CERC notice to Rajasthan for denying open access

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New Delhi, Sep 5: Taking a stern view of the denial of an open access by state load despatch centres, the Central Electricity regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued show cause notices to Rajasthan state load despatch centre (SLDC) and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (RRVPNL) to explain why no action should be taken against them for violating CERC’s regulations on open access in inter-state transmission.

The complaint was filed by Gujarat Flurochemicals, a company that owns wind generation facility in Jaisalmer, district of Rajasthan. In order to compensate Gujarat Flurochemicals commercial losses caused due to unfair and illegal action, CERC has directed that Gujarat Flurochemicals be paid for wind power, which was drawn by Rajasthan power utilities, at the rate specified by CERC for wind generation. CERC observed that the objection on the basis of which open access was denied were not germane to the issue at hand and held that action of RRVPNL was unfair and illegal. CERC said that such action appears to be an attempt to create a situation whereby Gujarat Flurochemicals is focused to sell its output within the state, which is against the intent and content of the Electricity Act, 2003.