OPEN ACCESS
What?
:- Open Access is one of the most important features of
the Electricity Act 2003. Open Access
can be defined as a non-discriminatory provision for use of transmission lines
or distribution system or associated facilities with such lines or system by
any licensee or consumer or a person engaged in generation in accordance with
the regulations specified by appropriate commission.
Why?
:- Open access in transmission has been introduces to
promote competition amongst the generating companies who can now sell to
different distribution licensees across the country. This should lead to
availability of cheaper power. It helps large consumers particularly the sick
textile, cement and steel industrial units by ensuring regular supply of
electricity at competitive rates and boost business of power bourses.
Under
Open Access distribution, companies and eligible consumers have the freedom to
buy electricity directly from generating companies or trading licensees of
their choice and correspondingly the generating companies have the freedom to
sell to any licensee or the any eligible consumer.
Category?
:-
On
the basis of location of buying and selling entity, the open access is
categorized as:
Inter
State Open Access: When buying and selling
entity belongs to different states. In this case CERC regulations are followed.
It is further categorized as:
Short Term Open Access (STOA): open
access allowed for the period of less than one month.
Medium Term Open Access (MTOA): open
access allowed for a period of 3 months to 3 years.
Long Term Open Access (LTOA):
open access allowed for a period of 12 years to 25 years.
* If suppose you require open access for two months, then you should re
– apply for STOA before the expiry of first month.
Intra
State Open Access: When buying and selling entity belongs to same state. In this case SERC
regulations are followed. It is further categorized as STOA, MTOA, and LTOA and
the duration of which depends on the respective state open access regulations.
Transactions
Type? :-
In
general the buyer and seller of electricity can go for bilateral or
collective transactions.
Bilateral
transactions: In this transaction, a PPA is signed between
the buyer and seller, which is generally facilitated by a trader for a little margin.
Collective
transactions: In this transaction the
electricity is traded through exchanges, by exchange members for a very small
margin fixed by commission. Currently India has two exchanges PXIL and IEX.
Charges? :-
A consumer who is permitted open access will
have to make following charges
Connectivity Charges
PoC Charges
Transmission Charges
Transmission Losses
Wheeling Charges
Wheeling Losses
Cross Subsidy Surcharge
SLDC Charges
RLDC Charges
Renewable purchase obligation (RPO)
Some
Different Open Access regulations companies? :-
Rajasthan
Open Access Regulation
Maharashtra
State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd
Andhra
Pradesh Open Access Regulation
Punjab
State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd
Gujrat
Energy Transmission corporation Ltd
Tamilnadu
Transmission corporation Ltd
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