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OPEN ACCESS . By: B.M.VERMA Ex- Chairman/ Jharkhand State Electricity Board Ex- Chairman & Managing Director Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited Contact: +91- 9810588500 Email: bmverma@yahoo.com. Primary energy consumption per capita. 4.1.2007.
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OPEN ACCESS By: B.M.VERMA Ex- Chairman/ Jharkhand State Electricity Board Ex- Chairman & Managing Director Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited Contact: +91- 9810588500 Email: bmverma@yahoo.com
4.1.2007 SHORTAGE / ROSTERING (IN MW) Unrestricted Drawl Schedule Rostering Rostering Overdrawl 7 8 9 10 11 1 18 19 20 21 Gross Shortage Gross Shortage
POWER CUT Date: 06-04-06 & 07-04-06 Power Cut Unrestricted Demand Demand Met (Total Availability) Hydro Gen. Net Import from Grid Time in Hrs.
Consumer Expectations Consumer Relationship Quick Grievance Redressal Payments Convenience Easy Mechanism of Attribute Change Correct Billing Faster Fault Removal Easy New Connection Reliable & Quality Power Transparent Meters Reading We Interact, We Listen, We Learn, We Act….
GLOBALIZATION COMPETE or PERISH Cut-Throat competition Pressure on Bottomlines Cost reduction key for survival Power a major input Are INDIAN INDUSTRIES prepared for GLOBAL COMPETITION?
NOW INDUSTRY DEMANDS RELIABLEANDGOOD QUALITYPOWER AT AFFORDABLE COST TO REMAIN GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT & CLAIM CARBON CREDITS WITH LOWERED GHG EMISSIONS
POWER is definitely the KEY DRIVER of the economy. THE INDUSTRIAL POLICY will prove to be effective, only if, there is good power availability. The Sector will not only draw investment but also provide employment to many and further durability to the economy.
ISSUES IN OPEN ACCESS IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS VARIOUS STATES OF INDIA
CONTENTS OPEN ACCESS ISSUES IN • Delhi • Uttar Pradesh • Maharashtra • Himachal Pradesh • Uttarakhand • Rajasthan • Haryana • Punjab • Gujarat • Madhya Pradesh
To create a market for supply by competing generators and encourage investments in generation • Open access in transmission will promote competition and will lead to availability of cheaper reliable power supply • To ensure that consumers receive adequate supply while at the same time distribution licensee improves its performance • Optimum Utilization of Transmission network • Creation of an all-India market
CONTINUED • As per RERC regulations, open access consumers of Rajasthan are required to maintain a security equivalent to 3 months average billing towards wheeling and cross subsidy charges which is in addition to the 2months security of their average billing which consumers are maintaining with the DISCOMS in the normal course and hence, consumers are maintaining security in excess of what is desired under the RERC Regulations. • A clarification petition has to be filed before RERC seeking interpretation of the RERC Regulations and the amount to be maintained with the DISCOMS as a security. • Security from OA consumers
CONTINUED • 15 Consumers Open access consumers are maintaining with the DISCOMS in the normal course and hence, consumers are maintaining security in excess of what is desired under the RERC Regulations. • A clarification petition has to be filed before RERC seeking interpretation of the RERC Regulations and the amount to be maintained with the DISCOMS as a security. • Sudden with holding of tested meters