Draft CSERC (Intra-State Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations

Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission

Irrigation Colony, Shanti Nagar,
Raipur, Dated ______________

DRAFT

No. XX/CSERC/2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 181 read with clause (c) of sub-section (1) of
section 86 of the Electricity Act 2003, the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory
Commission hereby makes the following Regulations:-

Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Intra-State Deviation

Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations, 2024

PRELIMINARY

1. SHORT TITLE, EXTENT OF APPLICATION AND COMMENCEMENT

1.1. These Regulations may be called the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory
Commission (Intra-State Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters)
Regulations, 2024.

1.2. These Regulations shall apply within the geographical area of the State of
Chhattisgarh and shall apply to all Inter / Intra-State Entities connected with
STU in Chhattisgarh in a manner as specified in these Regulations.

1.3. These Regulations shall be effective from 01.02.2024.

2. OBJECTIVE
These regulations seek to ensure, through a commercial mechanism that users of the
grid do not deviate from and adhere to their schedule of drawl and injection of
electricity in the interest of security and stability of the grid.

3. DEFINITIONS
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
3.1. “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) or any amendments made to the
same or any succeeding enactment thereof;
3.2. “Actual Drawl” in a time-block means electricity drawn by a Buyer, measured by the
interface meters;
3.3. “Actual Injection” in a time-block means electricity generated or supplied by the
Seller, measured by the interface meters;
3.4. “Area Clearing Price” or ‘ACP’ means the price of electricity contract for a time-
block transacted on a Power Exchange after considering all valid buy and sale bids in
particular area(s) after market-splitting;

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3.5. “Available Capacity” for generating station based on wind or solar or hybrid of wind-
solar resources which are State entities, is the cumulative capacity rating of wind
turbines or solar inverters that are capable of generating power in a given time block to
be declared by respective generating stations;
3.6. “Average Pooled Cost of Power Purchase (APPC)” means the weighted average
pooled price at which the distribution licensee has purchased the electricity including
cost of self-generation, if any, in the previous year from all the long-term and short-
term energy suppliers, but excluding those based on renewable energy sources, as the
case may be;
3.7. “Buyer” means a licensee or consumer or captive user or company located within the
State, receiving power by using the State-grid including such system when it is used in
conjunction with inter-State transmission system and whose scheduling and/or
metering and energy accounting is coordinated by the SLDC in accordance with the
State Grid Code;
3.8. “Central Commission” or “CERC” means the Central Electricity Regulatory
Commission referred to in sub-section (1) of section 76 of the Act;
3.9. “Commission” means the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission
referred to in sub-section (1) of section 82 of the Act;
3.10. “Contract Rate’ means the tariff for sale or purchase of power, as determined under
Section 62 or adopted under Section 63 or approved under Section 86(1)(b) of the Act
by the Appropriate Commission, which shall be sum of Fixed Charges and Energy
Charges, as the case may be;
3.11. “Day” means a continuous period starting at 00.00 hours and ending at 24.00
hours;
3.12. "Day Ahead Contract" means a contract wherein Collective Transactions
occur on day (T) and delivery of electricity is on the next day (T+1);
3.13. “Day Ahead Market (DAM)” means a market where Day Ahead Contracts are
transacted on the Power Exchange(s) and is governed by the Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulation, 2021 (as amended from
time to time), the Rules and Bye-Laws of the Power Exchange as approved by
the Central Commission;
3.14. “Declared Capacity” in relation to any period or time block, means the capability of
the Seller to deliver MW as declared by the Seller at interface point with the State
Grid in accordance with the State Grid Code;
3.15. “Despatch Schedule” means the ex-Power Plant net Mega Watt or Mega Watt
Hour scheduled for injection by a Generating Station in a time block;
3.16. “Deviation” Deviation’ in a time block for a Seller of electricity means its total
actual injection minus its total scheduled generation; and for a Buyer of
electricity means its total actual drawal minus its total scheduled drawal, and
shall be computed in accordance with these Regulations;
3.17. “Deviation Charges" means the charges computed in accordance with these
Regulations;
3.18. “CERC DSM Regulations, 2022” means Central Electricity Regulatory
Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and related matters)
Regulations, 2022 including any subsequent amendments/ re-enactments
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thereof;
3.19. “Distribution Licensee or Discom” means a License authorized to operate and
maintain a distribution system for supplying electricity to the consumers in his
area of supply;
3.20. “Drawl Point” means connection point(s) at which electricity is drawn from
the State-Grid by the State-Grid user;
3.21. “Ex-Power Plant” means net Mega Watt / Mega Watt hour output of a
generating station, after deducting Auxiliary consumption and Transformation
losses;
3.22. “General Seller” means a Seller in case of a generating station based on other
than Hydro Seller and WS Seller;
3.23. “Grid” means the high voltage backbone system of inter-connected
Transmission lines, Sub-Stations and Generating plants;
3.24. “Grid Code” means the Indian Electricity Grid Code specified by the Central
Commission under Clause (h) of Sub-section(1) of Section 79 of the Act;
3.25. “Hydro Seller” means a hydro generating station;
3.26. “Intra State Entity”- means a person whose scheduling and energy accounting
is coordinated by State Load Despatch Centre or any other authorized State
agency;
3.27. “Interface Point” for Buyer/Seller means the location where Interface Meter
is installed for the purpose of Deviation Settlement;
3.28. “Interface meters” means meters installed at interface point as defined under
the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters)
Regulations, 2006 as amended from time to time and any re-enactment thereof;
3.29. “Losses” means the energy losses in percentage for the intra-State transmission
system or distribution system as specified by the Commission from time to
time;
3.30. “Month” means a calendar month as per the British Calendar;
3.31. “Multiple supply Consumer or MSC” means a consumer who has a supply
agreement with the distribution licensee in whose area of supply the consumer
is located and also has a supply agreement with the person other than the
distribution licensee under the Open Access Regulations and includes a
consumer of a distribution licensee who also avails of wheeling facility for
carrying the electricity from his captive generating plant to the destination of
its own use;
3.32. “Normal Rate of Charge for Deviation” means the charges for deviation (in
Paise/kWh) as referred to in Regulation 6 of these Regulations;
3.33. “Net Drawl Schedule” means the drawl schedule of the Discom or a Buyer
after deducting the apportioned Transmission Losses and/or Distribution
Losses as applicable;
3.34. “Open access customer” means a consumer permitted to receive supply of
electricity from one or more person(s) other than the distribution licensee of
his area of supply, or a generating company (including captive generating plant)

