(i) An application for long-term open access shall be submitted to the respective S.T.U., Transmission Licensee or Distribution Licensee (nodal agency) whose system is to be used with a copy to SLDC.
(ii) The application shall contain the details, such as capacity needed, point(s) of injection, point(s) of drawal, duration of availing open access, peak load, average load and such other additional information that may be specified by STU, Transmission Licensee or Distribution Licensee.
The application shall be accornpanled with a non-refundable application fee of Rs. 25,000.00 payable to the respective S. T. U. or Transmission Licensee in case of long-term access to Transmission system and Rs. 10,000 payable to Distribution Licensee in case of long-term access to distribution system.
(iii) Based on system studies conducted iri consultation with other agencies invoived inciuding other trensmission and dlstrlbution llcsnsees, tha nodal aqancy, shall within 30 days of the receipt of the application, Intimate to the applicant whether or not the long-term access can be allowed without further system strengthening:· .
Provided that where the long-term access -can be allowed without further system strengthening, this shall be allowed immediately after anterinq into commercial agreements under intimation to the Commission:
Provided further that long-terms access shall be allowed to.an Open Access Customers from the dates specified in Clause 34 of these Regulations and not before that.
(iv) If, in the opinion of-the STU, Transmission Licensee and/or Distribution Licensee, further system strengthening is essential before providing the long term access, the applicant may request the STU and/or transmission/distribution licensee to carry out the system studies and preliminary investigation for the purpose of Engineering details, estmates and completion schedule for system strengthening.
(v) The STU and/or Licensee shall carry out the studies immediately on receipt of request from the applicant under clause (i) and intimate result of the studies within 60 days of the receipt of request from the applicant. .
(vi) The applicant shall re-imburse the actual expenditure incurred by the respective STU and/or licensee for system strengthening studies:
Provided that the non-refundable fees paid by the applicant shall be adjusted against actual expenditure-to be re-imbursed by the applicant.