The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified the CERC (Fees and Charges of Regional Load Despatch Centre and other related matters) Regulations, 2024.
These regulations shall be applicable for determination of fees and charges to be collected by Regional Load Despatch Centres (RLDCs) from the generating companies, distribution licensees, bulk consumers, inter-state transmission licensees, buyers,  sellers and inter-state trading licensees, Settlement Nodal Agency and any other users. It shall be applicable during the control period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2029. As per the notification, the annual load dispatch centre (LDC) charges for the period 2019-24 shall be trued up in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13 of CERC (Fees and Charges of RLDC and NLDC) Regulations, 2019. The capital cost admitted as on March 31, 2024 based on the truing up shall form the basis of the opening capital cost as on April 1, 2024 for the determination of the annual LDC charges for the control period 2024- 2029. Further, the RLDC fees and charges shall comprise of LDC fees to be recovered by RLDCs or NLDC, as the case may be, towards registration for commencement of grid access or for other services; and annual LDC charges from the users towards scheduling of power.