Section 42(3) in Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019
(3)Normative Plant Availability Factor for "Peak" and "Off-Peak" Hours in a month shall be equivalent to the NAPAF specified in Clause (A) of Regulation 49 of these regulations. The number of hours of "Peak" and "Off-Peak" periods during a day shall be four and twenty respectively. The hours of Peak and Off-Peak periods during a day shall be declared by the concerned RLDC at least a week in advance. The High Demand Season (period of three months, consecutive or otherwise) and Low Demand Season (period of remaining nine months, consecutive or otherwise) in a region shall be declared by the concerned RLDC, at least six months in advance:Provided that RLDC, after duly considering the comments of the concerned stakeholders, shall declare Peak Hours and High Demand Season in such a way as to coincide with the majority of the Peak Hours and High Demand Season of the region to the maximum extent possible:Provided further that in respect of a generating station having beneficiaries across different regions, the High Demand Season and the Peak Hours shall correspond to the High Demand Season and Peak Hours of the region in which majority of its beneficiaries, in terms of percentage of allocation of share, are located.
