CERC decision to make power costlier
patiala: The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed heavy penalty for overdrawing power at low system frequency. Sources in the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) told Daily Post that the CERC has issued notification for levying of additional Unscheduled Interchange Charge (UI) from April 2 for over-drawl of electricity when the system frequency is below 49.7 Hz instead of present limit of 49.5 Hz. The penal charges are at the rate of 20 per cent of UI charges for frequency below 49.7 Hz and 40 per cent when the system frequency goes down below 49.5 Hz. The CERC had proposed the narrowing down of the operating grid frequency band from present 49.5 -50.2 Hz to 49.7 - 50.2 Hz and reduce the step size to 0.02 Hz to 0.01 Hz. DP