IPPAI organised a Conference on “Practical Problems in Implementation of Open Access” on Tuesday 17 July 2012 at Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

IPPAI has been organising state-level conferences with the support of state governments / state electricity regulatory commissions in Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, North Eastern India and Jharkhand in the past few months where government up to the level of the Chief Minister, and state and central regulators and policy makers have interacted with electricity consumers, DISCOMs, power producers, investors and industry and have reviewed the transition of the reforms post Electricity Act 2003, particularly the development of power markets through open access and consumer choice.

Each state has moved at its own pace keeping in mind its priorities post Electricity Act 2003. Thus, the implementation of reforms post the Electricity Act such as provision of non-discriminatory open access is at a different level in every state.

The seminar in New Delhi brought together regulators and government policymakers from the centre and states and key stakeholders including power producers, discoms, traders and power consumers from across the country to examine issues in open access and discuss possible solutions.

09:00 – 10:00 Registration
 

10:00 – 11:45 Session 1: Inaugural Session
 

11:45 – 12:00 Tea Break
 

12:00 – 13:30 Inaugural Session continues

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
 

14:30 – 15:30 Session 2: Discom Perspective
 

• Existence of a large base of cross subsidised consumers
• Are tariffs cost reflective? Will they be revised to compensate for loss of high paying consumers as average cost of supply of non-open access consumers increases?
• Will the gain in Income through open access charges adequately compensate for loss of paying consumers?
• What happens to stranded costs of long term PPAs?
• Recovery of regulatory assets if any
• Will there be relief from buying expensive power at the margin?
• Is Separation of Wires and Supply the way forward in ensuring efficiency?

15:30 – 16:45 Session 3: Traders’ & Exchange Perspective
 

• Limitation on margins but increase in licence fees
• Generators directly approaching consumers
• Impact of MoP Directives on Open Access:
  • Potential loss of business from utilities
  • Opportunities & Challenges in supply to retail consumers
  • Threat of loss of business to power exchanges
  • Risk of Payment default by utilities and retail consumers

16:45 – 17:00 Tea Break
17:00 – 18:15 Session 4:  Consumers’ and Generators’ Perspective 

• Is consumers’ choice through open access an enforceable right?
• Impact of directive of PSERC on short term Open Access
• Can Open Access and Competitive power generation bring down power cost for discoms and consumers
• Will there be standby charges and cross subsidy surcharge if MoP directives on Open Access are implemented (30-11-2011)
• Operational constraints and roles of SLDCs and STUs
• Financial Implications of Denial of Open Access on Generators
• Impact on Fresh Investments & Risk Mitigation (for IPPs, MPPs, CPPs, UMPPs, RE Generators)
• What are the issues and market opportunities arising out of recent MoP Directives on Operationalisation of Open Access (30-11-2011)

18:15 – 18:30 Conclusion & Vote of thanks

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  Mr. Harry DhaulDirector General, Independent Power Producers Association of India
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  Shri Rakesh SahniChairman, Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission
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  Shri RN PrasherChairman, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission
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  Shri Rajesh AwasthiChairman, Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission

Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Mr. Joy Lalrindika

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Mr. Dinesh Arya

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