Flexibilisation of PPA for Optimal Utilisation of Resources and Reduction in Cost of Power for Consumers
Planned outage of units/Stations may be checked by requisition/surrender beneficiaries from respective RPCs website.
This portal is for facilitating information related to surplus power.
All scheduling related activities would be in conformity with the
extant regulations and MOP orders.
Terms & Conditions
This portal is as per CEA scheme approved by MoP vide order no F. No.
23/01/2022-RCM dtd 19.11.2022 (Link to read the scheme……..). Henceforth, this
portal shall be referred as “Flexibilsation of PPA for Optimal Utilization of Resources
and Reduction on Cost of Power for Consumers.”
As per the Scheme none of the existing arrangements shall be disturbed, rather an
additional avenue has been provided to stakeholders through this portal for optimal
use of surplus power.
Through this portal temporary allocation of power would be made online amongst
constituents in the country as per the provisions of the Scheme approved by Ministry
of Power.
The Scheme envisages paperless working and is subjected to willingness of seller
and Buyer, confirmation of transmission corridor by concerned agencies and
confirmation of payment security on portal by the new Buyer/Gencos before
scheduling of such power. Users are required to confirm the information available on
the portal at their end for using the portal.
The portal is for Generating station whose tariff is Regulated tariff, determined by the
Appropriate Commission under section 62 of the Electricity Act 2003 or tariff adopted
by the Appropriate Commission under section 63 of the Electricity Act 2003 with
details as under:
For surplus power with Central Generating Station (CGS)
For surplus power with Inter- State Generating Stations (ISGS) (excluding CGS).
For surplus power with the States/Distribution companies (whether state owned or private).
For surplus power with IPPs.
The temporary allocation/transfer of surplus power shall be done on Short term basis
and for Long term basis as per the provisions of the Scheme. For long term basis,
the processing shall be initiated from the day of surrender of surplus power to D-5
day and for short term basis, the processing shall be initiated either on D-2 or D-3
day based on following conditions:
D-2 day, if the buyer confirms the advance payment at the time of requisition.
D-3 day, in the absence of advance payment.
For availing processing under D-2 buyers shall intimate the generator at least one
day in advance regarding the availability of Advance payment.
The tariff of power shall be as determined by the Appropriate Commission time to
time on exbus basis. The tariff (as determined by the Appropriate Commission) shall
be updated in advance at the portal by the concerned CGS. However, the tariff will
be subject to any changes made by the Appropriate Commission.
The transmission charges shall be paid as applicable to the concerned transmission
entities (CTU or STU or as the case may be).
The payment shall be secured through suitable payment security mechanism e.g.
letter of credit (LC) or advance payment or any other mutually agreed payment
security mechanism. In order to enable scheduling of power, new beneficiary shall
intimate the Genco for availability of PSM as per the timelines of Scheme.
Payment security mechanism shall be maintained as per the mutually agreed terms
and the same would be confirmed by the seller and the buyer on the portal. In case
of CGS Stations the terms for PSM shall be same as agreed by the beneficiary for
the availing the power from other station of the same generating company.
POSOCO to verify the same before actual despatch of power.
The new buyer or beneficiary shall be liable to pay all charges including Fixed and
Variable Charges for power temporary allocated as billed by GENCO and as
determined from time to time by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
and/or any other Competent Authority in this regard. Ooriginal beneficiary shall have
no right to recall as entire Fixed Charge liability is shifted to the new beneficiary
because power being temporarily reallocated/transferred to them.
The new beneficiary shall be liable to pay the Regulatory Charges including any
revisions in ECR or Fixed charges as determined by the Appropriate Commission
and as per the extant Tariff Regulations or Tariff orders in this regard for the power
requisitioned. The financial liability of new buyer or beneficiary shall be limited to
quantum of temporarily allocated/transferred power.
The nodal officers of CGS, ISGS, IPPs, State Power Purchasing Cell/ SLDC shall
ensure following on the portal:
Shall fill the indicative Fixed and Variable charges details of their generating
stations at the first time of logging and shall update it regularly as and when
required.
Buyes/Beneficiary shall verify details/data related to their Gencos and
corresponding allocations on portal at the first time/subsequent loggings and
shall act accordingly.
In case of allocation of power of CGS, for both short term and long-term temporary
allocation, the surrender of surplus power and requisition will be done as per the
approved scheme i.e. in terms of quantum (MW), duration (block-wise). However,
final allocation of power to the new buyer shall be only in percentage of
installed capacity.
In case of CGS, The Fixed Charges & Variable Charges provided on the portal are
indicative and the actual payment of Fixed, Variable Charges & Other charges shall
be as CERC orders issued time to time. The Payment against temporary allocation
shall be as per the extant Regulations and Orders issued time to time.
Since temporary allocation is being made as per the Scheme the new beneficiary
shall comply with conditions such as maintaining adequate PSM, Payment of dues
within due date, Complying the provisions of Late payment surcharge Rules 2022
etc as per extant rules and Regulations.
Payment settlement will be as per the REAs (Regional Energy Accounts) including
revisions thereof, prepared by the concerned RPC. This will be binding on all the
buyers of power from CGS.
For this portal the co-beneficiaries for a CGS shall only be those states having power
allocated by that CGS as on 1.04.2023 .
The variable cost of gas based power plant shall be as per the standard norms based on the availability of fuel .
“I hereby certify that I have read the entire terms and conditions displayed on the
portal and I shall abide hereby the terms and conditions contained therein.”