The Government of Andhra Pradesh has notified the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Green Energy Open Access, Charges, and Banking) Regulation, 2024 (“Regulation”) to bring clarity and simplify the process of granting open access to renewable energy generator and consumers.
Background:
The Government of India has set a target to install renewable energy capacity of 550GW by 2030. Keeping this in mind and to bring in regulatory certainty and streamlining open access process for renewable energy generators and consumers, the present Regulation has been issued.
Applicability:
This Regulation will be applicable for allowing Open Access to electricity generated from Renewable Energy Sources, for use of Intra-State Transmission System’s (InSTS} and/or distribution system’s of licensee’s in the State, including such Intra-State Transmission and/or distribution system’s, which are incidental to Inter-State Transmission of electricity.
The present Regulation also supersedes all the earlier Regulations/ Stipulations/ Guidelines/Directions issued by the Commission in the matter of Open Access to Green Energy.
Key Takeaways:
- Categorisation of consumers:
The open access consumers can be classified into the following categories:
- Long term open access consumers
- Medium term open access consumers
- Short term open access consumers
- Priority over fossil based plants:
- The Green Energy Open Access consumers will be given priority over fossil based open access consumers in connectivity and open access in general and also incase of system constraints and availability of limited transmission system.
- Preference and Curtailment Priority:
- Among the GEOA consumers, long term GEOA consumers will be given preference followed by medium term and short term, at any given point of time.
- Eligibility for Green Energy Open Access
- All entities are eligible to take power through Green Energy Open Access through third party sale or captive use from any green energy generator.
- The existing consumers/generators will continue to avail the open access as per existing agreements or government policy for the specific period mentioned in the agreements.
- Metering will be done as per CEA (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006.
- The transmission charges, wheeling charges, cross subsidy charges etc are also mentioned in the present Regulations.
Source: Andhra Pradesh Gazette
