Section 7 in Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Open Access) Regulation, 2005
7. Nodal Agency.
(1)The nodal agency for arranging long-term open access shall be STU if the transmission system is used; otherwise the nodal agency shall be the respective distribution licensee within whose area the point of drawal is situated.(2)For short-term open access transactions, the nodal agency for receiving and processing applications shall be the State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC). The SLDC shall, however, allow short-term open access transactions only after consulting the concerned transmission and/or distribution licensee (s) whose network(s) would be used for such transactions :Provided that for short-term open access transactions involving only intra-state transmission with duration of less than one week, the SLDC may not consult the concerned transmission licensee for permitting such transactions.The SLDC and licensees shall devise procedures for co-ordination among themselves for allowing such short-term transactions.
