The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has released a consultative paper on the draft BERC (Terms and Conditions of Green Energy Open Access) Regulations, 2024.
The regulations propose a change in minimum capacity requirement for open access from 1 MW to 100 kW, allowing smaller consumers to participate in green energy procurement. In addition, consumers choosing green energy will be able to procure green power from their discoms. The regulations also establish a framework for determining the charges related to open access. Green Energy Open Access (GEOA) consumers are obligated to pay inter-state transmission charges as determined by the central commission. Furthermore, the GEOA consumers are required to pay intra-state transmission charges in multi-year tariff order from time-to-time. Additional surcharge, cross-subsidy surcharge, and wheeling charges will be paid by GEOA consumers as determined by the commission in its retail supply tariff order from time-to-time.