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or a licensee or a captive user who has availed of or intends to avail of long-

term open access or medium term open access or short-term open access, as the
case may be;
3.35. “Open Access Regulations” means the Chhattisgarh State Electricity
Regulatory Commission (Connectivity and Intra-State Open Access)
Regulations, 2011 as amended from time to time;
3.36. “QCA (Qualified Co-coordinating Agency and/or Lead generator)” means
the mutually agreed agency registered with SLDC, to act as a coordinating
agency on behalf of RE generators connected to a pooling substation and may
be one of the generators.
3.37. “Reference Charge Rate” means (i) in respect of a general Seller whose tariff
is determined under Section 62 or Section 63 of the Act, energy charge in
Rs/ KWh as determined by the Appropriate Commission, or (ii) in respect of a
general Seller whose tariff is not determined under Section 62 or Section 63 of
the Act, the reference charge rate shall be equal to the reference charge rate as
considered by WRPC in the DSM Statement, as available in WRPC website ;
3.38. ‘Scheduled Drawl’ for a time block or any period means the schedule of drawl
in MW or MWh ex-bus including the schedule for Ancillary Services given by
the concerned Load Despatch Centre;
3.39. “Scheduled generation” or “Scheduled injection” for a time block or any
period means the schedule of generation or injection in MW or MWh ex -bus
including the schedule for Ancillary Services given by the concerned Load
Despatch Centre;
3.40. ‘Single supply Consumer’ or ‘SSC’ means a consumer including captive user
not having a supply agreement with the distribution licensee in whose area of
supply the consumer is located, but availing or intending to avail supply of
energy under the Open Access Regulations from a person other than that
distribution licensee of the area;
3.41. “Seller” means a generating station including captive generating plant (selling
directly or through trader) or licensee or a company located within the State,
injecting power into the State-grid including such system when it is used in
conjunction with inter-State transmission system and whose scheduling and/ or,
metering and energy accounting is coordinated by SLDC, in accordance with
Grid Code/State Grid Code as the case may be;
3.42. “State Deviation Pool Account” means the Account to be maintained and
operated by State owned distribution licensee i.e. Chhattisgarh State Power
Distribution Company Ltd. (CSPDCL) as per Regulation 10 of these
Regulations;
3.43. “State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC)” means Chhattisgarh State Load
Despatch Centre established under Sub-Section (1) of Section 31 of the Act;
3.44. “State” means the State of Chhattisgarh;
3.45. “State Deviation Settlement Mechanism Account (SDSMA)” means
weekly/monthly State Deviation Settlement Mechanism Account prepared by
State Load Despatch Centre for the billing and settlement of Deviation charges;
3.46. “State Grid” means the Intra-State transmission network owned by the State

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Transmission utility, transmission licensee and/or the network of any other

person who has been granted license by the Commission to establish or operate
distribution system within the State;
3.47. “State Grid Code” means the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Grid Code notified by
the State Commission under section 86(1)(h) read with Section 181(ZP) of the
Electricity Act, 2003 (No. 36 of 2003);
3.48. “State Grid User” means Buyer and/or Seller;
3.49. “State Transmission Utility (STU)” means Chhattisgarh State Power
Transmission Company Limited;
3.50. “Time Block” means Block of 15-minute or as defined in Grid Code for which
special energy meters record specified electrical parameters and quantities ,
with first Time Block starting at 00.00 hours;
3.51. “UPG” means Unscheduled Power Generation by a Generator injecting power
without schedule.
3.52. “Week” means a period of consecutive seven days commencing from 00.00
hours on the Monday and ending at 24.00 hours on following Sunday as per the
British Calendar;
3.53. “WS Seller” means a Seller in case of a generating station based on wind or
solar or hybrid of wind-solar resources.
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The words and expressions used in these Regulations and not defined herein but defined
in the Act shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Act and other Regulations
notified by the Commission, provided that when a word or phrase is used by the
Commission in a specific context, the meaning applicable in that specific context, shall
prevail and the generic definition given above may not be applicable.

AVAILABILITY BASED TARIFF AND DEVIATION SETTLEMENT MECHANISM

4. The tariff under the ABT regime will have three components namely the fixed/capacity
charge, the energy/variable charge and the Deviation charge.

