• Long-term open access customers over short-term open access customers.
• In same category, allotment would be on ‘first come first served’ basis.

• Exemption on wheeling, banking and transmission charges (Delhi Solar Policy 2015).
• Exemption on open access charges – The state government in consultation with DERC shall prepare a framework for open access for solar energy generated or consumed within the state (Delhi Solar Policy).
• Transmission charges, wheeling charges, additional surcharge and cross subsidy surcharge shall not be levied in case distribution access is provided to a person who has established a renewable captive generating plant for carrying electricity for its own use.

Transmission charges

• Exempted from transmission charges (Delhi Solar Policy 2015).

Scheduling

• The open access customer shall abide by the state grid code and instructions given by State Transmission Utility, State Load Dispatch Centrefor scheduling and operations.
• Scheduling and system operating charges to SLDC at the rate Rs. 1000 per day/part of the day, or the rate fixed by the Commission, from time-to-time.

Metering

• Meters shall always be maintained in good condition and open for inspection by any other person by concerned licensee.

Transmission Losses

• Inter-state transmission losses: 3.14%
• Intra-state transmission losses : 0.70% (DTL)

Distribution Losses

• Tata Power Distribution Delhi Ltd: 10.56%.
• BRPL approved distribution loss (15-16) – 11.23%.
• BYPL distribution loss (15-16) – 12.90%.

Imbalance energy charges

• The quantum of drawal of electricity by an open access consumer from the distribution licensee, during any time block of a day, shall not exceed the admissible drawal of electricity by open access consumer which is the difference of contract demand and maximum quantum of open access for which approval has been granted by nodal agency; fixed charges on admissible drawal of electricity by open access consumer from the distribution licensee.
• Temporary charges on any drawal above the sum total of “scheduled open access quantum” and “admissible drawal of electricity by open access consumer” (In case temporary tariff is more than 125 percent of energy charge of that category, the temporary tariff shall be restricted to 125 percent of energy charge for that category).
• Deviation between the schedule and the actual injection in respect of open access taken by a generating company/seller shall be settled as per the applicable Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and related matters) Regulations, 2014, as amended from time to time.

Reactive Energy Charges

• Payable on actual reactive energy recorded by the meter, to the distribution licensee in whose area the consumer is located,
• Reactive energy charges: 13Paisa/kVArh.

http://www.derc.gov.in/Regulations/DERCRegulations/DERCRegulations.html

DERC (Terms and Conditions for Open Access ) Regulations, 2005:

http://www.derc.gov.in/Regulations/DERCRegulations/Regulations2005/Open%20Access.pdf

Proposal for determination of Open Access Charges and Related Matters:

http://www.derc.gov.in/Regulations/DraftRegulation/Proposal%20for%20Determination
%20of%20Open%20
Access%20Charges%20and%20related%20matters/Proposal%20for%20Determination
%20of%20Open%20
Access%20Charges%20and%20related%20matters.pdf

Clarification on Exemption of Renewable Captive Open Access Charges, 2017

http://www.derc.gov.in/ordersPetitions/orders/Misc/2017/Clarification%20on%20
applicability%20of%20
charges%20-%2006.07.2017.pdf