ln these regulations unless the context otherwise requires·,
(a) "Act" means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003);
(b) "Allotted Transmission/Distribution Capacity" means the power transfer in MW between the special point(s) of injection and point(s) of drawal allowed to ·a long-term customer on the intra-State transmission or Distribution system under normal circumstances 'and the expression "allotment of transmission or distribution capacity" shall be construed accordingly;
(c) "Commission" means Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
(d) "Direct customer" means a person directly connected to the transmissiorl/ distribution system owned and/or operated by the State Transmission Utility!Transmission Licensee.
(e) "Embedded customer" means a person who is not direct customer;
(f) "Existing beneticiery'roeeos; a person having on the date of coming lnto, force of these regulations utilised the lines and. facilities of the State Transmission Utility, other transmission licensee and distribution licensee and consumers of distribution licensee Including that of the deemed licensee.
(g) "Grid Code" means the Grid Code specified by the Commission under clause (h) of sub-section ( 1) of Section 86 of the Act and includes the Indian Electricity Grid Code and State Grid Code applicable on the date of commencement of these regulations;
(h) "Nodal agency" means the nodal agency defined in Regulation 8 of these regulations; ·
(i) "Open Access Customer" means any person permitted by the State Commission to receive supply of electricity from a person other than distribution licensee of his area of supply, and open access shall be construed accordingly. The expression Open Access Customer includes a generating company and a licensee, who has availed of or intends to avail of open access;
U) "Reserved Transmission /Distribution Capacity" means the power transfer in MW between the specified point(s) of injection and point(s) of drawal allowed to a short-term customer on the transmission/distribution system depending on availability of respective capacity and the expression "reservation of transmission or distribution capacity" shall be construed accordingly;
(k) "Transmission Customer" means any person, including open access customers using transmission lines and associated facility of State Transmission utility and/or transmission licensee;
(I) "State" means the State of Jharkhand;
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(n) "Day" means a day starting at 00 hours and ending ai 24.00 hours;
(c) "fvlonth" means a calendar month as per British Calendar;
(p) "Year" means twelve (12) calendar months.