(1) The intra-State open access shall have the priority over the inter-State open access and the order of priority shall be -
(a) long-term access for distribution licensees for electricity generated from renewable sources and co-generation;
(b) long-term access for distribution licensees for electricity generated from sources other than referred to in clause (a):
(c) medium-term open access for distribution licensees for electricity generated from renewable sources and co-generation;
(d) medium-term open access for distribution licensees for electricity generated from sources other than referred to in clause (c):
(e) short-term open access for distribution licensees for electricity generated from renewable sources and co-generation;
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(f) short-term open access for distribution licensees for electricity generated from sources other than referred to in clause (e):
(g) captive generation plant ;and
(h) open access to any other customer.
(2) The applications for the long-term open access or the medium-term open access shall, as far as possible, be processed on first-cum-first served basis for each of the aforesaid types of access:
Provided that applications received during a month shall be construed to have arrived concurrently:
Provided further that while processing applications for medium-term open access received during a month, the applications seeking access for a longer term shall have higher priority:
Provided further that in the case of applications for long-term access requiring planning or augmentation of transmission/distribution system, such planning or augmentation, as the case may be, shall be considered on 30th of June and 31st of December in each year in order to develop a co-ordinated transmission/distribution plan, in accordance with the perspective transmission/ distribution plans developed by the State Transmission Utility/ licensee.
(3) Where the open access customer intends to avail long-term access for intra- State transmission/distribution system upto an agreed inter-State point, but otherwise intends to opt for short/medium term access or combination thereof from time to time upto various destinations beyond such agreed inter-State point, the nodal agency may entertain applications for long-term access for use of intra-State transmission/distribution system and process the same as per these regulations and the regulations notified by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.
CHAPTER - 5 GRANT OF LONG-TERM ACCESS