(a) Fixed charges/capacity charges: Capacity charges of the generators are payable
on the capacity allocated and are linked to ‘Availability’ of the generating stations
declared on daily basis in MW.
(b) Energy charges/variable charges: Energy charges or variable charges are payable
on the scheduled energy irrespective of actual drawl.
Computation of capacity charges and energy charges shall be governed by
Regulations 41 and 42 of the CSERC (Terms and Conditions for determination of
tariff according to Multi- year Tariff Principles and methodology and procedure
for determination of expected revenue from tariff and Charges) Regulations, 2021
or its subsequent amendments or enactments.
(c) Deviation Charges: Variation between actual generation and scheduled generation
or actual drawl and scheduled drawl shall be accounted for through Deviation
Charges and shall be computed as per Regulation 6&7 of these regulations;

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5. APPLICABILITY OF INTRA-STATE ABT

5.1. Generating Company/Captive generating plant

(a) State Generating Stations: To all generating stations owned by Chhattisgarh State
power Generating Company Ltd (CSPGCL) except Hasdeo Bango Hydel power
plant.
(b) Conventional fuel based Generating Plants: All conventional fuel based power
generating companies including Captive Generating Plant (CGP) located in the
State and who have contracted to supply long-term or medium-term power to
distribution licensees in State at tariff determined under Section 62 of the Act and
under Section 63 of the Act.
(c) Renewable energy based generating plant: All renewable energy based power
generating stations covered under the relevant Regulation, of installed capacity
more than 5 MW located in the State and who have contracted to supply long-term
and medium-term power to distribution licensees in State at tariff determined under
Section 62 or Section 63 of the Act.
(d) All the generating stations, CGP (Selling directly or through electricity traders or
through exchange) who intend to supply power to the distribution licensee of the
State under short-term contracts.
(e) All the generating stations including renewable energy based power plants/CGP
(Selling directly or through electricity traders or through exchange) who intend to
supply power outside the State under long-term, medium-term or short-term
contracts.
(f) All the generating stations including renewable energy based power plants/CGP
(Selling directly or through electricity traders or through exchange) who intend to
supply power to consumers under long-term, medium-term or short-term contracts.
Provided that those solar generators (irrespective of their installed capacity)
which have commissioned under CSERC DRE Regulations, 2019 shall not
be subject to deviation charges as specified in these Regulations.
Provided that any exemption in deviation to generators allowed under
CSERC (Renewable Energy Tariff Regulations), 2020 shall not be
applicable from the date of notification of these Regulations.
5.2. Distribution Licensees: The distribution licensee shall be covered under Intra-State
ABT if it draws power by using the State-grid.
5.3. Consumers/captive users: All consumers /captive users located within the State and
who intend to purchase /receive power through State grid shall be governed by Intra-
State ABT only in respect of electricity supplied to him by the generating station/
licensee governed by inter-State/ intra-State ABT.
5.4. Applicability of Deviation Charge Component of the Intra-State ABT
(a) All SSC, procuring power through open access within the State shall be
governed by Intra-State ABT only in respect of applicable deviation charges.
(b) All generators including CGP (selling directly or through electricity trader) who
have contracted to supply power only to SSC and/or MSC shall be governed by
intra-State ABT only in respect of applicable deviation charges.

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(c) All generators including CGP (selling directly or through electricity trader) who
have contracted to supply power only to licensee or consumers located outside
the State shall be governed by intra-State ABT only in respect of applicable
deviation charges.

DEVIATION CHARGES

6. COMPUTATION OF DEVIATION

6.1. Adherence to Schedule and Deviation

(1) For a secure and stable operation of the grid, every grid connected State entity shall
adhere to its schedule as per the Grid Code and shall not deviate from its schedule
and/or as per the appropriate Regulations/orders/directives issued by Commission
from time to time.
(2) Any deviation shall be managed by the Load Despatch Centre as per the State
appropriate Regulations as notified by the Commission and the computation, charges
and related matters in respect of such deviation shall be dealt with as per the
following provisions of these regulations.
6.2. Computation of Deviation
(1) Deviation in a time block for General Sellers shall be computed as follows:
Deviation-general Seller (in MWh) = [(Actual injection in MWh) – (Scheduled
generation in KWh)].
Deviation-general Seller (in %) = 100 x [(Actual injection in MWh) – (Scheduled
generation in MWh)] / [(Scheduled generation in MWh)].
(2) Deviation in a time block for WS Sellers/QCA shall be computed as follows:
Deviation-WS Seller (in MWh) = [(Actual Injection in MWh) – (Scheduled
generation in KWh)].
Deviation-WS Seller (in %) = 100 x [(Actual Injection in MWh) – (Scheduled
generation in MWh)] / [(Available Capacity)].
(3) Deviation in a time block for RE Seller other than WS Seller shall be computed as
follows:
Deviation- RE Seller (in MWh) = [(Actual injection in MWh) – (Scheduled
generation in MWh)].
Deviation- RE Seller (in %) = 100 x [(Actual injection in MWh) – (Scheduled
generation in MWh)] / [(Scheduled generation in MWh)].
(4) Deviation in a time block for Buyers (SSC/MSC) shall be computed as follows:
Deviation- Buyer (in MWh) = [(Actual drawal in MWh) – (Scheduled drawal in
MWh)].
Deviation- Buyer (in %) = 100 x [(Actual drawal in MWh) – (Total Scheduled
drawal in MWh)] / [(Total Scheduled drawal in MWh)].

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6.3. Normal Rate of Charges for Deviation

The normal rate of charges for deviation for a time block shall be equal to the normal
rate charges for deviation as considered by WRPC in the DSM Statement, as
available in WRPC website.
6.4. Charges for Deviation
(1) Generators injecting power without scheduling shall be considered as unscheduled
power. CSPDCL may procure such unscheduled power, if required, by executing an
agreement with such generators and such power shall be paid at the ACP rate of the
Day Ahead Market of IEX in each time block subject to maximum cap rate of Rs
1.50 per unit. Such generators shall be paid back zero when frequency is greater than
50.03 Hz. The cost incurred for purchase of such power shall be considered as power
purchase cost of CSPDCL.
(2) Inter-State open access transactions: The deviation charges applicable for over
injection /under drawl shall be prepared by considering 95% of the applicable rates
specified for Charges of Deviation, when these charges are receivable to the
Seller/Buyer and the deviation charges applicable for under injection /over drawl
shall be prepared by considering 105% of the applicable rates specified for Charges
of Deviation, when these charges are payable by the Seller/Buyer.

