(1) The Power System Operation Company, in discharge of functions, obligations and duties of the State Load Despatch Centre, shall be guided by the provisions of the Act, rules, regulations and practice directions issued thereon by the Commission from time to time.
2. The Power System Operation Company, while operating the State Load Despatch Centre, shall also be guided by the contracts entered into between the licensees/ open access 1 Sub. Clause 28 vide Not No. HPERC-F(1)-3/2018 dated 22 nd November, 2018 published in the R H.P.
dated 27 th November, 2018 at p. 6277-6283 and before its substitution read as under:
“ (28) the words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined herein but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them under the Act.” 6 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 consumers and generating companies or between licensees and open access consumers.
While discharging its duties and obligations, the Power System Operation Company shall not give any preferential treatment to any of the open access consumers.
3. The Power System Operation Company/ State Load Despatch Centre shall –
(a) comply with the directions of the Regional Load Despatch Centre;
(b) ensure that the directions issued by the Regional Load Despatch Centre to any transmission licensee or State Transmission Utility or other licensee of the State or Generating Company or Substations in the State are duly complied with;
(c) maintain transparency in its functioning and operations ;
(d) collect and maintain data of grid operation and transfer of electricity through the power system;
(e) prepare energy account including unscheduled inter-change (UI) account;
(f) prepare bills of unscheduled inter-change of electricity and the procedure for preparation of the same specifying therein the period of bill, mode of payment, time of payment, surcharge for delayed payment and penalty for nonpayment of bills; and
(g) perform such duties as specified by the Commission in any other regulation or otherwise.
(4) The Power System Operation Company operating the State Load Despatch Centre shall upload on its website as well as submit the following statement or reports to the Commission:-
(a) Monthly Energy Accounting Statement indicating source-wise input and the Distribution Company/Open Access Consumer-wise output of energy; and
(b) the reports on its operation as required by-
(i) the Commission’s Orders on generation tariff and transmission tariff;
and
(ii) any other regulations.