inter-state transmission charges and losses.
CERC notes that regulations shall apply to all Designated ISTS Customers (DICs), Inter-State Transmission Licensees, National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), Regional Load Despatch Centres (RLDCs), State Load Despatch Centres (SLDCs) and Regional Power Committees (RPCs).
The guidelines highlights the calculation of inter-state transmission charges and losses for solar and wind projects.
Designated ISTS Customer includes generating station, State Transmission Utility (STU), distribution licensee including State Electricity Board or its successor company, Electricity Department of State and any other entity directly connected to the ISTS and shall include an intra-State entity or a trading licensee that has obtained Medium Term Open Access or Long Term Access to ISTS.
CERC in the guideline notes that Yearly Transmission Charges for transmission system shall be shared on monthly basis by DICs.
Transmission charges for DICs will include he following components:
a. National Component (NC);
b. Regional Component (RC);
c. Transformer Component (TC); and
d. AC System Component (ACC)
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