(3) Intra-State open access transactions: The deviation charges applicable for over
injection /under drawl and for under injection/over drawl shall be receivable and
payable to the Seller/Buyer respectively and shall be prepared by considering the
applicable rates specified for Charges of Deviation.
(4) Inter-State as well as Intra-State open access transactions: The deviation charges
applicable for over injection /under drawl shall be prepared by considering 95% of
the applicable rates specified for Charges of Deviation, when these charges are
receivable to the Seller/Buyer and the deviation charges applicable for under
injection /over drawl shall be prepared by considering 105% of the applicable rates
specified for Charges of Deviation, when these charges are payable by the
Seller/Buyer.
(5) The charges for deviation in a time block by a Seller shall be payable by such Seller
as under:
Charges for deviation payable to State
Entity
Deviation Pool Account
Deviation by way of Deviation by way of
Seller
over injection under injection
Zero: (i) @ the reference charge rate for
For General
Provided that such Seller shall deviation up to 10% of schedule or 100
Seller other
be paid back for over injection MW, whichever is less;
than generating
stations based @ the reference charge rate for
on municipal deviation upto 10% of schedule (ii) @ 120% of the normal rate of charges
solid waste. or 100 MW, whichever is less. for deviation by way of under-injection
beyond 10% of schedule or 100 MW,
whichever is less and up to 15% of
schedule or 150 MW, whichever is less;

and
(iii) @ 150% of the normal rate ofcharges

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Charges for deviation payable to State

Entity
Deviation Pool Account
Deviation by way of Deviation by way of
Seller
over injection under injection
for deviation beyond 15% of schedule or
150 MW, whichever is less.

For a general (i) Zero for deviation up to 20% of

Zero:
seller being a schedule:
generating station Provided that such seller shall be
based on paid back for over injection for Provided that such seller shall pay back for
municipal solid deviation up to 20% of schedule @ the shortfall in energy against its schedule in
contract rate, or in the absence of a any time block due to under injection up to
waste
contract rate, @ the weighted 20% of schedule @ 50% of the contract rate,
average ACP of the Day Ahead or in the absence of a contract rate, @ 50%
Market segments of all Power the weighted average ACP of the Day Ahead
Exchanges for the respective time Market segments of all Power Exchanges for
block as considered by WRPC in the the respective time block as considered by
DSM Statement, as available in WRPC in the DSM Statement, as available
WRPC website. in WRPC website;

and

(ii) @ normal rate of charges for deviation

beyond 20% of schedule.
Hydro Seller (i) @ 50% of reference charge rate up to
Zero:
10% of schedule or 50 MW,
Provided that such Seller shall be whichever is less;
paid back for over injection @ 50%
of reference charge rate for (ii) @ the normal rate of charges for
deviation up to 10% of schedule or deviation by way of under injection
50 MW, whichever is less. beyond 10% of schedule or 50 MW,
whichever is less and up to 15% of
schedule or 75 MW, whichever is
less;

and

(iii) @ 110% of the normal rate of

charges for deviation beyond 15%
of schedule or 75 MW, whichever
is less.

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Charges for deviation payable to State

Entity
Deviation Pool Account
Deviation by way of Deviation by way of
Seller
over injection under injection
For WS
Zero:
Seller/QCA (i) Zero for deviation up to 10% of
Provided that such Seller shall be
schedule;
paid back for over injection as
and
under:
(ii) @ 10% of the contract rate or in the
(i) @ contract rate or in the
absence of contract rate, @ the weighted
absence of a contract rate, @ the
average ACP of the Day Ahead Market
weighted average ACP of the Day
segments of all Power Exchanges for the
Ahead Market segments of all
respective time block as considered by
Power Exchanges for the
WRPC in the DSM Statement, as available
respective time block as
in WRPC website, for deviation beyond
considered by WRPC in the DSM
10% of schedule and up to 15% of schedule:
Statement, as available in WRPC
website, for deviation up to 10%
of schedule; (iii) @ 50% of the contract rate or in the
and absence of contract rate, @ the weighted
average ACP of the Day Ahead Market
(ii) @ 90% of the contract rate,
segments of all Power Exchanges for the
or in the absence of a contract rate,
respective time block as considered by
@ 90% of the weighted average
WRPC in the DSM Statement, as available
ACP of the Day Ahead Market
in WRPC website, for deviation beyond
segments of all Power Exchanges
15% of schedule.
for the respective time block as
considered by WRPC in the DSM
Provided that such Seller shall pay back for
Statement, as available in WRPC
the total shortfall in energy against its
website, for deviation beyond 10%
schedule in any time block due to under
of schedule and up to 15% of
injection, @ the contract rate, or in the
schedule.
absence of a contract rate, @ the weighted
average ACP of the Day Ahead Market
segments of all Power Exchanges, for the
respective time block.

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(6) The charges for deviation in a time block by a Buyer shall be payable by such Buyer
as under :-
Charges for deviation payable to State
Entity
Deviation Pool Account
Deviation by way of Deviation by way of
Buyer
under drawl over drawal
Buyer (with Zero: (i) @ normal rate of charges for deviation up
schedule up to Provided that such Buyer shall to 20% of schedule or 4 MW in a time block,
40 MW) be paid back for under drawal @ whichever is lower;
90% of normal rate of charges and
for deviation up to 20% of (ii) @120% of normal rate of charges for
schedule or 4 MW in a time deviation beyond 20% of schedule or 4 MW
block, whichever is lower. in a time block, whichever is lower.
Buyer (with Zero: (i) @ normal rate of charges for deviation
schedule more Provided that such Buyer shall up to 10% of schedule or 10 MW in a time
than 40 MW) be paid back for under drawal as block, whichever is lower;
under:
(i) @ 90% of normal rate of (ii) @120% of normal rate of charges for
charges for deviation up to 10% deviation beyond 10% of schedule or 10
of schedule or 10 MW in a time MW in a time block, whichever is lower and
block, whichever is lower; up to 15% of schedule or 20 MW in a time
block, whichever is lower;
(ii) @ 50% of normal rate of
charges, for deviation beyond and
10% of schedule or 10 MW in a
time block, whichever is lower (iii) @150% of normal rate of charges for
and up to 15% of schedule or 20 deviation beyond 15% of schedule or 20
MW in a time block, whichever MW in a time block, whichever is lower.
is lower.

