• Priority 1 (Highest Priority): Distribution licensee (irrespective whether Open Access sought is for long-term, medium-term or short-term).
• Priority 2: Other long-term open access applicants.
• Priority 3:Other medium-term open access applicants.
• Priority 4:Other short-term open access applicants subject to capacity availability. Allocation by bidding in case of congestion.
• Existing open access customers shall have priority over new open access applicants under respective categories.

• For use of inter-state transmission system: As specified by the Central Commission from time to time.
• For Solar (REC), waste to energy: Charges applicable as open access consumers.

Transmission Charges:

• For LTOA and MTOA: The Total Transmission Cost (TTC) as determined by the Commission in the Annual Transmission Tariff Order of the STU shall be shared.
• For STOA: Transmission charges payable on the basis of energy actually scheduled.
• Transmission Tariff : Rs.3821.98/MW/day ( GETCO Tariff Order 2017-18)
• For STOA: 33.25 Paise / kWh  

Cross Subsidy Surcharge and Additional Surcharge:

• No CSS for captive generation plant and MSW to energy plant.
• For wind, micro hydro, solar (non REC) :Concession of 50% cross subsidy surcharge and additional surcharge.
• Additional surcharge determined on ‘per unit’ basis shall be payable on monthly basis by the open access customer based on the actual energy drawn during the month through open access.Captive plants are exempted.
• CSS for HT category = Rs.1.44 /kWh for FY 2017-18

Wheeling charges

• As per the tariff order,announced from time to time.
• Small hydro: Generator who desires to wheel electricity for third party sale to more than one location shall pay 5 paisa per unit on energy fed into the grid to the distribution company in whose area power is consumed.
• Wheeling charge at 11kV : 14 Paisa/Unit and 54 Paisa/Unit for 400V (LT) for FY 2017-18

Scheduling

• Scheduling of inter-state open access transactions shall be as specified by the Central Commission.
• Intra-state open access transactions in respect of consumers of load 4 MW and above, and all generating stations irrespective of the capacity, shall be scheduled by SLDC in accordance with the orders of the Commission in this regard.No scheduling required in respect of open access customer having load of less than 4 MW.
• LTOA and MTOA customers shall be liable to pay SLDC fees and charges.
• STOA : A composite operating charge @ Rs.2,000 per day, or part of the day, for each transaction to the SLDC, or as determined by the Commission from time to time

Metering

• For customershaving load of 4 MW and above and all generating stations irrespective of capacity, ABT compliant Special Energy Meters shall be installed by the State Transmission Utility or the distribution licensee, as the case may be, for and at the cost of the customer.

Transmission Losses (17-18)

• Inter-state: LTOA and MTOA - Buyer shall bear the loss, as specified by Central Commission. STOA – Buyer and seller shall absorb the loss as per Central Commission.
• Intra-state: The energy losses in the transmission system of the transmission licensee, as determined by the State Load Despatch Centre, shall be borne by the transmission system users in proportion to their scheduled usage of the intra-state transmission system.
• Transmission Losses: 4%.

Distribution Loss (17-18) :

• Determined by the Commission for various voltage levels in their tariff orders for the applicable year and shall be apportioned in proportion to the scheduled energy by the open access customers and shall be payable in kind at relevant voltage level.
• Mini and Micro Hydro: (Below 66kV feed) 50% of wheeling loss of energy to be supplied, than conventional OA consumer.

Point of Energy Delivered

 Point of Injection

11kV

400V

11kV, 22kV, 33kV

10%

14.24%

400V

 --

7.01%

Imbalance Energy

• Mini and micro hydro, wind, MSW to energy: Set off of wheeled energy at recipient unit shall be carried out in the same 15 minute time block.Surplus to be purchased by DISCOM at APPC.

Reactive energy charges:

• Load more than 4 MW:Charges in accordance with provisions stipulated in the intra-state ABT order.
• Load less than 4 MW: Charges on power factor basis.
• 10 paise/kVArh: For the drawal of reactive energy at 10% or less of the net energy exported.
• 50 paise/kVArh: For the drawal of reactive energy at more than 10% of the net energy exported.

http://www.gercin.org/regulations.aspx

GERC Intra State Open Access Regulations 2011: http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/en_1307189397.pdf

GERC Multi Year Tariff regulations 2016:http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/32cce6db-6f9d-4a69-9b8a-62255e00cc20.pdf

Amendment 2_GERC OA_2014: http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/en_1408010427.pdf

SLDC Tariff Order (17-18) : http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/d609858b-57e8-4912-ac0d-0c33d3de2d73.pdf

UGVCL (Tariff Order 17-18) : http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/53b22956-8e4e-4ce1-b6b3-b65283c8fed3.pdf

GETCO (Tariff Order 17-18) : http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/9940633e-fd42-4ea9-8d35-c2f2abfd7bdd.pdf

GSECL (Tariff Order 17-18) : http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/edb78b56-055e-400a-9667-8d7d6e49e60e.pdf

DGVCL (Distribution Tariff Order 17-18) : http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/cf45259d-bc47-4ba6-b124-7a2217a85801.pdf

MGVCL (Distribution Tariff Order  17-18) : http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/f498d841-23f1-4b03-a3a2-244b2d813e4b.pdf

PGVCL (Distribution Tariff Order  17-18) : http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/9388701b-a52d-45e3-a50c-c73a67acfd68.pdf