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MAHARASHTRA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003.

No. MERC / TECH / REGULATION / 2016 / 1321.In exercise of the powers conferred by
sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 181 read with sub-section (47) of Section 2, Section 30, clause
(d) of sub-section (2) of Section 39 and clause (c) of Section 40 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of
2003), the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following Regulations
for implementation of Government of Indias Scheme for utilization of Gas-based power generation
capacity.
1. Short title, extent, applicability and commencement
1.1 These Regulations may be called the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission
(Implementation of Scheme for utilization of Gas-based power generation capacity)
Regulations, 2016.
1.2 These Regulations shall extend to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.
1.3 These Regulations shall come into force from 21 November, 2015, being the date of
initiation of the previous publication procedure for these Regulations.
2. Definitions
2.1 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires :

(1) Act means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), as amended from time to
time ;

(2) Coincident Peak Demand or CPD means the demand as measured at

the Generation-Transmission (G-T) interface for the Distribution Licensee occurring at
the time of system peak demand for the State as considered by the Commission in its
Intra State Transmission Tariff Order ;

(3) Commission means the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission ;

(4) Intra-State Transmission System or InSTS means any system for
conveyance of electricity by transmission lines within the area of the State of
Maharashtra, and includes all transmission lines, sub-stations and associated equipment
of Transmission Licensees in the State ;

(5) Non-Coincident Peak Demand or NCPD means the peak demand as

measured at the G-T interface for a Distribution Licensee during a period, and which
may or may not occur at the time of system peak demand in the State as a whole,
considered by the Commission in its Intra State Transmission Tariff Order ;

(6) Scheme means the Scheme for utilisation of Gas-based power generation
capacity sanctioned by the Government of India (Ministry of Power) vide Office
Memorandum No. 4/2/2015 Th - I dated 27 March, 2015 for the Financial Years 2015-16
and 2016-17 ;
2.2 Words or expression used in these Regulations but not defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Act or Rules and Regulations framed thereunder.

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3. Exemption of transmission charges and losses only for generation from the
e-bid RLNG
3.1 No transmission charges for the use of InSTS network shall be levied on incremental
gas based generation from e-bid Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) for the Financial
Years 2015-16 and 2016-17 in accordance with the Scheme:
Provided that the Transmission System Users who share the Total Transmission
System Cost of InSTS on the basis of their respective contribution to average CPD and
NCPD shall continue to pay their share as determined by the Commission from time to
time in its Intra-State Transmission Tariff Orders.
3.2 No transmission losses for the use of InSTS network shall be attributed to
incremental gas based generation from e-bid RLNG, for the Financial Years 2015-16 and
2016-17, in accordance with the Scheme and shall be apportioned to other Transmission
System Users.
3.3 All other provisions of the Regulations of the Commission governing Transmission
Open Access shall be applicable for use of the InSTS network for transmission of
incremental Gas-based power generation from e-bid RLNG.

4. Issue of Practice Directions

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Commission may, from time to time, issue Practice
Directions with regard to implementation of these Regulations.
5. Power to remove difficulties
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of these Regulations, the Commission
may, by general or specific order, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of
the Act as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty.

Mumbai,

Dated the 20 January 2016.

ASHWANI KUMAR,

Secretary,
Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI, PRINTED
AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING,
STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004, EDITOR : SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI.