Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Demand Side Management) Regulations, 2012

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    "title": "Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Demand Side Management) Regulations, 2012",
    "short_title": "Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Demand Side Management) Regulations, 2012",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 1 of 2012, dated 8",
    "act_year": 2012,
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    "description": "Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Demand Side Management) Regulations, 2012",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short Title, extent and Commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "i. \"Act\" means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003);\nii. \"Baseline data\" means the initial base level consumption and/or demand for electricity before a Demand Side Management (DSM) programme begins to provide a starting point for comparison for assessing programme impact;\niii. \"Bureau\" means the Bureau of Energy Efficiency established under sub-section (1) of Section 2 of The Energy Conservation Act, 2001\niv. \"Commission\" means the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of Section 82 of the Act;\nv. \"Cost Effectiveness Index\" means an indicator of the attractiveness of any investment in DSM programme or when compared to the costs of energy produced and delivered in the absence of such an investment.\nvi. \"Demand Side Management\" means the actions of a Distribution Licensee, beyond the point of supply, with the objective of altering the end-use of electricity - whether it is to increase demand, decrease it, shift it between high and low peak periods, or manage it when there are intermittent load demands - in the overall interests of reducing Distribution Licensee costs.\nvii. \"DSM Resource Acquisition\" means a mechanism to implement DSM projects through customers, Energy Service Companies, Non-Government Organisations, manufacturers / suppliers, or other private sector organizations, with payment or any other support made to them by the Distribution Licensee for the resultant energy and load reductions\nviii. \"Energy Services Company\" means a company which is in the business of providing energy efficient and load management equipment and/or services to end-use customers and is approved by Bureau\nix. \"Evaluation, Measurement and Verification\" means activities which evaluate, measure and verify performance or other aspects of DSM/energy efficiency programs or their market environment\nx. \"Monitoring and Reporting\" means activities which monitor and evaluate the progress of DSM/energy efficiency programs of the Distribution Licensee xi. Unless otherwise agreed to, the \"Point of Supply\" shall be the incoming terminal of the cut-out installed by the consumer, i.e.\n(a) Meters/switches installed at the Consumer's Premises in case of LT Consumers;\n(b) Control switch-gears that may be installed in the Consumer's Premises as provided subject to provision of this code in case of HT and EHT Consumers.\nChapter 2\nDSM Objectives, Targets and Guidelines",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. DSM Objectives.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Assessment of technical potential for DSM.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. DSM Targets.",
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            "content": "• Percentage reductions in load growth;\n• Savings in kW, kWh;\n• Savings as a percent of total resources to meet load;",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Guidelines on DSM process.",
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            "content": "i. Load and Market Research\nii. Implementation of DSM programmes\niii. Cost Effectiveness Assessment of DSM programmes\niv. Monitoring and Reporting of DSM Plans and programmes\nv. Eligibility criteria for DSM programmes\nvi. Methodology for setting DSM targets and funding levels\nvii. Database development framework\nChapter 3\nDSM Cell",
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            "title": "7. Constitution of DSM Cell, its roles & responsibilities.",
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            "content": "• One officer not below the rank of Superintending Engineer\n• Two Officers not below the rank of Deputy Engineer\n• Five officers not below the rank of Junior Engineer.\n• Three members of clerical staff.\ni. Load Research and development of baseline data\nii. Formulation of DSM Plan\niii. Design and development of DSM projects including cost benefit analysis, plans for implementation, monitoring and reporting and for measurement and verification\niv. Seeking necessary approvals to DSM Plan and individual programmes\nv. Implementation of DSM programmes\nvi. Any other additional function that may be assigned by the Commission from time to time\nChapter 4\nDSM Process",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Load and market research and development of baseline data.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Formulation of DSM Plan.",
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            "content": "i. An overall goal for DSM Plan\nii. Description of DSM programmes to form a part of DSM Plan\niii. Implementation process and schedule of each programme in the plan as a whole\niv. Plan for Monitoring and Reporting\nv. Indicative cost effectiveness assessment of programmes\ni. The Cost effectiveness guidelines issued by the Commission\nii. DSM Objectives identified in Regulation 3\niii. Whether the proposed programmes supplement National level efforts adopted by the Bureau\niv. Programmes with high visibility and therefore potential for creation of awareness within consumers",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Review and approval of DSM plan by the Commission.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Preparation of DSM Programme Document.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Approval of DSM Programme Document.",
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            "content": "i. Description of the programme;\nii. Objectives and rationale for the programme;\niii. Consumer segments and estimated level of participation;\niv. Estimate of baseline;\nv. Assessment of programme in line with Cost Effectiveness Guidelines issued by the Commission\nvi. Mechanism for recovery of cost and performance incentives;\nvii. Marketing, delivery strategy and Implementation schedule;\nviii. Implementation mechanism e.g. Energy Service Companies, Bidding for DSM Projects, DSM Resource Acquisition, etc\nix. Monitoring and evaluation plan;\nx. Plan for Training/Seminars/Workshops to increase consumer awareness",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Implementation of DSM programmes.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Mechanism for Cost Recovery.",
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            "content": "i. Approved prior to implementation\nii. Implemented in accordance with the approved program plan and\niii. Implemented cost effectively",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Monitoring and reporting of DSM Programmes.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EMV) of DSM Programme.",
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            "content": "Chapter 5\nDSM Plan and Programme Completion Report\n17.\n18.\n19.\nChapter 6\nIncentives\n20.\nChapter 7\nMiscellaneous\n21.\n22.\n23.\n24.",
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            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Saving of inherent power of the Commission.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 11th June, 2019 [guj285]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 1 of 2012, dated 8.5.2012",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2012",
        "Short Title": "Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Demand Side Management) Regulations, 2012",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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