Section 4 in The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Open Access in Inter-State Transmission) Regulations, 2004
4. Categorisation of transmission customers.
- (i) The transmission customers shall be divided into two categories, namely-(a)Long-term customers, and(b)Short-term customers.(ii)The persons availing or intending to avail access to the inter-state transmission system for a period of twenty five years or more shall be the long-term customers:Provided that the existing beneficiaries of a regional transmission system owned or operated by the Central Transmission Utility shall be deemed to be the long-term customers of the particular regional system owned or operated by the Central Transmission Utility for the purpose of these Regulations.(iii)The transmission customers other than the long-term customers shall be the short-term customers:[***] [1st and IInd Proviso omitted by Notification No. L-7/25(5)/2003-CERC dated 21.02.2005, w.e.f. 1.4.2005]
