(a) to build, maintain and operate an efficient, co-ordinated and
economical inter-State transmission system or intra-State transmission
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Other business of
Transmission
Licensee
economical inter-State transmission system or intra-State transmission
system, as the case may be;
(b) to comply with the directions of the Regional Load Despatch
Centre and the State Load Despatch Centre as the may be;.
(c) to provide non-discriminatory open access to its transmission
system for use by-
(i) any licensee or generating company on payment of the
transmission charges; or
(ii) any consumer as and when such open access is provided by the
State Commission under sub-section (2) of section 42, on payment of the
transmission charges and a surcharge thereon, as may be specified by the State
Commission:
Provided that such surcharge shall be utilised for the purpose of meeting
the requirement of current level cross-subsidy:
Provided further that such surcharge and cross subsidies shall be
progressively reduced and eliminated in the manner as may be specified by the
Appropriate Commission:
Provided also that such surcharge may be levied till such time the cross
subsidies are not eliminated:
Provided also that the manner of payment and utilisation of the
surcharge shall be specified by the Appropriate Commission:
Provided also that such surcharge shall not be leviable in case open
access is provided to a person who has established a captive generating plant for
carrying the electricity to the destination of his own use.
Section 40 • The Electricity Act 2003
Section 40. It shall be the duty of a transmission licensee -
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Section 40
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