7. LIMITS ON ‘NORMAL RATE OF CHARGES FOR DEVIATIONS’ AND

‘CHARGES FOR DEVIATIONS’

Notwithstanding anything contained in Clauses (5) and (6) of Regulation 6 of these

Regulations, the provisions of Clauses (7.1) and (7.2) as stipulated below shall apply
irrespective of volume limit, in respect of the General Seller other than a generating station
based on municipal solid waste and in respect of the Buyer, when the system frequency
(hereinafter “f”) in a time block, is “below 49.95 Hz (i.e. f < 49.95 Hz)” or “above 50.03
Hz (i.e. f > 50.03 Hz).

7.1. When f < 49.95Hz

(a) The General Seller other than generating station based on municipal solid waste shall
be paid back for deviation by way over injection
(i) @ 120% of reference rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is
greater than 49.90 Hz and less than 49.95 Hz [49.90<f<49.95] and
(ii) @ 150% of reference rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is less
than and equal to 49.90 Hz [f ≤ 49.90];
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pay for deviation by way under injection

(i) @ 150% of the reference rate of charge for deviation, or @ 120% of the
normal rate of charge for deviation, whichever is higher, when grid frequency
is greater than 49.90 Hz and less than 49.95 Hz [49.90<f<49.95] and
(ii) @ 200% of the reference rate of charge for deviation, or @ 150% of the
normal rate of charge for deviation, whichever is higher, when grid frequency
is less than and equal to 49.90 Hz [f ≤ 49.90];
(c) The Buyer shall be paid back for deviation by way of under drawal
(i) @ 120% of normal rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is greater
than 49.90 Hz and less than 49.95 Hz [49.90<f<49.95] and
(ii) @ 150% of normal rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is less
than and equal to 49.90 Hz [f ≤ 49.90];
(d) The Buyer shall pay for deviation by way of over drawal
(i) @ 150% of normal rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is greater
than 49.90 Hz and less than 49.95 Hz [49.90<f<49.95]; and
(ii) @ 200% of normal rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is less
than and equal to 49.90 Hz [f ≤ 49.90]

7.2. When f > 50.03 Hz

(a) The general Seller other than generating station based on municipal solid waste
shall be paid back for deviation by way over injection
(i) @ 50% of reference rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is
greater than 50.03 Hz and less than 50.05 Hz [50.03 < f < 50.05]; and
(ii) @ zero when grid frequency is greater than and equal to 50.05 Hz [f ≥
50.05];
(b) The general Seller other than generating station based on municipal solid waste
shall pay for deviation by way under injection
(i) @ 75% of reference rate of charge for deviation, when grid frequency is
greater than 50.03 Hz and less than 50.05 Hz [50.03 < f < 50.05]; and
(ii) @ 50% of reference rate of charge for deviation, when grid frequency is
greater than and equal to 50.05 Hz [f ≥ 50.05];
(c) The Buyer shall be paid back for deviation by way of under drawal
(i) @ 50% of normal rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is
greater than 50.03 Hz and less than 50.05 Hz [50.03 < f < 50.05]; and
(ii) @ zero when grid frequency is greater than and equal to 50.05 Hz [f ≥
50.05];
(d) The Buyer shall pay for deviation by way of over drawal
(i) @ 75% of normal rate of charge for deviation when grid frequency is
greater than 50.03 Hz and less than 50.05 Hz [50.03 < f < 50.05]; and
(ii) @ zero when grid frequency is greater than and equal to 50.05 Hz [f ≥
50.05].

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7.3. The infirm power shall be settled on the ex-bus basis and as per the Tariff determined
by the Commission time to time.
7.4. Any drawal of power by a generating station prior to COD of a unit for the startup
activities or drawal power without schedule for that time-block shall be settled by
CSPDCL as per applicable Tariff notified by the Commission.
7.5. Notwithstanding anything contained in Clause (1) of Regulation 6 of these Regulations,
in case of forced outage of a seller, the charges for deviation shall be @ the reference
charge rate, for a maximum duration of four time blocks.
7.6. The consumers who have reduced their contract demand to zero and drawing power from
grid shall be settled as per provisions specified in tariff order for the relevant period by
the Commission.
7.7. In case of multiple contracts, the contract rate or the reference rate referred to in
Regulation 6 of these Regulations, shall be the weighted average of the contract rates/
reference rate of all such contracts. The Sellers/Buyers shall furnish the PPA rates on
affidavit for the purpose of Deviation charge account preparation to SLDC supported by
copy of the Order of the Commission.

8. SCHEDULING AND DESPATCH

8.1. Sellers/Buyers shall have to bear energy loss (transmission loss /or the distribution
losses) for their injection /drawl schedules at the interface point with the State Grid or
as applicable as per terms and conditions of prevailing power purchase agreement.
8.2. For long-term access customers and medium-term open access customers, the provisions
of the State Grid Code and the CSERC (Connectivity and Intra-State Open Access)
Regulations 2011, as amended from time to time, shall be applicable for declaration of
capacity and scheduling. The Seller shall submit daily declared capacity and accordingly
the Buyers including beneficiary shall submit their requirement to SLDC in 15 minutes
time block and by considering these the SLDC/RLDC/PX, as the case may be, shall
finalize the injection/drawl schedule.
8.3. The Seller supplying power on short-term shall submit monthly declared capacity and
accordingly the Buyers including CSPDCL shall submit their requirement to SLDC in
15 minutes time block and by considering these the SLDC shall finalize the
injection/drawl schedule. If the Sellers/Buyers fails to submit the declared
capacity/drawl requirement by 23rd of current month for the scheduling of power in next
month, then the same shall be considered as zero for all purposes. However, maximum
of two revisions of schedule per month under advance intimation to SLDC and
distribution licensee shall be allowed with effect from 00.00 hours of next day. This
mechanism shall be followed for short-term power procurement by CSPDCL.
8.4. If the Seller supplies short-term power to distribution licensee and/or MSC/SSC and if
such Seller is also a long-term open access customer/medium-term open access
customer, then such Seller shall give monthly schedule as per Clause 8.3 of these
Regulations for short-term open access so also daily schedule as long-term open access
customer/medium-term open access customer as per Clause 8.2 of these Regulations.
8.5. Based on declared capacity given by the Seller and requirement of drawl given by the
Buyer, the SLDC shall allocate power and finalize the injection /drawl schedule of the
Sellers/Buyers considering the applicable losses.

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8.6. In case of day ahead transactions, the declared capacity/schedules shall be conveyed by
the Seller to SLDC; in one day advance up to 09.00 Hrs of the day. The Buyer including
beneficiary shall confirm the time-block wise requirement to SLDC in one day advance
up to 11.00 Hrs of the day. If the no confirmation from Buyer including beneficiary is
received within above time limit the SLDC shall consider zero requirement.
Accordingly, SLDC shall issue the drawl and injection schedules by 18.00 Hrs of the
day for the next day. Thereafter, normally no changes shall be registered in the schedule
on the day ahead basis.
8.7. To discourage frivolous revisions, SLDC may, at its sole discretion, refuse to accept
schedule/capability changes of less than two (2) percent of previous schedule/capability
or 0.5 MW whichever is more.
8.8. If, at any point of time, the SLDC observes that there is need for revision of the schedules
in the interest of better system operation, it may do so on its own, and in such cases, the
revised schedules shall become effective from the 4th time block, counting the time
block in which the revised schedule is issued by the SLDC to be the first one.
8.9. It shall be incumbent upon the State-grid-user to declare their schedule /plant capabilities
faithfully, i.e. according to their best assessment. In case, it is suspected that they have
deliberately over/under declared the schedule/ plant capability contemplating to deviate
from the schedules given on the basis of their capability declarations (and thus make
money either as undue capacity charge or as the charge for deviations from schedule),
the SLDC may ask the State-grid-user to explain the situation with necessary backup
data.
8.10. If the scheduling of the State-grid-user has been stopped/ discontinued/ cancelled by
SLDC or got cancelled by SLDC on its request to RLDC/NLDC/PX, on “grid –
disciplinary” measures, the balance and the subsequent approved transactions and
application of the State-grid-user shall be forfeited / cancelled.
8.11. In case of any grid disturbance, scheduled injection of the Sellers and scheduled drawl
of the Buyers shall be deemed to have been revised in proportion to their actual
generation/drawl for all the time blocks affected by the grid disturbance. Certification of
grid disturbance and its duration shall be published by the SLDC/CSPDCL in website
within a week of its occurrence by the concerned licensee.
8.12. When for the reason of transmission constraints e.g. congestion or in the interest of grid
security, it becomes necessary to curtail power flow on a transmission corridor, the
transactions already scheduled may be curtailed by the State Load Despatch Centre. The
short-term customer shall be curtailed first followed by the medium-term customers,
which shall be followed by the long-term customers and amongst the customers of a
particular category, curtailment shall be carried out on pro rata basis.
8.13. Revision for RE-generator: There may be one (01) revision for each time slot of one and
half hours starting from 00:00 hours of a particular day, subject to a maximum of sixteen
(16) revisions during the day.
Provided that The Revision No. shall start from -1 (for first AvC/ Schedule to be
submitted by 10:00 Hrs of preceding day as per the provisions of State Grid Code) and
will be increased step-by-step as 0, 1, 2, 3……n (for subsequent revisions), subject to
the condition that QCA/ Generator(s) may inform the modifications / changes to be
made, if any, in the AvC/ Schedule to SLDC latest by 21:30 hours of preceding day as
per the provisions of State Grid Code. No revision in Forecast shall be accepted after
21:30 Hrs
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8.14. In event of tripping of evacuating Substation path, the last injection/ schedule shall be
considered with forecast and schedule of similar day forecast figure and considered as
deemed injection/ schedule for the affected time blocks. For this the affected User/ Entity
has to represent the event with due authorization/ certifications of the connected
Substation Agency/ Authority on SLDC website.
8.15. In case it is observed that a “Seller” has scheduled excess power than the approved
quantum of open access in any time block; then no deviation charge shall be receivable
by him for excess injection, done on that day and he will have to pay the transmission
/wheeling charges as applicable for the excess schedule quantum, for the whole day, at
the rate of two times of the transmission charges as applicable. In the case of
implemented schedules indicated by the WRLDC/Power Exchanges/NLDC/SLDC for
open access transactions, the rounding off of 0.01MWh whether on plus side or minus
side shall be ignored and such a case shall not be considered either as excess scheduling
or under injection.

