(1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, the nodal agency shall submit the detailed procedure to the Commission for approval within 90 days of notification of these regulations in the Official Gazette:
Provided that prior to submitting the detailed procedure to the Commission for approval, the nodal agency shall make the same available to the public and invite comments by putting the draft detailed procedure on its website and giving a period of one month to submit comments:
Provided further that while submitting the detailed procedure to the Commission, the nodal agency shall submit a statement indicating as to which of the comments of stakeholders have not been accepted by it alongwith reasons thereof.
(2) The detailed procedure submitted by the nodal agency shall, in particular, include –
(a) the proforma for the connection agreement, referred to in clause (5) of regulation 8;
(b) the proforma for the long-term access agreement referred to in regulation14;
(c) the time line for phasing of construction/modification of the transmission/ distribution elements by the State Transmission Utility/transmission licensee/ distribution licensee, as the case may be, and the coming up of generation facilities or facilities of bulk consumer, as the case may be, so as to match the completion times of the two:
Provided that the time period for construction of the transmission/distribution elements shall be consistent with the time line for completion of projects;
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(d) aspects such as payment security mechanism and bank guarantee during the period of construction and operation:
Provided that the bank guarantee during construction phase shall not exceed Rs. 5 lakhs per MW of the total power to be transmitted by the applicant through intra-State transmission/Distribution system;
(e) the proforma for the medium-term open access agreement, referred to in the second proviso to sub-regulation (1) of regulation 20 ;
(f) the provisions for collection of the transmission/wheeling charges for intra- State transmission/distribution system from the long-term customers or medium-term customers, as the case may be, by the licensee or the State Transmission Utility as and when so designated in accordance with the first proviso to sub-regulation
(1) of regulation 30 and disbursement to the State Transmission Utility and/or to the licensees, as the case may be.
1 [(3) The Commission may, suo-motu or on suggestions from the nodal agency, modify the detailed procedure approved under sub-regulation (1) so as to facilitate smooth implementation of these regulations.]