The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on April 2022 has issued procedure for short term open access in inter-state transmission system through national open access registry (NOAR).
The following has been stated namely: -
• National Open Access Registry (NOAR) shall be a common electronic platform for facilitating the short term open access (STOA) in inter-State transmission system (ISTS) and shall provide a single point electronic interface for all the stakeholders, availing short term open access in inter-State transmission system including short term customers, state distribution utilities, state/central/IPP generators, trading licensees, Power Exchanges, National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), Regional Load Despatch Centres(RLDCs), State Load Despatch Centres(SLDCs) and Regional Power Committees (RPCs)
• Scope – All the applications under Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations including standing clearance related to the STOA (bilateral or collective transaction) in the inter-State transmission system shall be made through the NOAR.
• Registration for STOA – A short term customer shall be able to make an application for seeking standing clearance or applying for STOA transaction, both bilateral and collective, only after successful registration on the NOAR platform.
• Standing Clearance – The short term customer who has been successfully registered on NOAR shall apply through NOAR, to the host load despatch centre for the issuance of a ‘standing clearance’ for availing open access in inter-State transmission system.
