• Any consumer of the distribution licensee having a contracted demand of 0.5 MVA or above and connected to the distribution system of the licensee at 11 kV or above through an independent feeder emanating from a grid sub-station.
• A group of two or more consumers of the distribution licensee having a combined contracted demand of 0.5 MVA or above and connected to the distribution system of licensee at 11 kV or above.
• In case of generating plants based on non-conventional/renewable energy sources there will be no capacity restriction for availing of open access for wheeling of power.
• If power is scheduled to be sold/procured through open access in any time slot of the day, it shall not be less than 250 kW in case of capacity/maximum demand upto 1.5 MW; shall not be less than 500 kW in case of capacity/maximum demand above 1.5 MW but upto 5 MW; and shall not be less than 1 MW in case of capacity/maximum demand of 5 MW and above.

HT Industry

For (Rs./kVAh)

6.15

6.05

5.95

5.85

5.75

6.45

• Connectivity at 33 kV and above: A load of 10 MW and above or a generating station or a captive generating plant having installed capacity of 10 MW and above.
• Connectivity at 33 kV and below : A load of less than 10 MW or a generating station or a captive generating plant having installed capacity of less than 10 MW.
• Nodal agency for grant of connectivity: State Transmission Utility (STU).
• Application fee: Rs.2,00,000 for connectivity to intra-state transmission system; Rs.1,00,000 for connectivity with distribution system.
• Time frame for processing application: 45 days (30 days to intimate applicant about need for augmentation or dedicated line, cost estimate, broad design and schedule).
• Cost of augmentation or dedicated line to be borne by applicant.

• Intra-state: In case injection and drawal points are within the state whether on transmission system or on distribution system or on systems of different distribution licensees or different transmission licensees: STU.
• Inter-state: RLDC – For STOA; CTU for MTOA and LTOA.

• Open Access for a period exceeding 12 years but not more than 25 years.
• Application Fee: Rs.2,00,000 (For intra-state Open Access).
• Time frame: (a) 40 days if the OA is required within the system of same distribution licensee and no augmentation work is involved.

(b) In all other cases, 120 days if no augmentation work is involved and 180 days or actual number of days as may be requiredin case augmentation work isinvolved.

• Bank guarantee: Rs.2,00,000(besides the specified application fee).
• Relinquishment of rights: By making payment of compensation.

• Open Access for a period exceeding 3 months but not more than 3 years.
• MTOA shall be granted if the resultant increase in power flow can be accommodated in the existing system or system under execution. No augmentation shall be carried out to the transmission or distribution system for the sole purpose of granting medium-term Open Access.
• The start date of the MTOA shall not be earlier than 5 months and not later than 1 year from the last day of the month in which application has been made.
• Application Fee: Rs.1,00,000 (For intra-state Open Access).
• Time Frame: 40 days.
• Relinquishments of rights: By giving at least 30 days prior notice to the nodal agency and by making payment of compensation.

• Open Access for a period up to one  month at a time.
• STOA shall be granted for the surplus capacity available on intra-state transmission/distribution system after use by long term and medium term open access consumers.
• Open Access In Advance Application: Application to OA in Advance can be made maximum 3 months prior to the commencement of OA.
• Application Fee: Rs.5,000 (For intra-state Open Access).
• Time frame:(i) 7 working days if applying for the first time, and 3 working days for subsequent applications, if connection being sought is on system of intra-state transmission licensee.

(ii) 10 working days if applying for the first time, and 5 working days for subsequent applications, if connection being sought is on system of distribution licensee.