Uttarakhand Grid Code

UTTARAKHAND ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
80 Vasant Vihar Phase-I, Dehradun
NOTIFICATION
09th April 2007
Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission

(State Grid Code) Regulations, 2007
No. F-(9)14/RG/UERC/2007/33 - In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (zp)

of section 181 read with clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 86 of the Electricity Act, 2003
(36 of 2003), the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the
following regulations, namely:
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL
1.1 Short title, extent and commencement
(1) These Regulations may be called the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory

Commission (State Grid Code) Regulations, 2007.
(2) These Regulations shall extend to the whole of the State of Uttarakhand.
(3) These Regulations shall come into force with effect from the date of their
publication in the official gazette.
1.2 Introduction
The State Grid Code (SGC) lays down the rules, guidelines and standards to be
followed by various agencies and participants in the intra-State transmission system
(IaSTS) to plan, develop, maintain and operate the intra-State transmission system, a part of
Northen Region Grid System, in most efficient, reliable, economic and secure manner,
while facilitating a healthy competition in the generation and supply of electricity.
1.3 Objective
The SGC brings together a single set of technical rules, encompassing all the Utilities
connected to/or using the intra-State transmission system (IaSTS) and provides the
following:
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Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (State Grid Code) Regulations, 2007
(1) Documentation of the principles and procedures which define the relationship
between the various Users of the intra-State transmission system (IaSTS), as well
as the Regional and State Load Despatch Centres
(2) Facilitation of the operation, maintenance, development and planning of
economic and reliable State Grid
(3) Facilitation for beneficial trading of electricity by defining a common basis of
operation of the IaSTS, applicable to all the Users of the IaSTS
1.4 Scope and Date of Application
(1) These regulations shall apply to all parties that connect with and/or utilize the
IaSTS or those, including SLDC, which are required to abide by the principles
and procedures defined in the SGC in so far as they apply to that party.
(2) Transmission Licensee, forming part of the IaSTS, and User having connection(s)
to the IaSTS, as on date of publication of these Regulations shall be given a
maximum period of one year to comply with the following requirements under
these Regulations:
(i) Entering into a connection agreement in accordance with Regulation 3.6;
(ii) Providing for protection systems in accordance with Regulations 3.9.2 and
3.9.3;
(iii) Providing for communication facilities in accordance with Regulation 3.12;
(iv) Providing for system recording instruments in accordance with Regulation
3.13;
(v) Developing Single Line Diagrams in accordance with Regulation 3.16(1);
(vi) Developing Site Common Drawings in accordance with Regulation 3.17(2);
and
(vii) Installation and Operation of meters in accordance with Metering Code
developed as per Regulation 6.1.
(3) The date of applicability of provisions related to Free Governor Action, as
provided in these Regulations, shall be consistent with relevant provisions as
provided in the Grid Code specified by Central Electricity Regulatory
Commission under clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 79 of the Act.
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(4) Persons availing of open access, who are connected to and/or use the IaSTS,
shall comply with Transmission Open Access Regulations and Distribution
Open Access Regulations notified, if any, by the Commission.
1.5 Structure of the IEGC
This SGC contains the following:

Chapter I: General
This Chapter largely deals with the scope and application of these regulations and
with constitution and role of Grid Coordination Committee.
Chapter II: Planning Code for intra-State transmission
This Chapter provides the policy to be adopted in the planning and development of
bulk power transfer and associated IaSTS. The Planning Code lays out the detailed
information exchange required between the planning agencies and the various participants
of the power system for load forecasting, generation availability and power system
planning etc. for the future years under study. The Planning Code stipulates the various
criteria to be adopted during the planning process.
Chapter III: Connection Conditions
This Chapter specifies minimum technical and design criteria to be complied with
by any agency, connected to the system or seeking connection to the IaSTS, to maintain
uniformity and quality across the system. This includes:
a) Procedure for connection to the IaSTS
b) Site responsibility schedule.
Chapter IV: Operating Code for State Grid
This Chapter describes the operational philosophy to maintain efficient, secure and
reliable Grid Operation and contains the following parts.
(a) Operating Policy
(b) System security aspects
This part describes the general security aspects to be followed by generating
companies and all State Constituents of the Grid.
(c) Demand Estimation for operational purposes
This part details the procedures to estimate the demand by the various
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constituents for their systems for the day/week/month/year ahead, which shall be
used for operational planning.
(d) Demand management
This part identifies the methodology to be adopted for demand control by
each State constituent as a function of the frequency and deficit generation.
(e) Periodic Reports
This part provides various provisions for reporting of the operating
parameters of the State Grid such as frequency profile, voltage profile etc.
(f) Operational liaison
This part sets out the requirement for the exchange of information in relation
to normal operation and/or events in the State Grid.
(g) Outage Planning
This part indicates procedure for outage planning.
(h) Recovery procedures
This part contains the procedures to be adopted following a major grid
disturbance, for black start and resynchronization of islands, etc.
(i) Event Information
This part indicates the procedure by which events are reported and the
information exchange etc. takes place.
Chapter V: Scheduling & Despatch Code
This part deals with the procedure to be adopted for scheduling and despatch of
generation of the State Generating Stations (SGS) including complementary commercial
mechanisms, on a daily basis with the modality of the flow of information between the
IaSGS, other Users and the State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC).
Chapter VI: Metering Code

Metering Code provides for development of minimum requirements and standards
for installation and operation of meters, for commercial and operational purposes, to be
provided by user or transmission licesee at the Connection Point.
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Chapter VII: Inter-State Exchanges

This Chapter deals with special considerations for operation of inter-State links.
Chapter VIII: Management of SGC
This Chapter deals with the procedure for review/amendment and management of
SGC.
1.6 Compliance
(1) State Transmission Utility shall be responsible for monitoring the compliance
by the Users and Transmission System Licensees with the provisions,
contained in Chapter II, Chapter III and Chapter VI of these Regulations and
with the rules and procedures developed under such provisions.
Provided that the State Transmission Utility shall not unduly
discriminate against or unduly prefer any User or Transmission Licensee.
(2) State Load Despatch Centre shall be responsible for monitoring the compliance
of the Users and Transmission System Licensees with the provisions contained
in Chapter IV and Chapter V of these Regulations and with the rules and
procedures developed under such provisions.
Provided that the State Load Despatch Centre shall not unduly
discriminate against or unduly prefer any User or Transmission Licensee.
(3) In case of persistent non-compliance of the provisions of State Grid Code
and/or of the rules and procedures developed under such provisions, such
matter shall be reported to the Commission.
(4) All directions issued by the Northern Region Load Despatch Centre to any
Transmission Licensee or any other Licensee of the State or generating
company (other than those connected to inter-State transmission system) or
sub-station in the State shall be issued through the State Load Despatch Centre
and the State Load Despatch Centre shall ensure that such directions are duly
complied with the licensee or generating company or sub-station.
(5) State Load Despatch Centre may give such directions to and exercise such
supervision and control over a State Constituent as may be required for
ensuring the integrated grid operation and for achieving the maximum
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economy and efficiency in the operation of power system.

(6) Every Transmission Licensee and User connected with the operation of the
power system shall comply with the direction issued by the State Load
Despatch Centre under sub-Regulation (5) of this Regulation.
(7) If any dispute arises with reference to the quality of electricity or safe, secure
and integrated operation of the State grid or in relation to any direction given
under sub-Regulation (5) of this Regulation, it shall be referred to the
Commission for decision.
Provided that pending the decision of the Commission, the direction of
the State Load Despatch Centre shall be complied with by the Transmission
Licensee or User.
(8) Consistent failure to comply with the provisions of the State Grid Code or with
the rules and procedures developed under such provisions, by User or
Transmission Licensee, may lead to disconnection of the Plant and/or
Apparatus of such User or Transmission Licensee.
(9) Nothing contained in this Regulation shall in any manner impact the powers
conferred upon the Commission to monitor and enforce compliance by the
Users and Transmission Licensees with the provisions of State Grid Code and
with the rules and procedures developed under such provisions.
1.7 Free Governor Action
(1) All thermal and hydro (except those with zero pondage) generating units shall
operate in Free Governor Mode with effect from the date to be separately
notified by the Commission.
(2) Any exemption from the above may be granted only by the Commission for
which the concerned State constituent/ agency shall file a petition in advance.
(3) The Gas turbine/Combined Cycle Power Plants and Nuclear Power Stations
shall be exempted from Regulations 3.10(3), 3.10(4), 4.2(5), 4.2(6), 4.2(7) and
4.2(8) till the Commission reviews the situation.
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1.8 Charge/Payment for Reactive Energy Exchanges
The rate for charge/payment of reactive energy exchanges (according to the scheme
specified in Regulation 5.6 shall be at such rate in paise/kVArh w.e.f. such date, and shall
be escalated at such rate in paise/kVArh per year thereafter, as the Commission may
determine in this behalf.
1.9 Exemptions
Any exemption from provisions of SGC shall become effective only after approval of
the Commission, for which the agencies will have to file a petition in advance.
1.10 Obligations under Grid Code
The provisions of these Regulations are in addition and not in derogation to the Grid
Code issued by the Central Commission under clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 79 of
the Act. In case of any conflict between the two, the latter shall prevail. The State
Constituents/SLDC/other agencies shall also comply with the provisions of Grid Code in
so far as they relate to them.
1.11 Grid Coordination Committee
(1) A Grid Coordination Committee shall be constituted by the State Transmission

Utility within thirty (30) days from the date of notification of these Regulations
(2) The Grid Coordination Committee shall be responsible for the following
matters, namely-
(i) facilitating the implementation of these Regulations and the rules and
procedures developed under the provisions of these Regulations;
(ii) assessing and recommending remedial measures for issues that might
arise during the course of implementation of provisions of these
Regulations and the rules and procedures developed under the
provisions of these Regulations;
(iii) review of the State Grid Code, in accordance with the provisions of the
Act and these Regulations; and
(iv) Such other matters as may be directed by the Commission from time to
time.
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(3) The Grid Coordination Committee shall comprise of the following members:
(i) One member from State Transmission Utility;
(ii) One member of the State Load Despatch Centre;
(iii) One member each to represent the State and Privately owned generating
companies in the State;
(iv) One member to represent the Transmission Licensees in the State, other
than the State Transmission Utility;
(v) One member to represent the state-owned Distribution Licensees in the
State;
(vi) One member to represent the privately-owned Distribution Licensees in
the State
(vii) One member to represent the Electricity Traders in the State;
(viii) One member to represent the Western Region Load Despatch Centre;
and
(ix) Such other persons as may be nominated by the Commission.
Provided that the member from State Transmission Utility shall be the
Chairperson of the Committee.
Provided that the Member from State Load Despatch Centre shall be the
Convener of the Grid Coordination Committee.
Provided further that the State Transmission Utility shall, in coordination
with State Load Despatch Centre, facilitate and manage the functioning of the Grid
Coordination Committee.
(4) The members of the Grid Coordination Committee shall be selected as follows:
(i) the concerned Director of State Transmission Utility, having the
responsibility of looking after technical activities of State Transmission
Utility shall be the member referred to in clause (a) of sub-Regulation (3)
above.
(ii) the member referred to in clause (b) of sub-Regulation (3) above shall be
the head of State Load Despatch Centre not below the rank of General
Manager;
(iii) The members referred to in clauses (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of of sub-
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Regulation (3) above shall be nominated by their respective

organizations, which organizations will be selected in rotation from
among all such organizations in the State. The term of each such
member, selected in rotation, shall be one (1) year.
Provided that the members nominated by each of the organization
to the above Committee shall be holding a senior position in their
respective organization.
1.12 SLDC Responsibility
State Load Despatch Centre shall discharge the functions assigned to it under the
provisions of the Act and these Regulations in an independent and unbiased manner.
Provided that in event of State Load Despatch Centre being operated by the State
Transmission Utility, as per first proviso of sub-section (2) of section 31 of the Electricity
Act, 2003 adequate autonomy shall be provided to the State Load Despatch Centre for it to
able to discharge its functions in the above mentioned manner.
1.13 Procedures to be developed by State Load Despatch Centre
Procedures and processes developed by State Load Despatch Centre, in discharge of

its functions under the provisions these Regulations, shall clearly provide for the following
aspects, wherever applicable:
(i) Roles and Responsibilities of SLDC, ALDCs and State constituents;
(ii) Communication facilities between SLDC, ALDCs and State constituents;
(iii) Information flow between SLDC, ALDCs and State constituents; and
(iv) Any other aspect considered appropriate by the State Load Despatch
Centre or the Commission.
Provided that such procedures shall be developed in consultation with
State Constituents and shall be consistent with SGC to enable compliance
with the requirement of this SGC.
Provided further that such procedures shall be submitted, within three
(3) months, to the Commission for approval.
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1.14 Definitions
(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), including amendments
thereto;
b) “Automatic Voltage Regulator” means a continuously acting automatic
excitation control system to control the voltage of a Generating Unit
measured at the generator terminals;
c) “Beneficiary” means a person who has a share in an IaSGS/ISGS or
bilateral exchanges including open access users;
d) “Black Start Procedure” means procedure necessary to recover the grid
from a partial or a total blackout;
e) “Bulk Power Transmission Agreement (BPTA)” means the commercial
agreement between the transmission licensee and a long term customer
for the provision of transmission services;
f) “BIS” means the Bureau of Indian Standards;
g) “Capacitor” means an electrical facility provided for generation of
reactive power;
h) “Commission” means the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory
Commission;
i) “Connection Agreement” means an agreement setting out the terms
relating to connection to and/or use of the intra-State transmission
system;
j) “Connection Point” means a point at which a User’s or Transmission
Licensee’s Plant and/or Apparatus connects to the intra-State
transmission system;
k) “Constituent” means a Distribution Licensee or Deemed Distribution
Licensee of the State, a Generating Company having an IaSGS, State
Transmission Utility, State Transmission Licensees, Open Access Users;
l) “Demand” means the demand of Active Power in MW and Reactive
Power in MVAR of electricity unless otherwise stated;
m) “Despatch Schedule” means the ex-power plant net MW and MWh
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output of a generating station, scheduled to be exported to the State Grid

from time to time;
n) ‘df/dt Relay’ means a relay which operates when the rate of change of
system frequency (over time) goes higher than a specified limit and
initiates load shedding;
o) “Disturbance Recorder” means a device provided to record the
behaviour of the pre-selected digital and analog values of the system
parameters during an Event;
p) “Data Acquisition System” means a device provided to record the
sequence of operation in time, of the relays/equipments/system
parameters at a location;
q) “Drawal Schedule” means the ex-power plant, MW that a Distribution
Licensee or Open Access User is scheduled to receive from the IaSGS or
ISGS, including bilateral exchanges from time to time;
r) “Entitlement” means share of a beneficiary (in MW and MWH) in the
installed capacity/output capability of an ISGS/IaSGS or in the bilateral
exchanges;
s) “Event” means an unscheduled or unplanned occurrence in the intra-
State transmission system including faults, incidents and breakdowns;
t) “Event Logger” means a device provided to record the sequence of
operation in time, of the relays/ equipments at a location during an Event
u) “Ex-Power Plant” means net MW/MWh output of a generating station,
after deducting auxiliary consumption and transformation losses.
v) “Fault Locator” means a device provided at the end of a transmission line
to measure/indicate the distance at which a line fault may have occurred;
w) “Flexible Alternating Current Transmission (FACT)” means facilities that
enable power flows on A.C. lines to be regulated, to control loop flows,
line loading etc.
x) “Force Majeure” means any event which is beyond the control of the
agencies involved which they could not foresee or with a reasonable
amount of diligence could not have foreseen or which could not be
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prevented and which substantially affect the performance by either

agency such as but not limited to:
(i) Acts of God, natural phenomena, including but not limited to
floods, droughts, earthquakes and epidemics;
(ii) Acts of any Government domestic or foreign, including but not
limited to war declared or undeclared, hostilities, priorities,
quarantines, embargoes;
(iii) Riot or Civil Commotion;
(iv) Grid’s failure not attributable to agencies involved;
y) “Forced Outage” means an outage of a Generating Unit or a transmission
facility due to a fault or other reasons which has not been planned;
z) “Generating Unit” means an electrical Generating Unit coupled to a
turbine within a Power Station together with all Plant and Apparatus at
that Power Station (up to the Connection Point) which relates exclusively
to the operation of that turbo-generator;
aa) “Good Utility Practices” means any of the practices, methods and acts
engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric utility
industry during the relevant time period which could have been expected
to accomplish the desired results at a reasonable cost consistent with
good business practices, reliably, safely and with expedition;
bb) “Governor Droop” means in relation to the operation of the governor of a
Generating Unit means the percentage drop in system frequency which
would cause the Generating Unit under free governor action to change its
output from zero to full load;
cc) “High Tension” or “HT” means all voltages defined as “high” or “extra
high” voltage under clause (av) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 2 of the Indian
Electricity Rules, 1956 and corresponding voltage classifications as may
be specified in accordance with clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 185
of the Act;
dd) “Independent Power Producer (IPP)” means a generating company not
owned/controlled by the Central/State Government;
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ee) “Inter-State Generating Station (ISGS)” means a Central/other generating

station in which two or more states have shares and whose scheduling is
to be coordinated by the RLDC;
ff) “Intra-State Generating Station (IaSGS)” means a State/other generating
station which is connected to/utilises IaSTS and whose scheduling is to
be coordinated by the SLDC;
gg) “Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)” includes:
(i) Any system for the conveyance of electricity by means of a
main transmission line from the territory of one State to
another State
(ii) The conveyance of energy across the territory of an intervening
State as well as conveyance within the State which is incidental
to such inter-state transmission of energy;
(iii) The transmission of electricity within the territory of State on a
system built, owned, operated, maintained or controlled by
CTU;
hh) “Intra-State Transmission System (ISTS)” means any system for
transmission of electricity other than an inter-State transmission system
and includes:
(i) Any system for the conveyance of electricity by means of a main
transmission line within the territory of the State;
(ii) The transmission of electricity within the territory of State on a
system built, owned, operated, maintained or controlled by STU;
Provided that the definition of point of separation between
a transmission system and distribution system and between a
Generating Station and transmission system shall be guided by
the provision of the Regulations notified by the Authority under
clause (b) of section 73 of the Electricity Act, 2003;
ii) “IEC” means the International Electro-technical Commission;
jj) “Load” means the MW/MWh consumed by a utility/installation;
kk) “Low Tension” or “LT” means all voltages other than those defined as
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“high” or “extra high” voltage under clause (av) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 2
of the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 and corresponding voltage
classifications as may be specified in accordance with clause (c) of sub-
section (2) of Section 185 of the Act;
ll) “Maximum Continuous Rating” means the normal rated full load MW
output capacity of a Generating Unit which can be sustained on a
continuous basis at specified conditions;
mm) “National Grid” means the entire inter-connected electric power network
of the country, which would evolve after inter-connection of Regional
grids;
nn) “Net Drawal Schedule” means the drawal schedule of a beneficiary after
deducting the apportioned transmission losses (estimated).
oo) “Operation” means a scheduled or planned action relating to the
operation of a System;
pp) “Operating range” means the operating range of frequency and voltage
as specified under the operating code (Chapter-5);
qq) “State Pool Account” means State account for (i) payments regarding
unscheduled - interchanges (State UI Account) or (ii) reactive energy
exchanges (State Reactive Energy Account), as the case may be;
rr) “Reactor” means an electrical facility specifically designed to absorb
Reactive Power;
ss) “Regional Power Committee (RPC)” means a Committee established by
resolution by the Central Government for a specific region for facilitating
the integrated operation of the power systems in that region;
tt) “RPC Secretariat” means the Secretariat of the RPC;
uu) “State Energy Account (SEA)” means a State energy account, for the
billing and settlement of ‘Capacity Charge’, ‘Energy Charge’, ‘UI Charge’
and ‘Reactive Charge’;
vv) “State Grid” means the entire synchronously connected electric power
network of the State, comprising of IaSTS, IaSGS and inter-State systems;
ww) “Regional Load Despatch Centre (RLDC)” means the Centre established
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under sub-section (1) of Section 27 of the Act.

xx) “Share” means percentage share of a beneficiary in a generating station as
notified by Appropriate Government or as agreed to in the agreement
between the generating stations or trading/distribution licensees and
their beneficiaries;
yy) “Single Line Diagram” means diagrams which are a schematic
representation of the HV/EHV apparatus and the connections to all
external circuits at a Connection Point incorporating its numbering
nomenclature and labeling;
zz) “Site Common Drawing” means drawings prepared for each Connection
Point, which incorporates layout drawings, electrical layout drawings,
common protection/control drawings and common service drawings;
aaa) “Spinning Reserve” means generating capacity with some reserve
margin, at standard rated frequency of 50 Hz, that is synchronized to the
system and is ready to provide increased generation at short notice
pursuant to dispatch instruction or instantaneously in response to a
frequency drop;
bbb) “SEB” means the State Electricity Board including the State Electricity
Department;
ccc) “SERC” means State Electricity Regulatory Commission;
ddd) “State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC)” means the Centre established
under sub-section (1) of Section 31 of the Electricity Act, 2003.
eee) “State Transmission Utility (STU)” means the Board or the Government
Company specified as such by the State Government under sub-section
(1) of Section 39 of the Act;
fff) “Static VAR Compensator” or “Synchronous Condenser” means an
electrical facility designed for the purpose of generating or absorbing
Reactive Power;
ggg) “Area-Load Despatch Centre” means the offices and associated facilities
of State Load Despatch Centre set up for different areas of the State for
monitoring and control of the State Grid and includes any such offices
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and associated facilities set-up by State Load Despatch Centre in future;

hhh) “Time Block” means block of 15 minutes each for which Special Energy
Meters record specified electrical parameters and quantities with first
time block starting and 00.00 Hrs;
iii) “Transmission Planning Criteria” means the policy, standards and
guidelines issued by the CEA for the planning and design of the
Transmission system;
jjj) “Under Frequency Relay” means a relay which operates when the system
frequency falls below a specified limit and initiates load shedding
kkk) “User” is a term utilized in the various parts of the SGC to refer to the
persons/agencies using the IaSTS, as more particularly identified in each
part of the SGC;
lll) Words or expressions used herein and not defined shall have the
meanings assigned to them under the Act.
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CHAPTER 2: PLANNING CODE FOR
INTRA-STATE TRANSMISSION
This Chapter comprises various aspects of Planning relating to Intra-State
transmission systems.
2.1 Introduction
The Planning Code specifies the policy and procedures to be applied in

planning of State Grid and Inter-State links.
2.2 Objective
The objectives of Planning Code are as follows:

(1) To specify the principles, procedures and criteria which shall be used in
the planning and development of the IaSTS and inter-State links.
(2) To promote co-ordination amongst all State Constituents and agencies in
any proposed development of the IaSTS.
(3) To provide methodology and information exchange amongst State
Constituents and agencies in the planning and development of the
IaSTS.
2.3 Scope
The Planning Code applies to STU, other State Transmission licensees, Intra-
State Generating Station (IaSGS), connected to and/or using and involved in
developing the IaSTS. This Planning Code also applies to Generating Companies,
IPPs, Open Access Users and other licensees, regarding generation and/or
transmission of energy to/from the IaSTS.
2.4 Planning Policy
(1) The STU shall carry out planning process from time to time as per the
requirement for identification of major intra-State transmission system
including inter-State schemes which shall fit in with the perspective plan
developed by the Authority.
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(2) In addition to the major inter-State transmission system, the STU shall
plan, from time to time, system strengthening schemes, need of which
may arise to overcome the constraints in power transfer and to improve
the overall performance of the grid. The intra-State transmission
proposals including system strengthening scheme identified on the basis
of the planning studies would be discussed, reviewed and finalized in
the meetings of Grid Co-ordination Committee.
(3) Based on above, the STU shall come out with a Transmission System
Plan, the format of which can be decided by the State Transmission
Utility.
(4) The transmission system plan shall describe the plan for the IaSTS and
shall include the proposed intra-State transmission schemes and system
strengthening schemes for the benefit of all Users:
Provided that the transmission system plan may include
information related not only to intra-State transmission lines but also
additional equipment including transformers, capacitors, reactors, Static
VAR Compensators and Flexible Alternating Current Transmission
Systems:
Provided further that the transmission system plan shall also
include information on targets set in the preceding plans and progress
achieved on the identified intra-State/inter-State transmission schemes
and system strengthening schemes.
(5) The State Transmission Utility may, for the purpose of preparing the
transmission system plan under these Regulations, seek such
information as may be required by it from State Constituents, including
generation capacity addition, system augmentation and long-term load
forecast and all (approved/pending) applications for open access.
Provided that the Distribution Licensees shall have the primary
responsibility for developing long term load forecasts for their
respective license areas. The Distribution Licensee may be guided by
applicable provisions related to load forecasting as provided in the
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Distribution Code.
Provided also that the State Transmission Utility shall consider,
but not be bound by, the information provided under this Regulation in
preparing the transmission system plan.
(6) The State Transmission Utility shall also consider the following for the
purpose of preparing the transmission system plan under these
Regulations –
(i) Plans formulated by the Authority for the transmission system
under the provisions of clause (a) of section 73 of the Act;
(ii) Electric Power Survey of India report of the Authority;
(iii) Grid Standards specified by the Authority under clause (d) of
section 73 of the Act.
(iv) Transmission Plan formulated by Central Transmission Utility
under the provisions of Grid Code specified by Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission under clause (h) of sub-section (1) of
Section 79 of the Act;
(v) Transmission Planning Criteria and Guidelines issued by the
Authority;
(vi) Recommendations/inputs, if any, of the Regional Power
Committee;
(vii) Reports on National Electricity Policy which are relevant for
development of IaSTS; and
(viii) Any other information/data source suggested by the Commission.
(7) All State Constituents and agencies will supply to the STU, the desired
planning data from time to time to enable it to formulate and finalize its
plan.
(8) The plan reports shall contain a Chapter on additional transmission
requirement which may include not only intra-State transmission lines
but also additional equipment such as transformer, capacitors, reactors
etc.
(9) The plan report shall also indicate the action taken to fulfill the
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additional requirement and actual progress made on new schemes.

These reports will be available to any interested party for making
investment decision/connection decisions to the IaSTS.
(10) The State Transmission Utility shall send a copy of transmission system
plan for the IaSTS to the Commission by 31st December each year and
also publish it on its Internet website. The STU shall also make the same
available to any person upon request.
(11) As voltage management plays an important role in intra-State
transmission of energy, special attention shall be accorded to planning
of capacitors, reactors, SVC and Flexible Alternating Current
Transmission Systems (FACTS), etc.
2.5 Planning Criteria
(1) The planning criteria shall be based on the security philosophy on which
the InSTS has been planned. The security philosophy may be as per the
Transmission Planning Criteria and other guidelines as given by the
Authority. Provided that State Transmission Utility shall carry out
appropriate system studies while developing the transmission system
plan.
(2) The intra-State transmission system, as a general rule, shall be capable of
withstanding and be secured against the following contingency outages
without necessitating load shedding or rescheduling of generation
during Steady State Operation:
(i) Outage of a 110 kV/132kV D/C line or,
(ii) Outage of a 220 kV D/C line or,
(iii) Outage of a 400 kV S/C line or,
(iv) Outage of a single Interconnecting Transformer or,
(v) Outage of a one pole of HVDC Bipole line or,
(vi) Outage of a 765 kV S/C line.
Provided that the above contingencies shall be considered
assuming a pre-contingency system depletion (planned outage) of
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another 110 kV/132 kV D/C line or 220 kV D/C line or 400 kV S/C
line in another corridor and not emanating from the same sub-station.
(3) All the Generating Units may operate within their reactive capability
curves and the network voltage profile shall be maintained within
voltage limits specified.
(4) The intra-State transmission system shall be capable of withstanding the
loss of most severe single infeed without loss of stability.
(5) Any one of the events defined in the sub-Regulation (2) above shall not
cause:
(i) Loss of supply;
(ii) Prolonged operation of the system frequency below and above
specified limits;
(iii) Unacceptable high or low voltage;
(iv) System instability;
(v) Unacceptable overloading of IaSTS elements.
(6) In all sub-stations (66 kV/110 kV/132 kV and above), except HVDC,
suitable number (at least two) and capacity of transformers shall be
provided to have adequate redundancy required to maintain firm
capacity at the sub-station. In HVDC sub-stations, at least one spare
converter/inverter transformer shall be kept ready to use at any time.
Explanation – for the purpose of this Regulation, the term firm
capacity shall mean the minimum transformation capacity available at
the substation in case of outage of any one transformer.
(7) State Transmission Utility shall carry out planning studies for Reactive
Power compensation of IaSTS including reactive power compensation at
the in-State Generating Station’s switchyard.
2.6 Planning Data
Transmission Licensees and Users are to supply following types of data to the
State Transmission Utility for purpose of developing the transmission plan:
(i) Standard Planning Data
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(ii) Detailed Planning Data
2.6.1 Standard Planning Data

(1) Standard Planning Data shall consist of details which are expected to be
normally sufficient for the State Transmission Utility to investigate the
impact on the IaSTS due to User/Transmission Licensee development.
(2) State Transmission Licensees and Users shall provide the following
standard planning data to the State Transmission Utility from time to
time in the standard formats provided by State Transmission Utility:
(i) Preliminary project planning data;
(ii) Committed project planning data; and
(iii) Connected planning data.
Provided that the State Transmission Utility shall provide a date
and periodicity (not more than a year) for submission of information,
in the said formats, after providing reasonable time to Transmission
Licensees and Users:
Provided that the State Transmission Utility shall develop
standard formats, for submission of above mentioned data, within one
(1) month from notification of these regulations and make the same
available on its Internet website and to any interested person:
Provided also that the State Transmission Utility shall be guided
by the formats, developed for submission of above mentioned data,
under the provisions of Grid Code specified by Central Commission
under clause (h) ofsub-section (1) of section 79 of the Electricity Act,
2003.
2.6.2 Detailed Planning Data

(1) Detailed Planning Data shall consist of additional, more detailed data
not normally expected to be required by State Transmission Utility to
assess the impact of User/Transmission Licensee development on the
IaSTS.
(2) Detailed Planning Data shall be furnished by the Users and
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Transmission Licensees as and when requested by the State

Transmission Utility.
2.7 Implementation of Transmission Plan
The actual program of implementation of transmission lines, Inter-connecting

Transformers, reactors/capacitors and other transmission elements will be
determined by STU in consultation with the concerned agencies. The completion of
these works, in the required time frame, shall be ensured by STU through the
concerned agency.
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CHAPTER 3: CONNECTION
CONDITIONS
3.1 Introduction
The Connection Conditions specify the minimum technical and design criteria
which shall be complied with by STU and any User/Transmission Licensee
connected to, or seeking connection to IaSTS. They also set out the procedures by
which STU shall ensure compliance by any agency with the above criteria as pre-
requisite for the establishment of an agreed connection.
3.2 Objective
The Connection Conditions are designed to ensure that:

(i) The basic rules for connections are complied with and also to treat
all agencies in a non-discriminatory manner.
(ii) Any new or modified connections, when established, shall neither
suffer unacceptable effects due to its connections to IaSTS nor
impose unacceptable effects on the system of any other connected
agency.
(iii) The ownership and responsibility for all the equipments shall be
clearly specified in a schedule (site responsibility schedule) for every
site, where a connection is made.
3.3 Scope
The Connection Conditions apply to all State Constituents (STU, IaSGS etc.)
and any other agency/licensees connected to and involved in developing the IaSTS.
This Connection Code also applies to all agencies, which are planning to
generate/transmit and/or are generating/transmitting energy to/from IaSTS. The
Connection conditions for Generating Units embedded in the Distribution systems,
and not connected to the IaSTS, shall be finalized by the respective Distribution
Licensees.
3.4 Connection Standard
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The applicable technical standards for construction of electrical plants, electric

lines and connectivity to the IaSTS shall be as per the Regulations notified by the
Authority under clause (b) of section 73 of the Electricity Act, 2003
Provided that the prevailing guidelines of the Authority shall be considered
until the Regulations are notified under clause (b) of Section 73 of the Act by the
Authority.
3.5 Safety Standard
The applicable safety requirements for construction, operation and

maintenance of electrical plants and electric lines shall be as per the Regulations
notified by the Authority under clause (c) of Section 73 of the Act:
Provided that Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 and the prevailing guidelines of
the Authority shall be considered until the Regulations are notified under clause (c)
of section 73 of the Act by the Authority.
3.6 Procedure for connection
(1) Prior to an agency being connected to the IaSTS, all necessary conditions
outlined in the SGC, in addition to other mutually agreed requirements
to be complied with, must be fulfilled by the agency.
(2) Application for establishing new arrangement or modifying existing
arrangement of connection to and/or use of the IaSTS shall be submitted
by the concerned Transmission Licensee or User to the State
Transmission Utility.
Provided that the standard format for application mentioned in
this Regulation shall be developed by State Transmission Utility and
shall be made available at its Internet website within two (2) months of
notification of these Regulations.
(3) The application mentioned in sub-Regulation (2) above shall be
submitted along with the following details:
(i) Report stating the purpose of the proposed connection and/or
modification, transmission licensee to whose system connection is
proposed, connection point, description of apparatus to be
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connected or modification of the apparatus already connected and

beneficiaries of the proposed connection;
(ii) Construction schedule and target completion date; and
(iii) Confirmation that the Transmission Licensee or the User shall
abide by the provisions of State Grid Code, Indian Electricity
Rules and various standards including Grid Connectivity
Standards made pursuant to the Act.
(4) The State Transmission Utility shall forward a copy of the application to
the Transmission Licensee in whose system the connection is being
sought, to State Load Despatch Centre and to every Transmission
Licensee within the State whose Transmission System is likely to be
affected by such application.
(5) The State Transmission Utility or Transmission Licensee, in whose
system the connection is being sought, may carry out the power system
studies as considered appropriate before allowing any new connection.
(6) The State Transmission Utility shall, within Thirty (30) days, from the
receipt of an application under sub-Regulation (2) and after considering
all suggestions and comments received from the parties identified under
sub-Regulation (4).
(i) accept the application with such modification or such
conditions as may be specified by the State Transmission
Utility;
(ii) Reject the application for reasons to be recorded in writing if
such application is not in accordance with the provisions of
these Regulations.
(7) In case of acceptance of an application as per clause (a) of sub-
Regulation (2), the State Transmission Utility shall make a formal offer
to the applicant.
Provided that the State Transmission Utility shall forward a copy
of the offer to the Appropriate Transmission Licensee.
(8) The voltage level at which the applicant is offered to be connected to the
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IaSTS shall be governed by the standards notified by the Authority and

prevailing guidelines adopted by the State Transmission Utility.
(9) The State Transmission Utility shall, upon compliance of the required
conditions by the concerned Transmission Licensee/User, shall notify
the concerned Transmission Licensee/User that it can be connected to
the IaSTS.
(10) The applicant and the Appropriate Transmission Licensee, in whose
system the connection is being sought, shall finalise a Connection
Agreement on acceptance of the offer by the applicant.
Provided that the State Transmission Utility shall be provided
with a copy of the Connection Agreement by the Appropriate
Transmission Licensee:
Provided further the State Load Despatch Centre shall also be
provided with a copy of the above mentioned Connection Agreement by
the Appropriate Transmission Licensee.
(11) In case of the existing connections between IaSTS network and State
Constituents/IaSGS, a relaxation of one year in respect of the connection
conditions is allowed so that the present arrangements may continue.
The process of re-negotiation of the connection conditions with
IaSGS/State constituents should be completed within a period of one
year. In case it is determined that the compliance of connection
conditions would be delayed further, the Commission may consider
further relaxation for which a petition will have to be filed by the
concerned constituent along with STU's recommendation/comments.
The cost of modification, if any, shall be borne by the concerned
Constituent.
3.7 Connection Agreement
(1) Connection Agreement shall include, as appropriate, within its terms

and conditions, the following information relating to the connection of
the User or Transmission Licensee to the IaSTS:
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(i) a condition requiring both parties to comply with the State

Grid Code;
(ii) details of connection, technical requirements and commercial
arrangements;
(iii) details of any capital expenditure arising from necessary
reinforcement or extension of the system, data
communication etc. and demarcation of the same between the
concerned parties;
(iv) Site Responsibility Schedule;
(v) General philosophy and guidelines on protection and
telemetry;
(vi) Protection systems;
(vii) System recording instruments;
(viii) Communication facilities; and
(ix) Any other information considered appropriate by the State
Transmission Utility or the Commission.
(2) State Transmission Utility shall develop a Model Connection Agreement
within two (2) months and submit to the Commission for approval.
3.8 Grid Parameter Variations
3.8.1 General
Transmission Licensees and Users shall ensure that Plant and Apparatus
requiring service from or providing service to the IaSTS is of such design and
construction that satisfactory operation of such Plant and Apparatus will not be
prevented by variation in instantaneous values of system frequency and voltage
from their nominal values and that such Plant and Apparatus shall not induce any
adverse effect on the IaSTS.
3.8.2 Frequency Variation

Rated frequency of the system shall be 50.0 Hz and shall normally be
controlled within the limits as per regulations specified by the Authority.
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3.8.3 Voltage Variation

(1) The variations of voltage may not be more than the voltage range
specified in the regulations framed by the Authority.
(2) The agency engaged in sub-transmission and distribution shall not
depend upon the IaSTS for reactive support when connected. The
agency shall estimate and provide the required reactive compensation in
its transmission and distribution network to meet its full Reactive Power
requirement, unless specifically agreed to with STU.
3.9 Equipment at Connection Points
3.9.1 Sub-station Equipment

(1) All Extra High Voltage (EHV) sub-station equipments shall comply with
standards prescribed by Bureau of Indian Standards/International
Electro-technical Commission/prevailing Code of practice.
(2) All equipment shall be designed, manufactured, tested and certified in
accordance with the quality assurance requirements as per the standards
of International Electro-technical Commission or the Bureau of Indian
Standards.
(3) Each connection between a User and IaSTS shall be controlled by a
circuit breaker capable of interrupting, at the connection point, at least
the short circuit current as advised by State Transmission Utility in the
specific Connection Agreement.
3.9.2 Fault Clearance Times

(1) The fault clearance time for primary protection schemes, when all
equipments operate correctly, for a three phase fault (close to the bus-
bars) on Users’ equipment directly connected to IaSTS and for a three
phase fault (close to the bus-bars) on IaSTS connected to Users’
equipment, shall not be more than:
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(i) 100 milliseconds for 800 kV class & 400 kV

(ii) 160 milliseconds for 220 kV & 132 kV/110 kV
(2) Back-up protection shall be provided for required isolation/protection
in the event of failure of the primary protection systems provided to
meet the above fault clearance time requirements. If a Generating Unit is
connected to the IaSTS directly, it shall be capable of withstanding the
fault, until clearing of the fault by back-up protection on the IaSTS side.
3.9.3 Protection
(1) Protection Systems shall be provided by all Transmission Licensees and
Users connected to IaSTS in co-ordination with STU to isolate the faulty
equipments and protect the other components against all types of faults,
internal/external to them, within specified fault clearance time with
reliability, selectivity and sensitivity.
Provided that all Users or Transmission Licensees connected to
IaSTS shall provide protection systems as specified in the Connection
Agreement.
(2) Relay setting co-ordination shall be done at regional level by Regional
Power Committee.
3.10 Generating Units and Power Stations
(1) A Generating Unit shall be capable of continuously supplying its normal

rated active/reactive output within the system frequency and voltage
variation range indicated at Regulation 3.8 above, subject to the design
limitations specified by the manufacturer.
(2) A generating unit shall be provided with an AVR, protective and safety
devices, as set out in Connection Agreements.
(3) Each Generating Unit shall be fitted with a turbine speed governor
having an overall droop characteristic within the range of 3% to 6%
which shall always be in service.
(4) Each Generating Unit shall be capable of instantaneously increasing
output by 5% when the frequency falls limited to 105% MCR. Ramping
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back to the previous MW level (in case the increased output level can
not be sustained) shall not be faster than 1% per minute.
3.11 Reactive Power Compensation
(1) Reactive Power compensation and/or other facilities shall be provided

by Users, as far as possible, in the low voltage systems close to the load
points thereby avoiding the need for exchange of Reactive Power
to/from the IaSTS and to maintain the IaSTS voltage within the specified
range.
(2) Line Reactors may be provided to control temporary over voltage within
the limits as set out in connection agreements.
(3) The additional reactive compensation to be provided by the User shall
be indicated by Transmission Licensee in the Connection Agreement for
implementation.
3.12 Data and Communication Facilities
Reliable and efficient speech and data communication systems shall be

provided to facilitate necessary communication and data exchange, and
supervision/control of the grid by the SLDC, under normal and abnormal
conditions. All agencies shall provide Systems to telemeter power system parameter
such as flow, voltage and status of switches/ transformer taps etc. in line with
interface requirements and other guideline made available to SLDC. The associated
communication system to facilitate data flow up to SLDC, as the case may be, shall
also be established by the concerned agency as specified by STU in connection
agreement. All agencies in coordination with STU shall provide the required
facilities at their respective ends and SLDC as specified in the Connection
Agreement.
3.13 System Recording Instruments
(1) Recording instruments such as Data Acquisition System/Disturbance

Recorder/Event Logger/Fault Locator (including time synchronization
equipment) shall be provided in the IaSTS for recording of dynamic
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performance of the system.

(2) All Users and Transmission Licensees shall provide all the requisite
recording instruments as specified in the Connection Agreement in
accordance with the agreed time schedule.
3.14 Responsibilities for operational safety
Transmission Licensees and the Users shall be responsible for safety as

indicated in Site Responsibility Schedules for each connection point.
3.15 Site Responsibility Schedule
(1) Site Responsibility Schedule shall be produced by the concerned

Transmission Licensee and the User detailing the ownership
responsibilities of each, before execution of the project or connection,
including safety responsibilities.
(2) The Site Responsibility Schedule shall be developed by the concerned
Transmission Licensee pursuant to the relevant Connection Agreement
and shall state the following for each item of plant and apparatus
installed at the Connection point:
(i) Ownership of the Plant/Apparatus;
(ii) Responsibility for control of the Plant/Apparatus;
(iii) Responsibility for operation of the Plant/Apparatus;
(iv) Responsibility for maintenance of the Plant/Apparatus; and
(v) Responsibility for all matters relating to safety of any person
at the connection point.
(3) The format, principles and basic procedure to be used in the preparation
of Site Responsibility Schedules shall be formulated by State
Transmission Utility within three (3) months of notification of these
regulations and shall be provided to each User and Transmission
Licensee for compliance.
Provided that the State Transmission Utility shall put up the
information related to above mentioned format, principles and
procedures on its Internet Website.
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(4) All agencies connected to or planning to connect to IaSTS would ensure

providing of RTU and other communication equipment, as specified by
SLDC, for sending real-time data to SLDC at least before date of
commercial operation of the generating stations or sub-station/line
being connected to IaSTS.
3.16 Single Line Diagrams
(1) Single Line Diagram shall be furnished for each connection point by the
connected User or Transmission Licensee to the State Transmission
Utility.
Provided that the Transmission licensee shall also furnish the
above information to the State Load Despatch Centre.
(2) Single Line Diagram shall include all High Tension (HT) connected
equipment and the connections to all external circuits and incorporate
numbering, nomenclature and labeling etc. The diagram is intended to
provide an accurate record of the layout and circuit connections, rating,
numbering and nomenclature of HV apparatus and related plant.
(3) In the event of a proposal to change any equipment, the concerned User
or Transmission Licensee shall intimate the necessary changes to State
Transmission Utility and to all concerned. When the changes are
implemented, Single Line Diagram shall be updated appropriately by
the concerned Users or Transmission Licensee and a copy of the same
shall be provided to the State Transmission Utility and SLDC.
3.17 Site Common Drawings
(1) Site Common Drawings shall be prepared for each Connection Point
and will include the following information:
(i) Site Layout;
(ii) Electrical Layout;
(iii) Details of Protection/Control; and
(iv) Common Services Drawings.
Necessary details shall be provided by the agencies to STU.
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(2) Detailed drawings shall be prepared by Transmission Licensee and User

in respect of their system/facility at each Connection Point and copies of
the same shall be made available to concerned User and Transmission
Licensee respectively.
(3) In case of any change in the Site Common Drawings that is found
necessary by Transmission Licensee or User in respect of their
system/facility at the Connection Point, the details of such change shall
be furnished to the other party as soon as possible.
3.18 Procedure for Site Access, Site operational activities and

Maintenance Standards
(1) The Connection Agreement will also indicate any procedure necessary
for Site access, Site operational activities and maintenance standard for
equipment of the STU/ transmission licensee at IaSGS/licensee/User
premises and vice versa.
(2) The Transmission Licensee or User owning the Connection Site shall
provide reasonable access and other required facilities to another
Transmission Licensee or User whose equipment is proposed to be
installed/installed at the Connection Site for installation, operation,
maintenance, etc.
(3) Written procedures and agreements shall be developed between
Transmission Licensees and Users to ensure that mandatory access is
available to the concerned Transmission Licensee or User at the same
time safeguarding the interests of Transmission Licensee and User at the
connection site.
3.19 International Connections to IaSTS
The procedure for international Connection to IaSTS and the execution of

agreement for the same shall be done by STU in consultation with Authority and
Ministry of Power (MOP).
3.20 Schedule of assets of State Grid
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STU shall submit annually to the Commission by 30th September each year a
schedule of transmission assets, which constitute the State Grid as on 31st March of
that year indicating ownership on which SLDC has operational control and
responsibility.
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CHAPTER 4: OPERATING CODE
4.1 Objective
The primary objective of integrated operation of the State Grid is to enhance

the overall operational economy and reliability of the entire electric power network
spread over the geographical area of the entire State.
4.1.1 Operating Policy

(1) Participant utilities shall cooperate with each other and adopt Good
Utility Practice at all times for satisfactory and beneficial operation of the
State grid.
(2) Overall operation of the State Grid shall be supervised from the State
Load Despatch Centre (SLDC). The roles of SLDC shall be in accordance
with the provisions of the Act.
(3) All State constituents shall comply with this Operating Code, for
deriving maximum benefits from the integrated operation and for
equitable sharing of obligations.
(4) State Load Despatch Centre shall develop, document and maintain a set
of detailed internal operating procedures for managing the State Grid.
These internal operating procedures shall include the following:
(i) Black start procedures;
(ii) Load shedding procedures;
(iii) Islanding procedures; and
(iv) Any other procedures considered appropriate by the State
Load Despatch Centre;
Provided that such procedures shall be developed in
consultation with State Constituents and shall be consistent with SGC
to enable compliance with the requirement of this SGC.
Provided further that such procedures shall be submitted,
within three (3) months, to the Commission for approval.
(5) The control rooms of the State Load Despatch Centre including Area-
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Load Despatch Centres, Power Plants, substations of 132 kV and above

and any other control centres of Transmission Licensees and Users shall
be manned round-the-clock by qualified and adequately trained
personnel.
4.2 System Security Aspects
(1) All State Constituents shall endeavor to operate their respective power
systems and power stations in synchronism with each other at all times,
such that the entire system within the State operates as one
synchronized system.
(2) No part of the State Grid shall be deliberately isolated from the rest of
the State Grid, except (i) under an emergency and conditions in which
such isolation would prevent a total grid collapse and/or would enable
early restoration of power supply, (ii) when serious damage to a costly
equipment is imminent and such isolation would prevent it and (iii)
when such isolation is specifically instructed by SLDC. Complete
synchronization of grid shall be restored as soon as the conditions again
permit it. The restoration process shall be supervised by SLDC, as per
operating procedures separately formulated.
(3) No important element of the State Grid shall be deliberately opened or
removed from service at any time, except when specifically instructed
by SLDC or with specific and prior clearance of SLDC. The list of such
important grid elements on which the above stipulations apply shall be
prepared by the SLDC in consultation with the constituents and be
available at SLDC. In case of opening/removal of any important element
of the grid under an emergency situation, the same shall be
communicated to SLDC at the earliest possible time after the event.
(4) Any tripping, whether manual or automatic, of any of the above
elements of State Grid shall be precisely intimated by the concerned
Area LDC/agency to SLDC as soon as possible, say within ten minutes
of the event. The reason (to the extent determined) and the likely time of
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restoration shall also be intimated. All reasonable attempts shall be

made for the elements’ restoration as soon as possible.
(5) All generating units of more than 500 MW capacity, which are
synchronized with the grid, irrespective of their ownership, type and
size, shall have their governors in normal operation at all times . If any
generating unit of over fifty (50) MW size is required to be operated
without its governor in normal operation, the SLDC shall be
immediately advised about the reason and duration of such operation.
All governors shall have a droop of between 3% and 6%.
(6) Facilities available with/in load limiters, Automatic Turbine Run-up
System (ATRS), Turbine supervisory control, coordinated control
system, etc., shall not be used to suppress the normal governor action in
any manner. No dead bands and/or time delays shall be deliberately
introduced.
(7) All Generating Units, operating at or up to 100% of their Maximum
Continuous Rating (MCR) shall normally be capable of (and shall not in
any way be prevented from) instantaneously picking up five per cent
(5%) extra load when frequency falls due to a system contingency. The
generating units operating at above 100% of their MCR shall be capable
of (and shall not be prevented from) going at least up to 105% of their
MCR when frequency falls suddenly. After an increase in generation as
above, a generating unit may ramp back to the original level at a rate of
about one percent (1%) per minute, in case continued operation at the
increased level is not sustainable. Any generating unit of over fifty (50)
MW size not complying with the above requirements, shall be kept in
operation (synchronized with the State Grid) only after obtaining the
permission of SLDC. However, a constituent can make up the
corresponding short fall in spinning reserve by maintaining an extra
spinning reserve on the other generating units of the constituent.
(8) The recommended rate for changing the governor setting, i.e.,
supplementary control for increasing or decreasing the output
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(generation level) for all generating units, irrespective of their type and
size, would be one (1.0) per cent per minute or as per manufacturer’s
limits. However, if frequency falls below 49.5 Hz, all partly loaded
generating units shall pick up additional load at a faster rate, according
to their capability.
(9) Except under an emergency or to prevent an imminent damage to a
costly equipment, no constituent shall suddenly reduce his generating
unit output by more than one hundred (100) MW without prior
intimation to and consent of the SLDC, particularly when frequency is
falling or is below 49.0Hz. Similarly, no constituent shall cause a sudden
increase in its load by more than one hundred (100 MW) without prior
intimation to and consent of the SLDC.
(10) All generating units shall normally have their automatic voltage
regulators (AVRs) in operation, with appropriate settings. In particular,
if a generating unit of over fifty (50) MW size is required to be operated
without its AVR in service, the SLDC shall be immediately intimated
about the reason and duration, and its permission obtained. Power
System Stabilizers (PSS) in AVRs of generating units (wherever
provided), shall be got properly tuned by the respective generating unit
owner as per a plan prepared for the purpose by the STU from time to
time. STU will be allowed to carry out checking of PSS and further
tuning it, wherever considered necessary.
(11) Provision of protections and relay settings shall be coordinated
periodically throughout the State Grid, as per a plan to be separately
finalized by the Protection Committee of the RPC.
(12) All State constituents shall make all possible efforts to ensure that the
grid frequency always remains within the 49.0 – 50.5 Hz band, the
frequency range within which steam turbines conforming to the IEC
specifications can safely operate continuously.
(13) Users and Transmission Licensees shall provide automatic under-
frequency and df/dt relay-based load shedding/islanding schemes in
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their respective systems, wherever applicable, to arrest frequency

decline that could result in a collapse/disintegration of the State grid, as
per the plan separately finalized by the RPC and shall ensure its
effective application to prevent cascade tripping of generating units in
case of any contingency.
(14) Users and Transmission Licensees shall ensure that the under-frequency
and df/dt relay-based load shedding/islanding schemes, mentioned in
sub-Regulation (13) are always functional.
Provided that the relays may be temporarily kept out of service,
in extreme contingencies, with prior consent of State Load Despatch
Centre.
(15) State Transmission Utility shall carry out periodic inspection of the
under frequency relays and produce the report to State Load Despatch
Centre. State Load Despatch Centre shall maintain the record of under
frequency relay and/or df/dt relay operation.
(16) All State Constituents shall also facilitate identification, installation and
commissioning of System Protection Schemes (including inter-tripping
and run-back) in the power system to protect against situations such as
voltage collapse and cascading. Such schemes would be finalized by the
STU and shall be kept in service. SLDC shall be promptly informed in
case any of these are taken out of service.
(17) Procedures shall be developed to recover from partial/total collapse of
the grid and periodically updated in accordance with the requirements
given under Regulation 4.8. These procedures shall be followed by all
the State Constituents to ensure consistent, reliable and quick
restoration.
(18) Each State Constituent shall provide adequate and reliable
communication facility internally and with other Constituents/SLDC to
ensure exchange of data/information necessary to maintain reliability
and security of the grid. Wherever possible, redundancy and alternate
path shall be maintained for communication along important routes,
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e.g., ALDC to SLDC.

(19) The State Constituents shall send information/data including
disturbance recorder/sequential event recorder output etc., to SLDC for
purpose of analysis of any grid disturbance/event. No State constituent
shall block any data/information required by the SLDC for maintaining
reliability and security of the grid and for analysis of an event.
(20) All State Constituents shall make all possible efforts to ensure that the
grid voltage always remains within the following operating range:
VOLTAGE – (kV RMS)

Nominal Maximum Minimum
400 420 360
220 245 200
132 145 120
66 73 60
4.3 Demand Estimation for Operational Purposes
4.3.1 Introduction
(1) This part describes the procedures/responsibilities of the SLDCs for
demand estimation for both Active Power and Reactive Power.
(2) The demand estimation is to be done on daily/weekly/monthly basis
for current year.
(3) SLDC shall carry out its own demand estimation from the historical data
and weather forecast data from time to time.
(4) While the demand estimation for operational purposes is to be done on a
daily/weekly/monthly basis initially, mechanisms and facilities at
SLDC shall be created at the earliest to facilitate on-line estimation for
daily operational use.
4.3.2 Objective
(1) The objective of this procedure is to enable the SLDC to estimate demand over
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a particular period.
(2) The demand estimates are to enable the SLDC to conduct system studies for
operational planning purposes.
4.3.3 Procedure
(1) SLDC shall develop methodologies/mechanisms for daily/
weekly/monthly/yearly demand estimation (MW, MVAr and MWh) for
operational purposes and set out the responsibilities of State
Constituents for the same. It shall also provide for procedures as well as
timelines to be followed for exchange of information between the
concerned entities for arriving at these estimates.
(2) The data for the estimation shall also include load shedding, power cuts,
etc. SLDC shall also maintain historical database for demand estimation.
4.4 Demand Management
4.4.1 Introduction
This part is concerned with the provisions to be made by SLDC to effect a
reduction of demand in the event of insufficient generating capacity and transfers
from external interconnections being not available to meet demand or in the event of
breakdown or operating problems (such as frequency, voltage levels or thermal
overloads) on any part of the grid.
4.4.2 Manual Demand Disconnection

(1) The State Constituents shall endeavour to restrict their net drawal from
the grid to within their respective drawal schedules whenever the
system frequency is below 49.5 Hz. When the frequency falls below 49.0
Hz, requisite load shedding (manual) shall be carried out in the
concerned Area/User to curtail the over-drawal.
(2) In case of certain contingencies and/or threat to system security, the
SLDC may direct a User to decrease its drawal by a certain quantum.
Such directions shall immediately be acted upon.
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(3) Each State Constituent shall make arrangements that will enable manual
demand disconnection to take place, as instructed by the SLDC, under
normal and/or contingent conditions.
(4) The measures taken to reduce the Constituents drawal from the grid
shall not be withdrawn as long as the frequency/voltage remains at a
low level, unless specifically permitted by the SLDC.
4.5 Periodic Reports
4.5.1 Weekly report

A weekly report shall be issued by SLDC to all Constituents of the State and
shall cover the performance of the State Grid for the previous week. Such weekly
report shall also be available on the website of the SLDC for at least 12 weeks. The
weekly report shall contain the following:-
(i) Frequency profile;
(ii) Voltage profile of selected substations;
(iii) Demand and Supply Situation;
(iv) Major Generation and Transmission Outages;
(v) Transmission Constraints; and
(vi) Instances of persistent/significant non-compliance of SGC.
4.5.2 Other Reports

(1) The SLDC shall prepare a quarterly report which shall bring out the
system constraints, reasons for not meeting the requirements, if any, of
security standards and quality of service, along with details of various
actions taken by different agencies, and the agencies responsible for
causing the constraints.
(2) The SLDC shall also provide information/report which can be called for
by STU in the interest of smooth operation of IaSTS.
4.6 Operational Liaison
4.6.1 Introduction
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(1) This part sets out the requirements for the exchange of information in
relation to Operations and/or Events on the total grid system which
have had or will have an effect on:
(i) The State Grid
(ii) The IaSTS in the State
(iii) The system of a State Constituent
(2) The above generally relates to notifying of what is expected to happen or
what has happened and not the reasons why.
(3) The Operational liaison function is a mandatory built-in hierarchical
function of the SLDC and State Constituents, to facilitate quick transfer
of information to operational staff. It will correlate the required inputs
for optimization of decision making and actions.
4.6.2 Procedure for Operational Liaison

(1) Operations and events on the State Grid
a) Before any operation is carried out on State Grid, the SLDC will
inform each State Constituent, whose system may, or will,
experience an operational effect, and give details of the operation to
be carried out.
b) Immediately following an event on State Grid, the SLDC will
inform each State Constituent, whose system may, or will,
experience an operational effect following the event, and give
details of what has happened in the event but not the reasons why.
(2) Operations and events on a Constituent’s system
a) Before any operation is carried out on a constituent’s system, the
constituent will inform the SLDC, in case the State Grid may, or
will, experience an operational effect, and give details of the
operation to be carried out.
b) Immediately following an event on a constituent’s system, the
constituent will inform the SLDC, in case the State Grid may, or
will, experience an operational effect following the event, and give
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details of what has happened in the event but not the reasons why.
4.7 Outage Planning
4.7.1 Introduction
(1) This part sets out the procedure for preparation of outage schedules for
the elements of the State Grid in a co-ordinated and optimal manner
keeping in view the State system operating conditions and the balance of
generation and demand. (List of elements of grid covered under these
stipulations shall be prepared and be available with SLDC and ALDCs).
(2) The generation output and transmission system should be adequate
after taking into account the outages to achieve the security standards.
(3) Annual outage plan shall be prepared in advance for the financial year
by the SLDC and reviewed during the year on Quarterly and Monthly
basis.
4.7.2 Objective
(1) The objective of this part is:
a) To produce a coordinated generation outage programme for the
State Grid, considering all the available resources and taking into
account transmission constraints, as well as, irrigational
requirements.
b) To minimise surplus or deficits, if any, in the system requirement of
power and energy and help operate system within Security
Standards.
c) To optimize the transmission outages of the elements of the State
Grid without adversely affecting the grid operation but taking into
account the Generation Outage Schedule, outages of
STU/Transmission Licensee/User systems and maintaining system
security standards.
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4.7.3 Scope
This part is applicable to all State Constituents including SLDC, ALDCs,
Transmission Licensees/Users, IaSGS and STU.
4.7.4 Outage Planning Process

(1) The SLDC shall be responsible for analyzing the outage schedule given
by all State Constituents, preparing a draft annual outage schedule and
finalization of the annual outage plan for the following financial year by
15th February of each year.
(2) All Transmission Licensees/Users, IaSGS and STU shall provide SLDC
with their proposed outage programmes in writing for the next financial
year by 31st October of each year. These shall contain identification of
each generating unit/line/ICT, the preferred date for each outage and
its duration and where there is flexibility, the earliest start date and
latest finishing date.
(3) SLDC shall then come out with a draft outage programme for the next
financial year by 15th January of each year for the State Grid taking into
account the draft outage plan for the State given by RPC Secretariat, the
available resources in an optimal manner and to maintain security
standards. This will be done after carrying out necessary system studies
and, if necessary, the outage programmes shall be rescheduled.
Adequate balance between generation and load requirement shall be
ensured while finalising outage programmes.
(4) The final outage plan shall be intimated to all State constituents for
implementation latest by 15th February of each year after considering the
final outage plan for the State prepared by the RPC Secretariat.
(5) The above annual outage plan shall be reviewed by SLDC on quarterly
and monthly basis in coordination with all parties concerned, and
adjustments made wherever found to be necessary.
(6) In case of emergency in the system, viz., loss of generation, breakdown
of transmission line affecting the system, grid disturbances, system
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isolation, SLDC may conduct studies again before clearance of the

planned outage.
(7) SLDC is authorized to defer the planned outage, in case of any of the
following, taking into account the statutory requirements:
(i) Major grid disturbances (total black-out in State)
(ii) System isolation
(iii) Black-out in a Constituent System
(iv) Any other event in the system that may have an adverse
impact on the system security by the proposed outage.
Provided that the State Load Despatch Centre shall
inform the concerned State constituents about the revised
outage plan, with appropriate reasons for revisions in the
outage plan, as soon as possible.
(8) The detailed generation and transmission outage programmes shall be
based on the latest annual outage plan (with all adjustments made to
date).
(9) Each State Constituent shall obtain the final approval from SLDC prior
to availing an outage.
4.8 Recovery Procedures
(1) Detailed plans and procedures for restoration of the State Grid under
partial/total blackout shall be developed by SLDC in consultation with
all State Constituents and shall be reviewed / updated annually.
(2) Detailed plans and procedures for restoration after partial/total blackout
of each Constituent’s system within the State will be finalized by the
concerned Constituent in co-ordination with the SLDC. The procedure
will be reviewed, confirmed and/or revised once every subsequent year.
Mock trial runs of the procedure for different sub-systems shall be
carried out by the Constituents at least once every six months under
intimation to the SLDC.
(3) List of generating stations with black start facility, inter-State/inter
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regional ties, synchronizing points and essential loads to be restored on

priority, shall be prepared by and be available with SLDC.
(4) The SLDC is authorized during the restoration process following a black
out, to operate with reduced security standards for voltage and
frequency as necessary in order to achieve the fastest possible recovery
of the grid.
(5) All communication channels required for restoration process shall be
used for operational communication only, till grid normalcy is restored.
4.9 Event Information
4.9.1 Introduction
This part deals with reporting procedures in writing of reportable events in
the system to all State Constituents and SLDC/ALDCs.
4.9.2 Objective
The objective of this part is to define the incidents to be reported, the
reporting route to be followed and information to be supplied to ensure consistent
approach to the reporting of incidents/events.
4.9.3 Scope
This part covers all State Constituents, SLDC and ALDCs.
4.9.4 Responsibility
(1) The SLDC/ALDCs shall be responsible for reporting events to the State
Constituents/SLDC.
(2) All State Constituents and the ALDCs shall be responsible for collection
and reporting of all necessary data to SLDC for monitoring, reporting
and event analysis.
4.9.5 Reportable Events

Any of the following events require reporting by SLDC/State Constituent:
(i) Violation of security standards;
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(ii) Grid indiscipline;

(iii) Non-compliance of SLDC’s instructions;
(iv) System islanding/system split;
(v) State black-out/partial system black-out;
(vi) Protection failure on any element of IaSTS;
(vii) Power system instability; and
(viii) Tripping of any element of the State grid.
4.9.6 Reporting Procedure

(1) Written reporting of Events by State Constituents to SLDC
In the case of an event, which was initially reported by a State
Constituent or an ALDC to SLDC orally, the Constituent/ALDC will
give a written report to SLDC in accordance with this part.
(2) Written Reporting of Events by SLDC to State Constituents
In the case of an event, which was initially reported by SLDC to a
Constituent/ALDC orally, the SLDC will give a written weekly report to
the Constituent/ALDC in accordance with this part.
(3) Form of Written Reports
A written report shall be sent to SLDC or a State
Constituent/ALDC, as the case may be, and will confirm the oral
notification together with the following details of the event:
(i) Time and date of event;
(ii) Location;
(iii) Plant and/or Equipment directly involved;
(iv) Description and cause of event;
(v) Antecedent conditions;
(vi) Demand and/or Generation (in MW) interrupted and duration of
interruption;
(vii) All Relevant system data including copies of records of all
recording instruments including Disturbance Recorder, Event
Logger, DAS etc.;
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(viii) Sequence of trippings with time;

(ix) Details of Relay Flags; and
(x) Remedial measures.
(4) Events affecting a generation capacity or a load of more than 1000 MW
shall immediately be reported in writing to the Commission by the State
Load Despatch Centre, Transmission Licensee or User, as the case may
be.
Provided that a summary document including brief detail of the
event, extent and probable causes of the event shall be sent across to the
Commission within 24 hours of occurrence of such event.
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CHAPTER 5: SCHEDULING AND
DISPATCH CODE
5.1 Introduction
This Chapter sets out the

(i) Demarcation of responsibilities between various State Constituents
and SLDC in scheduling and dispatch
(ii) the procedure for scheduling and dispatch
(iii) the reactive power and voltage control mechanism
(iv) Complementary commercial mechanisms (in the Annexure– 1),
whih shall be applicable w.e.f. such date as may be decided by
Commission for introduction of Intra-State ABT.
5.2 Objective
This code deals with the procedures to be adopted for scheduling of the intra-
State generating stations (IaSGS) and net drawals of concerned Constituents on a
daily basis with the modality of the flow of information between the
IaSGS/SLDC/beneficiaries of the State. The procedure for submission of capability
declaration by each IaSGS and submission of drawal schedule by each beneficiary is
intended to enable SLDC to prepare the dispatch schedule for each IaSGS and
drawal schedule for each beneficiary. It also provides methodology of issuing real
time dispatch/drawal instructions and rescheduling, if required, to IaSGS and
beneficiaries along with the commercial arrangement for the deviations from
schedules, as well as, mechanism for reactive power pricing. The provisions
contained in this Chapter are without prejudice to the powers conferred on SLDC
under section 30 and 31 of the Electricity Act, 2003.
5.3 Scope
This Code will be applicable to SLDC/ALDCs, IaSGS, Transmission

Licensees/STU and other beneficiaries in the State Grid.
5.4 Demarcation of responsibilities
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(1) The State Grid shall be operated as loose power pool (with decentralized
scheduling and dispatch), in which the Users shall have full operational
autonomy and Users, through their concerned ALDCs, shall have the
total responsibility for
(i) scheduling/dispatching their own generation (including
generation of their embedded licensees)
(ii) regulating the demand of their customers
(iii) scheduling their drawal from the IaSGS (within their share in the
respective plant’s expected capability)
(iv) arranging any bilateral interchanges, and
(v) Regulating their net drawal from the State Grid as per following
guidelines.
(2) The system of each beneficiary shall be treated and operated as a
notional control area. The algebraic summation of scheduled drawal
from InSG/ISGS and any bilateral inter-change shall provide the drawal
schedule of each beneficiary and this shall be determined in advance on
daily basis. While the beneficiaries would generally be expected to
regulate their embedded generation and/or consumers’ load so as to
maintain their actual drawal from the State Grid close to the above
schedule, a tight control is not mandated. The beneficiaries may, at their
discretion, deviate from the drawal schedule, as long as such deviations
do not cause system parameters to deteriorate beyond permissible limits
and/or do not lead to unacceptable line loading.
(3) The above flexibility has been proposed in view of the fact that all
beneficiaries do not have all requisite facilities for minute-to-minute on-
line regulation of the actual net drawal from the State grid. Deviations
from net drawal schedule are, however, to be appropriately priced
through the Unscheduled Interchange (UI) mechanism, the pricing for
which shall be applicable from the date the Commission introduces
Intra-State ABT.
Provided that the beneficiaries, through their concerned ALDCs,
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shall always endeavour to restrict their net drawal from the grid to
within their respective drawal schedules, whenever the system
frequency is below 49.5 Hz. When the frequency falls below 49.0 Hz,
requisite load shedding shall be carried out in the concerned
beneficiary(s) to curtail the over-drawal.
(4) The SLDC/STU shall regularly carry out the necessary exercises
regarding short-term and long-term demand estimation for the State, to
enable them to plan in advance as to how they would meet their
consumers’ load without overdrawing from the grid.
(5) The IaSGS shall be responsible for power generation generally according
to the daily schedules advised to them by the SLDC on the basis of the
requisitions received from the beneficiaries/ALDCs and for proper
operation and maintenance of their generating stations such that these
stations achieve the best possible long-term availability and economy.
(6) While the IaSGS would normally be expected to generate power
according to the daily schedules advised to them, it would not be
mandatory to follow the schedules tightly. In line with the flexibility
allowed to the beneficiaries, the IaSGS may also deviate from the given
schedules depending on the plant and system conditions. In particular,
they would be allowed/encouraged to generate beyond the given
schedule under deficit conditions. Deviations from the ex-power plant
generation schedules shall, however, be appropriately priced through
the UI mechanism as and when intra-State ABT is introduced by the
Commission.
Provided that when the frequency is higher than 50.5 Hz, the
actual net injection shall not exceed the scheduled dispatch for that time.
Also, while the frequency is above 50.5 Hz, the IaSGS may (at their
discretion) back down without waiting for an advice from SLDC to
restrict the frequency rise. When the frequency falls below 49.5 Hz, the
generation at all IaSGS (except those on peaking duty) shall be
maximized, at least upto the level which can be sustained, without
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waiting for an advice from SLDC.

(7) Notwithstanding the above, the SLDC may direct the
beneficiaries/ALDCs/IaSGS to increase/decrease their
drawal/generation in case of contingencies e.g. overloading of
lines/transformers, abnormal voltages, threat to system security. Such
directions shall immediately be acted upon. In case the situation does
not call for very urgent action and SLDC has some time for analysis, it
shall be checked whether the situation has arisen due to deviations from
schedules or due to any power flows pursuant to short-term open
access. These shall be got terminated first, in the above sequence, before
an action which would affect the scheduled supplies from IaSGS to the
long term customers is initiated.
(8) For all outages of generation and transmission system, which may have
an effect on the State Grid, all Constituents shall cooperate with each
other and co-ordinate their actions through Grid Coordination
Committee (GCC) for outages foreseen sufficiently in advance and
through SLDC (in all other cases), as per procedures finalized separately
by GCC. In particular, outages requiring restriction of IaSGS generation
and/or restriction of IaSGS/ISGS share which a beneficiary can receive
(and which may have a commercial implication) shall be planned
carefully to achieve the best optimization.
(9) The State Constituents shall enter into separate joint/bilateral
agreement(s) to identify the beneficiary’s shares in IaSGS/ISGS projects
(based on the allocations by Appropriate Government/Commission,
where applicable), scheduled drawal pattern, tariffs, payment terms etc.
All such agreements shall be filed with the SLDC for being considered in
scheduling and State energy accounting. Any bilateral agreements
between Constituents for scheduled interchanges on long-term/short-
term basis shall also specify the interchange schedule, which shall be
duly filed in advance with the SLDC.
(10) All Constituents should abide by the concept of frequency-linked load
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dispatch and pricing of deviations (pricing to be applicable from the

date of introduction of intra-State ABT) from schedule, i.e., unscheduled
interchanges. All generating units of the constituents should normally
be operated according to the standing frequency-linked load dispatch
guidelines issued by the SLDC, to the extent possible, unless otherwise
advised by the SLDC/ALDC.
(11) It shall be incumbent upon the IaSGS to declare the plant capabilities
faithfully, i.e., according to their best assessment. In case, it is suspected
that they have deliberately over/under declared the 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 IaSGS to explain the situation with necessary backup data.
(12) The STU shall install special energy meters on all inter-connections
between the State Constituents and other identified points for recording
of actual net MWh interchanges and MVArh drawals. The type of
meters to be installed, metering scheme, metering capability, testing and
calibration requirements and the scheme for collection and
dissemination of metered data shall be as per Regulations for
Installation and Operation of Meters issued by the Authority under
section 54(2)(d) of the Act. All concerned entities (in whose premises the
special energy meters are installed) shall fully co-operate with the
STU/SLDC and extend the necessary assistance by taking weekly meter
readings and transmitting them to the SLDC.
(13) The SLDC shall be responsible for computation of actual net MWh
injection of each IaSGS and actual net drawal of each beneficiary, 15
minute-wise, based on the above meter readings and for preparation of
the State Energy Accounts. All computations carried out by SLDC shall
be open to all constituents for checking/verifications for a period of 15
days. In case any mistake/omission is detected, the SLDC shall
forthwith make a complete check and rectify the same.
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(14) SLDC shall periodically review the actual deviation from the dispatch
and net drawal schedules being issued, to check whether any of the
constituents are indulging in unfair gaming or collusion. In case any
such practice is detected, the matter shall be reported to the STU for
further investigation/action.
(15) In case the Distribution Licensee having an area of supply in which an
IaSGS is located has a predominant share in that IaSGS, the concerned
parties may mutually agree (for operational convenience) to assign the
responsibility of scheduling of the IaSGS to the concerned ALDC. The
role of the SLDC, in such a case, shall be limited to consideration of the
schedule for intra-State exchange of power on account of this IaSGS
while determining the net drawal schedules of the respective
beneficiaries.
5.5 Scheduling and Dispatch Procedure
(1) All intra-State generating stations (IaSGS) and inter-State generating

stations (ISGS), in whose output more than one beneficiary has an
allocated/contracted share, shall be duly listed. The station capacities
and allocated/contracted shares of different beneficiaries shall also be
listed out. Provided that the division of State’s allocated share in an
ISGS/IaSGS amongst the beneficiaries shall be in the proportion as may
be determined by the Commission.
(2) Each beneficiary shall be entitled to a MW dispatch upto (foreseen ex-
power plant MW capability for the day) x (beneficiary’s share in the
station’s capacity) for all such stations. In case of hydro-electric stations,
there would also be a limit on daily MWh dispatch, equal to (MWh
generation capacity for the day) x (beneficiary’s share in the station’s
capacity).
(3) By 10 AM every day, the IaSGS shall advise the SLDC, the station-wise
ex-power plant MW and MWh capabilities foreseen for the next day, i.e.,
from 0000 hrs to 2400 hrs of the following day.
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(4) The above information of the foreseen capabilities of the IaSGS along
with the entitlements of the State in various ISGS given by RLDC and
the corresponding MW and MWh entitlements of each beneficiary, shall
be compiled by the SLDC every day for the next day, and advised to all
beneficiaries by 11 AM. The beneficiaries shall review it vis-à-vis their
foreseen load pattern and their own generating capability including
bilateral exchanges, if any, and advise the SLDC by 1 PM their drawal
schedule for each of the IaSGS/ISGS in which they have shares, long-
term bilateral interchanges, approved short-term bilateral interchanges
and composite request for day-ahead open access and scheduling of
bilateral interchanges.
Provided that a beneficiary’s entitlements for plant-wise
drawl/bilateral exchanges through the inter-State connections can be
determined in lumpsum by the SLDC if it is operationally convenient
and feasible to do.
(5) The beneficieries may also give standing instructions to the SLDC such
that the SLDC itself may decide the drawal schedules for the
beneficiaries
(6) After considering the dispatch schedule and net drawal schedule for the
State as intimated by RLDC, by 6 PM each day, the SLDC shall convey:
(i) The ex-power plant “dispatch schedule” to each of the IaSGS, in
MW for different hours, for the next day. The summation of the
ex-power plant drawal schedules advised by all beneficiaries
shall constitute the ex-power plant station-wise dispatch schedule
for IaSGS.
(ii) The “net drawal schedule” to each beneficiary, in MW for
different hours, for the next day. The summation of the station-
wise ex-power plant drawal schedules for all IaSGS/ISGS and
drawal from State Grid consequent to bilateral interchanges, after
deducting the transmission losses (estimated), shall constitute the
beneficiary-wise drawal schedule.
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(7) While finalizing the above daily dispatch schedules for the IaSGS, SLDC
shall ensure that the same are operationally reasonable, particularly in
terms of ramping-up/ramping-down rates and the ratio between
minimum and maximum generation levels. A ramping rate of upto 200
MW per hour should generally be acceptable for an IaSGS and for a
State Constituent except for hydro-electric generating stations which
may be able to ramp up/ramp down at a faster rate.
(8) The beneficiaries/IaSGS may inform any modifications/changes to be
made in station-wise drawal schedule & bilateral interchanges /foreseen
capabilities, if any, to SLDC by 9 PM.
(9) Upon receipt of such information, the SLDC after consulting the
concerned Constituents shall issue the final ‘drawal schedule’ to each
beneficiary and the final ‘dispatch schedule’ to each IaSGS by 11.30 PM.
(10) Also, based on the surpluses foreseen for the next day, if any, the
Constituents may arrange for bilateral exchanges. The schedules for
such arrangements shall be intimated latest by 9 PM to SLDC, who in
turn will take into account these agreed exchanges while issuing the
final dispatch/drawal schedules at 11.30 PM provided they would not
lead to a transmission constraint and are not objected to by RLDC.
(11) While finalizing the drawal and dispatch schedules as above, the SLDC
shall also check that the resulting power flows do not give rise to any
transmission constraints. In case any constraints are foreseen, the SLDC
shall moderate the schedules to the required extent, under intimation to
the concerned Constituents. Any changes in the scheduled quantum of
power which are too fast or involve unacceptably large steps may be
converted into suitable ramps by the SLDC.
(12) In case of forced outage of a unit, the SLDC shall revise the schedules on
the basis of revised declared capability. The revised declared capability
and the revised schedules shall become effective from the 6th time block,
counting the time block in which the revision is advised by the IaSGS to
be the first one.
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(13) In the event of bottleneck in evacuation of power due to any constraint,

outage, failure or limitation in the transmission system, associated
switchyard and substations owned by the State Transmission Utility or
any other transmission licensee involved in intra-state transmission (as
certified by the SLDC) necessitating reduction in generation, the SLDC
shall revise the schedules which shall become effective from the 6th time
block, counting the time block in which the bottleneck in evacuation of
power has taken place to be the first one. Also, during the first, second,
third, fourth and fifth time blocks of such an event, the scheduled
generation of the IaSGS shall be deemed to have been revised to be
equal to actual generation and the scheduled drawals of the beneficiaries
shall be deemed to have been revised to be equal to their actual drawals
(14) In case of any grid disturbance, scheduled generation of all the IaSGS
and scheduled drawal of all the beneficiaries shall be deemed to have
been revised to be equal to their actual generation/drawal for all the
time blocks affected by the grid disturbance. Certification of grid
disturbance and its duration shall be done by the SLDC.
(15) Revision of declared capability by the IaSGS(s) and requisition by
beneficiary (ies) for the remaining period of the day shall also be
permitted with advance notice. Revised schedules/declared capability
in such cases shall become effective from the 8th time block, counting the
time block in which the request for revision has been received in the
SLDC to be the first one.
(16) 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 6th time block, counting the time block in which the
revised schedule is issued by the SLDC to be the first one.
(17) To discourage frivolous revisions, an SLDC may, at its sole discretion,
refuse to accept schedule/capability changes of less than two (2) percent
of the previous schedule/capability.
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(18) After the operating day is over at 2400 hours, the schedule finally
implemented during the day (taking into account all before-the-fact
changes in dispatch schedule of generating stations and drawal schedule
of the beneficiaries) shall be issued by SLDC. These schedules shall be
the datum for commercial accounting. The average ex-bus capability for
each IaSGS shall also be worked out based on all before-the-fact advice
to SLDC.
(19) SLDC shall properly document all above information i.e. station-wise
foreseen ex-power plant capabilities advised by the generating stations,
the drawal schedules advised by beneficiaries, all schedules issued by
the SLDC and all revisions/updating of the above.
(20) The procedure for scheduling and the final schedules issued by SLDC
shall be open to all Constituents for any checking/verification, for a
period of 5 days. In case any mistake/omission is detected, the SLDC
shall forthwith make a complete check and rectify the same.
(21) While availability declaration by IaSGS may have a resolution of one (1)
MW and one (1) MWh, all entitlements, requisitions and schedules shall
be rounded off to the nearest decimal, to have a resolution of 0.1 MW.
5.6 Reactive Power and Voltage Control
(1) Reactive power compensation should ideally be provided locally, by

generating reactive power as close to the reactive power consumption as
possible. The beneficiaries are, therefore, expected to provide local VAr
compensation/generation such that they do not draw VArs from the
EHV grid, particularly under low-voltage condition. However,
considering the present limitations, this is not being insisted upon.
Instead, to discourage VAr drawals by Beneficiaries, VAr exchanges
with IaSTS shall be priced as follows:
(i) The Beneficiary pays for VAr drawal when voltage at the
metering point is below 97%
(ii) The Beneficiary gets paid for VAr return when voltage is below
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97%
(iii) The Beneficiary gets paid for VAr drawal when voltage is above
103%.
(iv) The Beneficiary pays for VAr return when voltage is above 103%
Provided that there shall be no charge/payment for VAr
drawal/return by a Beneficiary on its own line emanating directly from
an IaSGS.
(2) The charge/payment for VArs shall be applicable w.e.f. such date and
shall be at a nominal paise/kVArh rate as may be specified by the
Commission from time to time and will be between the Beneficiary and
the State pool account for VAr interchanges.
(3) Notwithstanding the above, SLDC may direct a beneficiary to curtail its
VAr drawal/injection in case the security of grid or safety of any
equipment is endangered.
(4) In general, the Beneficiaries shall endeavour to minimize the VAr
drawal at an interchange point when the voltage at that point is below
95% of rated, and shall not return VAr when the voltage is above 105%.
ICT taps at the respective drawal points may be changed to control the
VAr interchange as per a Beneficiary’s request to the SLDC, but only at
reasonable intervals.
(5) Switching in/out of all 400 kV bus and line Reactors throughout the grid
shall be carried out as per instructions of SLDC. Tap changing on all
400/220/132 kV ICTs shall also be done as per SLDCs instructions only.
(6) The IaSGS shall generate/absorb reactive power as per instructions of
SLDC, within capability limits of the respective generating units that are
without sacrificing on the active generation required at that time. No
payments shall be made to the generating companies for such VAr
generation/absorption.
(7) VAr exchange directly between two Beneficiaries on the interconnecting
lines owned by them (singly or jointly) generally address or cause a local
voltage problem, and generally do not have an impact on the voltage
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profile of the State Grid. Accordingly, the management/control and

commercial handling of the VAr exchanges on such lines shall be as per
following provisions, on case-by-case basis:
(i) The two concerned Beneficiaries may mutually agree not to have
any charge/payment for VAr exchanges between them on an
interconnecting line
(ii) The two concerned Beneficiaries may mutually agree to adopt a
payment rate/scheme for VAr exchanges between them identical
to or at variance from that specified by the Commission for VAr
exchanges with IaSTS. If the agreed scheme requires any
additional metering, the same shall be arranged by the concerned
Beneficiaries.
(iii) In case of a disagreement between the concerned Beneficiaries
(e.g. one party wanting to have the charge/payment for VAr
exchanges, and the other party refusing to have the scheme), the
scheme as specified in Annexure-2 shall be applied. The per
kVArh rate shall be as specified by the Commission for VAr
exchanges with IaSTS.
(iv) The computation and payments for such VAr exchanges shall be
effected as mutually agreed between the two Beneficiaries
Annexure-1
(refer Regulation 5.1 (iv))
COMPLEMENTARY COMMERCIAL MECHANISMS
(Applicable w.e.f. such date as may be decided by Commission for
introduction of Intra-State ABT)
(1) The beneficiaries shall pay to the respective IaSGS Capacity Charges
corresponding to plant availability and Energy Charges for the
scheduled dispatch, as per the relevant notifications and orders of the
Commission. The bills for these charges shall be issued by the respective
IaSGS to each beneficiary on monthly basis.
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(2) The sum of the above two charges from all beneficiaries shall fully
reimburse the IaSGS for generation according to the given dispatch
schedule. In case of a deviation from the dispatch schedule, the
concerned IaSGS shall be additionally paid for excess generation
through the UI mechanism. In case of actual generation being below the
given dispatch schedule, the concerned IaSGS shall pay back through
the UI mechanism for the shortfall in generation as and when approved
by the Commission.
(3) The summation of station-wise ex-power plant dispatch schedules from
each IaSGS/ISGS and any bilaterally agreed interchanges of each
beneficiary shall be adjusted for transmission losses, and the net drawal
schedule so calculated shall be compared with the actual net drawal of
the beneficiary. In case of excess drawal, the beneficiary shall be
required to pay through the UI mechanism for the excess energy. In case
of under-drawal, the beneficiary shall be paid back through the UI
mechanism, for the energy not drawn.
(4) When requested by a constituent, SLDC shall assist the constituent in
locating a buyer/seller and arranging a scheduled interchange within
the State or across the State boundary. The SLDC shall act only as a
facilitator (not a trader/broker), and shall assume no liabilities under the
agreement between the two parties, except.
(i) ascertaining that no component of the power system of any other
constituent shall be over-stressed by such interchange/trade, and
(ii) Incorporating the agreed interchange/trade in the net
interchange schedules for the concerned Constituents.
(5) On the basis of actual drawals/injections by State Constituents and the
REA, State Energy Accounts and the statement of UI charges shall be
prepared by the SLDC on a weekly basis and these shall be issued to all
Constituents by Monday for the seven-day period ending on the Sunday
mid-night immediately preceding the previous Sunday. Payment of UI
charges shall have a high priority and the concerned Constituents shall
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pay the indicated amounts within 7 (seven) days of the statement issue
into a State UI pool account operated by the SLDC. The agencies who
have to receive the money on account of UI charges would then be paid
out from the State UI pool account, within five (5) working days.
(6) The SLDC shall also issue the weekly statement for VAr charges to all
Constituents who have a net drawal/injection of reactive energy under
low/high voltage conditions. These payments shall also have a high
priority and the concerned Constituents shall pay the indicated amounts
into State reactive account operated by the SLDC within 7 (seven) days
of statement issue. The Constituents who have to receive the money on
account of VAr charges would then be paid out from the State reactive
account, within five (5) working days.
(7) If payments against the above UI and VAr charges are delayed by more
than two days, i.e., beyond nine (9) days from statement issue, the
defaulting Constituent shall have to pay simple interest @ 0.04% for each
day of delay. The interest so collected shall be paid to the Constituents
who had to receive the amount, payment of which got delayed.
Persistent payment defaults, if any, shall be reported by the SLDC to the
STU, for initiating remedial action.
(8) The money remaining in the State reactive account after pay-out of all
VAr charges upto 31st March of every year shall be utilized for training
of the SLDC operators and other similar purposes which would help in
improving/streamlining the operation of the State Grid, as decided by
the STU from time to time.
(9) In case the voltage profile of State Grid improves to an extent that the
total pay-out from the State VAr charges account for a week exceeds the
total amount being paid-in for that week and if the State reactive
account has no balance to meet the deficit, the pay-outs shall be
proportionately reduced according to the total money available in the
above account.
(10) The SLDC shall table the complete statement of the State UI account and
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the State Reactive Energy account in the GCC meeting, on a quarterly

basis, for audit by the latter.
(11) All 15-minute energy figures (net scheduled, actually metered and UI)
shall be rounded off to the nearest 0.01 MWh.
Annexure-2
(refer Regulation 5.6(7)(iii))
Payment for Reactive Energy Exchanges on Beneficiary Owned
Lines
Case – 1:
Interconnecting line owned by Beneficiary-A
Metering Point: Substation of Beneficiary-B
Beneficiary A Beneficiary B
Case – 2:
Interconnecting line owned by State-B
Metering point: Substation of Beneficiary-A
Beneficiary-B pays to Beneficiary-A for

(i) Net VArh received from Beneficiary-A while voltage is below 97%,
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and
(ii) Net VArh supplied to Beneficiary-A while voltage is above 103%
Note: Net VArh and net payment may be positive or negative
Case–3:
Interconnecting line is jointly owned by Beneficiary-A and –B.
Metering points: Substations of Beneficiary -A and Beneficiary -B
S/S-A S/S-B
Net VArh exported from S/S-A, while voltage < 97% = X1

Net VArh exported from S/S-A, while voltage > 103% = X2
Net VArh imported at S/S-B, while voltage < 97% = X3
Net VArh imported at S/S-B, while voltage > 103% = X4
(i) Beneficiary -B pays to Beneficiary -A for
X1 or X3, whichever is smaller in magnitude, and
(ii) Beneficiary -A pays to Beneficiary -B for
X2 or X4, whichever is smaller in magnitude.
Note:
1. Net VArh and net payment may be positive or negative.
2. In case X1 is positive and X3 is negative, or vice-versa, there would be no
payment under (i) above.
3. In case X2 is positive and X4 is negative, or vice-versa, there would be no
payment under (ii) above.
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CHAPTER 6: METERING CODE
6.1 Metering requirements
(1) The State Transmission Utility shall develop a Metering Code and
submit the same to the Commission for its approval within sixty (60)
days of notification of these Regulations.
Provided that till the time the Metering Code as mentioned above
is developed and approved by the Commission, the provisions of
prevailing relevant statutes shall be applicable.
(2) Metering Code shall provide the minimum requirements and standards
for Installation and Operation of meters, for commercial and operational
purposes, to be provided by User or Transmission Licensee at the
Connection Point.
Provided that such requirements shall be consistent with the
regulations as may be specified by the Authority under section 55 of the
Act.
Provided further that such requirements shall be applicable to
any other point that may be internal to the power system of the User or
Transmission Licensee if information captured by such meter shall be
required for commercial or operational purposes.
(3) The Commission shall review the Metering Code submitted for approval
by the State Transmission Utility and shall either-
(i) approve the Metering Code, with such conditions or
modifications as the Commission may deem appropriate; or
(ii) reject the Metering Code for reasons to be recorded in writing if
the Metering Code is not in accordance with the Act or these
Regulations or with the Grid Code specified under clause (h) of
sub-section (1) of Section 79 of the Act and direct the State
Transmission Utility to submit a revised draft Metering Code.
(4) The State Transmission Utility shall put up a copy of the Metering Code
on its Internet website and make available a copy of the applicable
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Metering Code to any person requesting it, at a price not exceeding the
reasonable cost of reproducing it.
(5) Metering Code shall clearly identify the concerned agency, i.e. User or
Transmission Licensee, responsible for ownership and maintenance of
the meters.
(6) Metering Code shall include and describe the following:
(i) provisions related to location and installation of meters;
(ii) specifications and accuracy limits for the meters;
(iii) rights, responsibilities and procedures related to recording,
collection, transfer, processing and storage of data collected from
meters;
(iv) provisions related to ownership of metering data;
(v) calibration procedures to be carried out by each concerned
agency to ensure conformance to the above accuracy limits;
(vi) procedures associated with maintenance of the meters in proper
functioning state, safety of meters, testing of the new or
replacement meters, sealing of meters and inspection of meters;
(vii) provisions related to right of access to the meters;
(viii) procedures to address metering discrepancies, defective
equipments and meter failures;
(ix) procedures for resolution of disputes on matters related to
metering; and
(x) Any other aspect considered appropriate, for inclusion in the
Metering Code, by the State Transmission Utility or the
Commission.
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CHAPTER 7: INTER-STATE
EXCHANGES
7.1 INTRODUCTION
(1) The special considerations to be applied for operation of these links are
set out in this Chapter.
(2) The stipulations in this chapter may be supplemented by STU (as
operator of SLDC) depending on operational needs. They may also need
revision/updating as and when further inter-State links come into
operation. In due course, this responsibility may be transferred to the
STU, and this Chapter withdrawn from SGC.
(3) Since the present inter-State links are AC links sychronised to Northern
Regional Grid, the power inter-changes between State and the Northern
Grid depend on relative load-generation balances in the State and other
Regional Constituents.
7.2 SCHEDULING OF IaSGS
(1) All IaSGS shall be scheduled through the SLDC of the State, even if they
have Beneficiaries in other States. In other words, an IaSGS shall interact
with the host SLDC only. For allocations to Beneficiaries in other States,
the host SLDC shall interact with the concerned RLDC through NRLDC,
as per modalities worked out between them. The concerned RLDC shall
in turn interact with the SLDC of the respective Beneficiary and then
revert to the NRLDC.
(2) SLDC shall estimate and apportion transmission losses within the State,
if possible voltage level-wise, on pooled basis and add to them the inter-
State transmission losses outside the State for the purpose of
determining the drawal schedules of the Beneficiaries and inter-State
schedules with a resolution of 0.1 MW.
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7.3 DEMARCATION OF SCHEDULING RESPONSIBILITIES
(1) SLDC shall schedule the interchanges of State with other

States/Regions.
(2) The SLDC shall schedule the interchange of power of NR Grid, limiting
the scheduled import to a level keeping an adequate security margin on
the inter-State links. It shall also monitor the power flow on inter-State
ties, and in the event of overloading may request NRLDC to
divert/reduce some power flow. If the required assistance is not
forthcoming or is not possible, SLDC shall order any necessary
preventive action in its own region.
(3) It is expected that in the normal course, with all major transmission
elements available, there would be no transmission constraints between
State and NR Grid. If any constraints do arise, the SLDC shall coordinate
with NRLDC if necessary, to remedy the situation.
7.4 INTERFACES FOR SCHEDULING AND UI ACCOUNTING:
(1) A list of existing State boundaries along with their capacities, voltage,
special features etc. shall be prepared by SLDC and updated regularly to
reflect current position of inter-State links for scheduling, metering and
UI accounting of inter-State exchanges.
(2) The inter-State exchanges of UI shall be at the UI rate in NR. Payments
for inter-State UI exchanges shall be between the State and Regional UI
pool accounts. Provided that existing arrangement shall continue till the
State pool account becomes operational after implementation of intra-
State ABT.
(3) No attempt shall be made to split the inter-State schedules into link-wise
schedules.
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CHAPTER 8: MANAGEMENT OF STATE GRID CODE
8.1 Mannagement of SGC
(1) The State Grid Code (SGC) shall be specified by the Commission. Any
amendment to SGC shall also be specified by the Commission only.
(2) State Grid Code shall be reviewed by the Grid Coordination Committee
at least once in every twelve (12) months.
(3) Upon completion of such review, the Grid Coordination Committee
shall send a report to the State Transmission Utility providing
information regarding:
(i) outcome of the review; and
(ii) Any proposed revisions to the State Grid Code.
(4) The State Transmission Utility shall send the report, referred in sub-
Regulation (3) to the Commission.
(5) The SGC and its amendments shall be finalized and notified adopting
the prescribed procedure followed for regulations issued by the
Commission.
(6) The requests for amendments to / modifications in the SGC and for
removal of difficulties shall be addressed to Secretary to the
Commission, for periodic consideration, consultation and disposal.
(7) Any dispute or query regarding interpretation of SGC may be addressed
to Secretary to the Commission and clarification issued by the
Commission shall be taken as final and binding on all concerned.
8.2 Power to amend
The Commission may, at anytime, vary, alter, modify or amend any

provisions of these Regulations.
8.3 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.
By Order of the Commission
ANAND KUMAR
Secretary
Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission
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UTTARAKHAND ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

80 Vasant Vihar Phase-I, Dehradun

Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission

No. F-(9)14/RG/UERC/2007/33 - In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (zp)

1.1 Short title, extent and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be called the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory

1.4 Scope and Date of Application

1.5 Structure of the IEGC

This SGC contains the following:

Chapter VI: Metering Code

Chapter VII: Inter-State Exchanges

economy and efficiency in the operation of power system.

1.7 Free Governor Action

1.8 Charge/Payment for Reactive Energy Exchanges

1.10 Obligations under Grid Code

1.11 Grid Coordination Committee

(1) A Grid Coordination Committee shall be constituted by the State Transmission

Regulation (3) above shall be nominated by their respective

1.12 SLDC Responsibility

1.13 Procedures to be developed by State Load Despatch Centre

Procedures and processes developed by State Load Despatch Centre, in discharge of

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

output of a generating station, scheduled to be exported to the State Grid

prevented and which substantially affect the performance by either

ee) “Inter-State Generating Station (ISGS)” means a Central/other generating

under sub-section (1) of Section 27 of the Act.

and associated facilities set-up by State Load Despatch Centre in future;

The Planning Code specifies the policy and procedures to be applied in

The objectives of Planning Code are as follows:

2.4 Planning Policy

additional requirement and actual progress made on new schemes.

2.5 Planning Criteria

2.6 Planning Data

(ii) Detailed Planning Data

2.6.1 Standard Planning Data

2.6.2 Detailed Planning Data

Transmission Licensees as and when requested by the State

2.7 Implementation of Transmission Plan

The actual program of implementation of transmission lines, Inter-connecting

The Connection Conditions are designed to ensure that:

3.4 Connection Standard

The applicable technical standards for construction of electrical plants, electric

3.5 Safety Standard

The applicable safety requirements for construction, operation and

3.6 Procedure for connection

connected or modification of the apparatus already connected and

IaSTS shall be governed by the standards notified by the Authority and

3.7 Connection Agreement

(1) Connection Agreement shall include, as appropriate, within its terms

(i) a condition requiring both parties to comply with the State

3.8 Grid Parameter Variations

3.8.2 Frequency Variation

3.8.3 Voltage Variation

3.9 Equipment at Connection Points

3.9.1 Sub-station Equipment

3.9.2 Fault Clearance Times

(i) 100 milliseconds for 800 kV class & 400 kV

3.10 Generating Units and Power Stations

(1) A Generating Unit shall be capable of continuously supplying its normal