The applicant shall sign an agreement for long-term access with the State Transmission Utility/distribution licensee in case longterm access is granted in accordance with the provisions as may be made in the detailed procedure. While seeking long-term access to an intra-State transmission licensee(s), other than the State Transmission Utility, the applicant shall sign a multi party long-term access agreement with the State Transmission Utility and the intra-State transmission licensee(s).
The long–term access agreement shall contain the date of commencement of long-term access, the payment security mechanism for the term of long-term open access in accordance with the detailed procedure, the point of injection of power into the grid and point of drawl from the grid and the details of dedicated transmission/ distribution lines, if any, required. In case augmentation of transmission/ distribution system is required, the long-term access agreement shall contain the time line for construction of the facilities of the applicant and the transmission/ distribution licensee, the bank guarantee required to be given by the applicant and other details in accordance with the detailed procedure.