CERC notifies draft CERC (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for grant of Transmission Licence and other related matters) Regulations, 2023

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified CERC (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for grant of Transmission Licence and other related matters) Regulations, 2023. As per the draft, no person shall be eligible for a grant of licence unless it is selected through the process under the competitive bidding guidelines; or an entity selected by the central government or its authorised agency to implement a project under the regulated tariff mechanism; or a bulk consumer, with a load of 50 MW and above, who intends to draw electricity for the purpose of self-consumption by constructing a connecting transmission line from the interstate transmission system sub-station to its premises. Additionally, a bulk consumer shall also be eligible to get its connecting transmission line constructed, maintained and operated by a transmission licensee instead of seeking the transmission licence itself by amendment of the transmission licence of such licensee.