Section 6 in Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission Intra State Open Access Regulations, 2005
6. Categorization of intra state Open Access Customers.
- Subject to the provisions of regulation 5 above, the open access customers shall be classified into the following categories:(i)Short-term intra state open access customer: An open access customer, availing intra state open access for a period of one year or less shall be short-term intra state open access customer.(ii)Long-term intrastate Open Access customers An open access customer availing intra state open access for a period of five years or more shall be long-term intra state open access customer.Note 1: Open access applications for a period less than five years and more than a year shall be considered under short term open access only and shall be allowed at a time for a period not exceeding one year.Note 2: A generator of electricity through non conventional energy sources shall be treated as long term intra state open access customer and shall be eligible for open access irrespective of the generating capacity
