The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), on May 29, 2023, notified Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Indian Electricity Grid Code) Regulations, 2023.
The following has been stated-
•These regulations shall apply to all users, State Load Despatch Centres, Renewable Energy Management Centres, Regional Load Despatch Centres, National Load Despatch Centres, Central Transmission Utilities, State Transmission Utilities, licensees, Regional Power Committees, Settlement Nodal Agencies, Qualified Coordinating Agencies and Power Exchanges to the extent applicable.
•Any country inter-connected with the National Grid or Regional Grid shall be treated as a separate control area.
•The integrated resource planning including demand forecasting, generation resource adequacy planning and transmission resource adequacy assessment, required for secure grid operation.
•The technical and design criteria for connectivity, procedure and requirements for physical connection and integration of grid elements.
•The protection protocol, protection settings and protection audit plan of electrical systems.
[Notification No. L-1/265/2022/CERC]