9. ENERGY ACCOUNTING AND SETTLEMENT

Settlement of energy at drawl point in respect of a SSC

9.1. The scheduled drawl (MWh) at drawl point shall be computed for each time block from
the scheduled drawl (in MW) for such consumer through open access at the drawl point
considering the energy losses of the State grid (Intra-State transmission system and/ or
distribution system, as applicable) and the deviation from schedule shall be dealt as per
Regulation 6 & 7.
9.2. The excess energy consumed, if any, at the drawl point for any time block with reference
to scheduled drawl shall be deemed to have been consumed by the consumer from the
State grid and shall be treated as deviation and shall be paid by the consumer at the
applicable DSM charge and shall be calculated as per Regulation 6 & 7.
9.3. In case, where such a consumer under draws with reference to the scheduled drawl, the
DSM charge shall be calculated as per Regulation 6 & 7.
9.4. For SSC procuring power from solar, wind and hybrid of solar and wind generators of
capacity less than 5 MW, settlement of energy shall be as under:
a) If there is surplus energy available after set off with SSC consumption in the
same 15 minutes time block, it shall be treated as sale to the concerned
distribution licensee Rs. 2.50 per unit.
b) If SSC consumption is more than energy injected by generator in same time
block, the balance energy shall be deemed to have been supplied by distribution
licensee and shall have to be paid for as per the terms of the retail tariff order and
supply agreement with the distribution licensee.
Provided that those SSC receiving power from solar generators which are availing
facility of banking under CSERC DRE Regulations, 2019 and its subsequent
amendments, shall not pay or receive deviation charge under this regulation.
Settlement of energy at drawl point in respect of MSC
9.5. Such a consumer shall have supply agreement with the licensee (either for
standby support or for meeting part requirement of his total requirement as may
be chosen by the consumer) as also with the “Sellers” for availing power
through open access.

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9.6. The total scheduled drawl at drawl point shall be computed for each time block
considering contract demand (in MVA) with licensee (considering power factor
0.90) and drawl schedule for the consumer through Open-Access at the drawl
point by considering the losses of the State-grid (intra-State transmission
system and / or distribution system, as applicable).
9.7. In case of levy of demand charges by distribution licensee; the actual drawl
shall be first set off with actual demand scheduled through Open Access for the
respective time block and the remaining shall be considered as drawl against
the contract demand with the distribution licensee and shall be charged as per
applicable tariff order issued by the Commission.
Provided that the demand charges for MSC receiving power from solar power
generators under IDRES shall be as per sanctioned load /contracted demand as
per retail supply agreement.
Provided further that the demand in excess of contract demand during the month
for all MSC consumers shall be treated as excess supply and shall be charged
as per provisions specified for "additional charge for exceeding contract
demand" under the terms and condition of tariff in the relevant year.
9.8. Energy charges in case of MSC consumer receiving power other than solar
power under shall be levied by the distribution licensee as per the respective
tariff based on the actual energy consumed in the billing month after deducting
the energy scheduled towards open access.
9.9. Energy charges in case of MSC receiving power from solar generator under the
CSERC DRE Regulations, 2019 shall be settled in respective time blocks as per
following:
a. Solar energy injection shall be adjusted first
b. Captive energy shall be adjusted next
c. Open access energy through exchange shall be adjusted, if any
d. Banked solar power redemption (as per CSERC DRE Regulations, 2019)
In case of over drawl by MSC during any time block, the balance power after
adjusting for the above sources shall be charged as per the energy charges in
the retail tariff order for the respective year.
In case of under drawl by MSC during any time block, the under-utilization of
energy from the solar generation shall be considered as banked power (in line
with the provisions of CSERC DRE Regulations 2019) while the under drawl
of other than solar sources, the distribution licensee shall not be liable to pay
for the under drawl.

10. STATE DSM ACCOUNT (SDSMA)

10.1. The State Load Despatch Centre shall prepare and issue (to all Sellers/Buyers) SDSMA
charges to all Sellers/ Buyers as per the modalities and timelines as under:

a) Billing Cycle: The SDSMA billing cycle for all Sellers/ Buyers shall be
weekly (i.e. Monday to Sunday) and SDSMA billing cycle for CSPGCL,

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WS Seller, UPG, RE Seller and Hydro Seller or the category as specified by

the Commission shall be monthly (calendar month wise)

b) Meter Reading: Meter reading of all meters (as required) for Sellers/ Buyers
(except CSPGCL, WS Seller, UPG, RE Seller, Hydro Seller, etc.) shall be provided
by the concerned metering division of CSPTCL/CSPDCL by every Tuesday of the
succeeding week (ending with Sunday) in encrypted (mrd/emd/cdf/xml/etc.)
format, through e-mail to SLDC and meter readings of all meters (as required) for
CSPGCL, WS Seller, UPG RE Seller and Hydro Seller, etc. shall be provided by
the concerned metering division of CSPGCL, CSPTCL and CSPDCL by fifth day
of the succeeding month for previous calendar month in encrypted
(mrd/emd/cdf/xml/etc.) format, through e-mail to SLDC. The concerned metering
division of CSPGCL, CSPTCL and CSPDCL shall ensure authenticity of the meter
readings/ consumption as recorded in meters (and communicated to the SLDC) by
testing of meters and metering equipments, as per CEA metering Regulation 2006,
as amended from time to time. The concerned metering division of CSPGCL,
CSPTCL and CSPDCL shall also ensure that both main and check meters should
be in healthy condition at the interface point from where energy accounting is done
for the purpose of preparation of SDSMA bill.

c) Implemented Schedule: For preparation of SDSMA Statement, the SLDC shall

consider implemented schedule as available in the WRLDC and SLDC websites
and implemented schedule received from Power Exchanges through E-Mail. SLDC
shall be responsible for timely (as per Grid Code) updation and uploading of the
implemented schedule in respect of all Sellers/ Buyers in the SLDC website.

d) Frequency: For preparation of SDSMA Statement, SLDC shall consider

frequency as considered by WRPC in the DSM Statement issued to CSPDCL, as
available in WRPC or as declared by WRLDC in its websites.

