The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has notified the GERC (Terms and Conditions for Green Energy Open Access) Regulations, 2024.
These regulations shall be applicable for green energy open access desire to avail by the licensee, green energy generator or consumer who have contracted demand or sanctioned load of 100 kW or more, either through single connection or through multiple connections aggregating 100 kW or more located in same electricity division of a distribution licensee. As per the notification, the long-term green energy open access shall be allowed in accordance with the transmission planning criteria and distribution planning code stipulated in the state grid code. The short-term/medium-term green energy open access shall be allowed, if the request can be accommodated, by utilising inherent design margins, margins available due to variation in power flows, and margins available due to in-built spare transmission system capacity and/or distribution system capacity created to cater to future load growth.