Electricity Act, 2003
9. Captive
generation.-
1.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Act, a person may construct, maintain or operate a
captive generating plant and dedicated transmission lines:
Provided
that
the supply of electricity from the captive generating plant through the grid
shall be regulated in the same manner as the generating station of a generating
company.
Provided further that
no licence shall be required under this Act for supply of electricity generated
from a captive generating plant to any licensee in accordance with the
provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder and to any
consumer subject to the regulations made under sub-section (2) of section 42.
2.
Every
person, who has constructed a captive generating plant and maintains and
operates such plant, shall have the right to open access for the purposes of
carrying electricity from his captive generating plant to the destination of
his use:
Provided
that
such open access shall be subject to availability of adequate transmission
facility and such availability of transmission facility shall be determined by
the Central Transmission Utility or the State Transmission Utility, as the case
may be:
Provided
Further that
any dispute regarding the availability of transmission facility shall be
adjudicated upon by the Appropriate Commission.