e) Confirmation of Meter-reading and Schedule: Since meter reading and

implemented schedule data are received in encrypted softcopy, so to minimize the
possibility of error, before processing of the SDSMA bill, SLDC shall again verify
data of schedule and energy injection/drawl from the concerned Sellers/ Buyers and
concerned metering Dn. of CSPGCL/ CSPTCL/ CSPDCL. The Sellers/ Buyers and
the concerned metering Dn. of CSPGCL/ CSPTCL/ CSPDCL shall verify and
confirm the required information within 2 working days from the date of receipt of
such data from SLDC through email.

f) Processing of SDSMA Bill: SLDC shall prepare SDSMA bill within five
working days after the receipt of all related data from all concerned as above.
Further, SLDC shall issue the SDSMA bill to all concerned through hardcopy and
softcopy. The softcopy of the SDSMA bill shall be made available by publishing it
on the SLDC website from the date of issue of SDSMA bill. The soft copy of the
SDSMA shall broadly contain the following information:

(i) Details of Deviation Settlement Method Tariff Structure currently in force;

(ii) Details of Day-wise and total Deviation transactions for each Entity (details
shall include Scheduled Energy, actual Energy, Charges for Deviation along
with net amount payable/receivable by them);
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(iii)Details of transmission constraints and Grid disturbances;

(iv) Any other details which State Load Despatch Centre feels necessary to complete
the Deviation Settlement Method Account.

10.2. Settlement of Deviation Charges shall be done through “State Deviation Pool Account”
to be maintained and operated by the CSPDCL. The CSPDCL shall open a separate
Bank Account in a Nationalized/Scheduled Commercial Bank in the name of “State
Deviation Pool Account”.
Provided that CSPDCL shall maintain the account and submit the same to the
Commission along with the tariff filing exercise.
Provided that the Commission may by order direct any other entity to operate and
maintain the Deviation Pool Account.
10.3. Payment of Deviation charges shall have a high priority and the concerned Entity shall
pay the indicated amount, within Seven (7) days from the date of issue of State
Deviation Settlement Mechanism Account, into a “State Deviation Pool Account"
operated by CSPDCL. However, for the State Owned Generating Stations, the due date
for payment of deviation charges shall be governed as per LPS as determined by
CSERC in MYT Regulations time to time.
10.4. The State grid User which has to receive the money on account of Deviation charges
would then be paid out from the State Deviation Pool Account within next two working
days of receipt of payments in the “State Deviation Pool Account”.
10.5. Separate books of accounts shall be maintained for the principal component and interest
component of charges for deviation.
10.6. If payments against the charges for deviation are delayed beyond as specified in the
Regulation 11.4 of this regulation from date of issue of State DSM Account, the
defaulting State grid Users shall have to pay simple interest @ 0.04% for each day of
delay.
10.7. All Sellers/Buyers which had at any time during the previous quarter of the year failed
to make payment of Charges for Deviation within the time specified in these regulations
shall be required to open a Letter of Credit (LC) equal to 110% of its average payable
weekly/monthly liability for Deviations in the previous quarter of the year, in favor of
the pool account maintained by CSPDCL with a nationalized/scheduled commercial
bank.

Provided that –

(a) If any State Grid user fails to make payment of Charges for Deviation by the
time specified in these regulations during the current quarter of the year, it shall
be required to open a Letter of Credit equal to 110% of weekly/monthly
outstanding liability in favor of “State Deviation Pool Account”
(b) Letter of Credit amount shall be increased to 110% of the payable
weekly/monthly liability for Deviation in any week/month during the quarter, if
it exceeds the previous Letter of Credit amount by more than 50%.
Illustration: If the average payable weekly liability for Deviation of a State Grid
user during Last Quarter of FY 2021-22 is Rs. 20 crore, the State Grid User shall
open Letter of Credit for Rs. 22 crore in First Quarter of FY 2022-23. If the

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weekly payable liability during any week in First Quarter of FY 2022-23is Rs.
35 crore which is more than 50% of the previous quarter of the year average
payable weekly liability of Rs. 30 Crore, the concerned State Grid User shall
increase the LC amount to Rs. 38.5 Crore (1.1*35.0) by adding Rs. 16.5 Crore.
(c) In case of failure to pay into the “State Deviation Pool Account” within the
specified time in Regulation 11.4 of this Regulations from the date of issue of
Statement of charges for Deviations, the CSPDCL shall be entitled to encash the
Letter of Credit of the concerned entity to the extent of the default and the
concerned entity shall recoup the Letter of Credit amount within 3 working days.
(d) If necessary, the CSPDCL shall initiate suitable action against defaulting entities
under section 56 of the Act 2003 and other action as per relevant provisions of
the Act as applicable from time to time. The responsibility of ensuring collection
of outstanding dues from the Sellers/ Buyers shall be of CSPDCL.

11. POWER TO RELAX

The Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, may relax any of the provisions
of these Regulations on its own motion or on an application made before it by an
interested person.

12. SAVINGS AND REPEAL

12.1. Save as otherwise provided in these regulations, the CSERC (Intra-state Availability
Based Tariff and Deviation Settlement Mechanism) Regulations, 2016 shall stand
repealed from the date of commencement of these Regulations.
12.2. Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken or purported to have
been done or taken including any procedure, minutes, reports, confirmation or
declaration of any instrument executed under the repealed Regulations shall be deemed
to have been done or taken under the relevant provisions of these Regulations.

13. POWER TO REMOVE DIFFICULTIES

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of these regulations, the
Commission may, of its own motion or otherwise by an order and after giving a
reasonable opportunity to those likely to be affected by such order, make such
provisions, not inconsistent with these regulations or the Act, as may appear to be
necessary for removing those difficulties.

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