• Consumer having Contract Demand of 1 MW and above with a distribution licensee shall be eligible for Open Access for obtaining supply of electricity from one or more of the following:

a) Generating plants or stations, including captive generating plants.

b) Trading licensees.

c) Power exchanges.

d) Other distribution licensees.

HT – Industry General

HT – Commercial

MSEDCL

6.93

11.50

BEST

7.35

7.55

Tata Power – Distribution

6.50

6.80

Reliance Infra – Distribution

8.10

8.60

• A generating station, including a captive generating plant, having installed capacity less than 5 MW, may apply for connectivity to the distribution system, unless already connected, in accordance with the provisions in this Regulation.
• Rupees one lakh, non-refundable fee (for renewable energy).
• The cost of creation or augmentation of infrastructure for a renewable energy generating station shall be borne by the renewable energy generating company or distribution licensee or STU.

• The nodal agency for open access and connectivity to the distribution system shall be the distribution licensee in whose area of supply the consumer or generator is located.
• Where the consumer or generating station is connected or intends to connect to the network of a transmission licensee, the nodal agency shall be as specified in the regulations of the Commission governing Transmission Open Access or the relevant regulations of the Central Commission, as the case may be.

·         Applicability: Open Access for period exceeding 12 years but not exceeding 25 years.

·         Application to the nodal agency as per the location of injection and drawal point with copy to MSLDC and local distribution licensee

Location of Injection and Drawal Point

Nodal Agency

Time Frame for Processing the Application

Both within the same distribution licensee’s area.

Distribution licensee to which the consumer is connected.

120 days where augmentation of distribution system is not required.

180 days where augmentation of distribution system is required.

Both within the state but in areas of different distribution licensees.

Injection point in the intra-state transmission system within the State.

Consumer opting to avail of power supply from power exchange.

Distribution Licensee to which the consumer is connected.

• Bank guarantee shall be at the rate of Rs.5000/MW of the total power to be transmitted, drawn in favour of the distribution licensee.

·         Applicability: Open access for a period exceeding 3 months but not exceeding 3 years.

·         Application to the nodal agency as per the location of injection and drawal point with copy to MSLDC and local distribution licensee

Location of Injection and Drawal Point

Nodal Agency

Time Frame for Processing the Application

Both within the same distribution licensee’s area

Injection point in the intra-state transmission system within the state.

Distribution licensee to which the consumer is connected.

Sixty  days.

• The application shall be made to the nodal agency between 3 months and 12 months prior to the intended commencement of open access.

·         Applicability: Open access for a period not exceeding one month at a time.

·         Application to the nodal agency as per the location of injection and drawal point with copy to MSLDC and local distribution licensee.

Location of Injection and Drawal Point

Nodal Agency

Time Frame for Processing the Application

Both within the same distribution licensee area.

Both within the state but in different distribution licensees area.

Injection point is in the intra-state transmission system, within the state

Consumer opting to avail of power supply from power exchange.

Distribution licensee to which the consumer is connected.

Ten  working days in case STOA applied for first time.

Five working days for subsequent STOA applications.

Injection point at distribution system within Maharashtra and selling power to power exchange.

Distribution licensee where the generator is connected.

 -NA-

Consumer connected at distribution system within Maharashtra and opting to avail power supply from power exchange.

Distribution licensee on whose distribution system the consumer is connected.

 -NA-

• The application may be made up to four months prior to the month of commencement of Short Term Open Access, but not later than the tenth day of the preceding month.
• In case of congestion, electronic bids may be invited as per the Bidding Procedure for Advance Scheduling after the last date for submission of applications.
• Day-ahead open access of distribution system(s) shall be permitted only if surplus capacity is available in the concerned distribution licensee’s system. The application for grant of day-ahead open access shall be made to the nodal agency only one day prior to the date of scheduling, up to 1200 hours.

• Non-utilisation of Short Term Open Access: Consumer shall inform the nodal agency if unable to utilize the full capacity for more than 4 hours and shall surrender unutilized capacity by paying transmission fees for original.