Functions of State Load Despatch Centres
Section 32 of the Electricity Act, 2003 deals with functions of State Load Despatch Centres. The State Load Despatch Centre shall be the apex body to ensure integrated operation of the power system in a State. The Act came into force on 10 Jun 2003.
(1) The State Load Despatch Centre shall be the apex body to ensure integrated operation of the power system in a State.
(2) The State Load Despatch Centre shall--
(a) be responsible for optimum scheduling and despatch of electricity within a State, in accordance with the contracts entered into with the licensees or the generating companies operating in that State;
(b) monitor grid operations;
(c) keep accounts of the quantity of electricity transmitted through the State grid;
(d) exercise supervision and control over the intra-State transmission system; and
(e) be responsible for carrying out real time operations for grid control and despatch of electricity within the State through secure and economic operation of the State grid in accordance with the Grid Standards and the State Grid Code.
(3) The State Load Despatch Centre may levy and collect such fee and charges from the generating companies and licensees engaged in intra-State transmission of electricity as may be specified by the State Commission.
Section 32, The Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of 2003).
Cross-references
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Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Another 6 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- JERC Notification dated 07.08.2010Notification 2010
- JERC Notification dated 11.02.2010Notification 2010
- Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories (Open Access in Transmission and Distribution) Regulations, 2009Regulation 2010
- The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Short Term Open Access) Regulations, 2010Regulation 2010
- The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Grid Code, 2008Regulation 2008
- The Electricity Rules, 2005Rule 2005
Questions about Section 32
What does Section 32 of the Electricity Act deal with?
Section 32 of the Electricity Act is headed "Functions of State Load Despatch Centres". The State Load Despatch Centre shall be the apex body to ensure integrated operation of the power system in a State.
How do I find court cases under Section 32 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 32, section 32 Electricity Act 2003, section 32 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 32 of the Electricity Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Levy and Collection of Fees and Charges by State Load Despatch Centre) Regulations, 2011 (2011).
When did Section 32 of the Electricity Act come into force?
Section 32 of the Electricity Act, cited as Electricity Act 2003 32, 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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