The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) on June 2026 issued the Draft Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (Ancillary Services) Regulations, 2026, proposing a comprehensive framework for procurement, deployment, and payment of ancillary services at the state level. The regulations aim to maintain grid frequency close to 50 Hz, restore frequency within prescribed limits, relieve transmission congestion, and enhance overall grid reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
The draft regulations introduce key concepts relating to ancillary services, including Primary Reserve Ancillary Service (PRAS), Secondary Reserve Ancillary Service (SRAS), and market-based Tertiary Reserve Ancillary Service (TRAS). They also define operational mechanisms such as Automatic Generation Control (AGC), Area Control Error (ACE), secondary control signals, demand response, energy storage participation, and compensation frameworks for ancillary service providers. The regulations align state-level operations with the Indian Electricity Grid Code (IEGC), 2023 and existing UERC DSM and Grid Code regulations.
The proposed framework seeks to strengthen integration of renewable energy resources, improve frequency control, facilitate reserve management, and support secure grid operations in Uttarakhand. Stakeholders are expected to provide comments and suggestions before final notification of the regulations.
