The Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC), on May 09, 2024, notified the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Verification of CaptiveGenerating Plants and Captive Consumers) Regulations, 2024.
These Regulations shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Jharkhand State Government Gazette.
The following has been stated-
•The objective of these regulations is to specify a methodology for verification of the status of Captive generating plants and Captive Users when consumers import power from their respective Captive generator(s) located either within the State or outside the State and the consequences of not meeting the conditions of either Captive generator or Captive User.
•The present procedure applies to all power plants functioning/ seeking status as Captive Generating Plant and having one or more Captive consumers in the State of Jharkhand, irrespective of the fact whether the Captive generating station is within the State of Jharkhand or not.
•For unit(s) which has/have been identified for Captive use, verification of criteria of consumption shall be based on the net electricity generated from this/these generating unit(s) in a generating station, i.e., the gross electricity generated less auxiliary consumption.
•The net electricity generated shall be determined on an annual basis at the end of the year.
•Verification criteria for various types of Captive Users are specified.
[Notification No. 101]
