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 trabnsmission 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. Notwithstanding the liability of the licensee to pay the late payment surcharge under the CERC (Payment of Fee) Regulations, 2012 as amended from time to time or any other regulations in force, delay in payment or non-payment of the licence fee or a part thereof, for a period exceeding 60 days, shall be construed as a breach of the terms and conditions of the licence.