Functions of Regional Load Despatch Centre
Section 28 of the Electricity Act, 2003 deals with functions of Regional Load Despatch Centre. The Regional Load Despatch Centre shall be the apex body to ensure integrated operation of the power system in the concerned region. The Act came into force on 10 Jun 2003.
(1) The Regional Load Despatch Centre shall be the apex body to ensure integrated operation of the power system in the concerned region.
(2) The Regional Load Despatch Centre shall comply with such principles, guidelines and methodologies in respect of the wheeling and optimum scheduling and despatch of electricity as the Central Commission may specify in the Grid Code.
(3) The Regional Load Despatch Centre shall--
(a) be responsible for optimum scheduling and despatch of electricity within the region, in accordance with the contracts entered into with the licensees or the generating companies operating in the region;
(b) monitor grid operations;
(c) keep accounts of quantity of electricity transmitted through the regional grid;
(d) exercise supervision and control over the inter-State transmission system; and
(e) be responsible for carrying out real time operations for grid control and despatch of electricity within the region through secure and economic operation of the regional grid in accordance with the Grid Standards and the Grid Code.
(4) The Regional Load Despatch Centre may levy and collect such fee and charges from the generating companies or licensees engaged in inter-State transmission of electricity as may be specified by the Central Commission.
Section 28, The Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of 2003).
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Questions about Section 28
What does Section 28 of the Electricity Act deal with?
Section 28 of the Electricity Act is headed "Functions of Regional Load Despatch Centre". The Regional Load Despatch Centre shall be the apex body to ensure integrated operation of the power system in the concerned region.
How do I find court cases under Section 28 of the Electricity Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Electricity Act 2003 28, section 28 Electricity Act 2003, section 28 of the Electricity Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 28 of the Electricity Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Electricity Rules, 2005 (2005).
When did Section 28 of the Electricity Act come into force?
Section 28 of the Electricity Act, cited as Electricity Act 2003 28, came into force on 10 Jun 2003, having been enacted on 26 May 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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