A consumer of the distribulion hcensee availing~ open access and receiving supply of electricity from a person other than the distributions licensee of his area of supply shall pay to the i:listribution licensee an additional surcharge as may be specified by the Commission, in addition to wheeling charges and surcharge, to meet the fixed cost of such distribution licensee arising out of his obligation to supply as provided under sub-section' (4) of Section 42 of the Act:
(i) The distribution licensee whose consumer intends to avail open access shall submit to the Commission within fifteen days of receipt of application, an account of fixed cost which the licensee is incurring towards his obligation to supply based on the fqllow.ing principles;
The additional surcharge for obligation to supply as per Section 42(4) of the Act should become applicable only if it is conclusively demonstrated that, that obligation of a licensee, in terms of power purchase commitments, has been and continues to be stranded, or there is an unavoidable obligation and incidence to bear fixed costs consequent to such a contract. The fixed costs related to network assets 'shall be chargeable only when the same is not recovered through wheeling charges.
(iii) E·JeiJ1 Licensee shall. within three (3) months from the :ate cf notilication of these Regulations, submit to the Commission for approval, the calculation of surcharge payable for different category of open access customer to meet the current level of cross subsidy within his area of supply on the basis of the following methodology:
When open access is allowed, the surcharge for the purpose of Sections 38, 39, 40 and sub-section (2} of Section 42 would be computed as the difference between (A) the tariff applicable to the relevant category of consumers and (8) the cost of the distribution licensee to supply electricity to consumers of the applicable class. In case of a consumer opting for open access, the distribution licensee would be in a position to discontinue purchase of power at the margin In the merit order.
Accordingly, the cost of supply to the consumer for this purpose may be computed as the aggregate of (C) the weighted average of power purchase costs (inclusive of fixed and variable charges) of top of 5% power at the margin in the merit order approved by the Commission adjusted for average loss compensation or relevant voltage level and (D) the distribution charges determined on the principles as laid down for Intra-State transmission and distribution charges.
That is to say :-Surcharge = A - B Where-8 = C + D .. -· -·· . ---·-········ --~ ................. ._ I I I .
l 60 days 30days -12 hours Two days Seven days Thirty days
1. Short-Terms Service Up to one day More than one day up to one week More than a week up to one month More than a moflth up to one year
2. Long- Term Service Intimation regarding feasibility of access without system strenqthaninq Intimation of results of studies for system strengthening with cost estimates and · completion schedule.
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~ ... # o . _.;-1- Wheeling charges shall be deiermined on the basis of same principles as laid down for Intra-State transmission charges and in addition iio~ld be inclusive of average loss compensation of the relevant voltage J1eve1.
(ii) The Commission shall scrutinize the statementof account submitt~d ~y the licensee as per sub-clause (i) above and obtain objections,! if deemed necessary of the open access consumer and determine tpe amount of. surcharge and additional surcharge payable by the ;open access consumer. 11 f
(iii) The additional surcharge shall be leviable for such period as t e Commission may determine but not exceeding two years.