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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission makes Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Ancillary Services) Regulations, 2022 with an<\/span><\/span> aim <\/span><\/span>to provide mechanisms for procurement, through administered as well as market<\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span>based mechanisms, deployment and <\/span><\/span>payment of Ancillary Services at the regional<\/span><\/span> and national level for maintaining<\/span><\/span> the grid frequency close to 50 Hz, <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span> restoring the grid frequency within<\/span><\/span><\/span> the<\/span><\/span><\/span> allowable band<\/span><\/span><\/span> as specified in the Grid Code and for relieving congestion <\/span><\/span>in the transmission network, to ensure smooth operation of the power<\/span><\/span><\/span> system, and safety and security of the grid.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Applicability<\/strong>: These regulations shall be applicable to regional entities, including entities having energy storage resources <\/span>and entities capable of providing demand response qualified to provide Ancillary Services and other entities as <\/span>provided in these regulations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Types of Ancillary Services<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: There shall be the following types of Ancillary Services, namely:<\/span><\/span>
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  1. Primary Reserve Ancillary Service (PRAS);<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Secondary Reserve Ancillary Service (SRAS);<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Tertiary Reserve Ancillary Service (TRAS); and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Such other Ancillary Services,<\/span><\/span> including but not limited to Voltage Control Ancillary Services <\/span><\/span>and Black Start Ancillary Services<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span><\/span> as specified in the Grid Cod<\/span><\/span>e<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Eligibility for an SRAS Provider<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: A generating station or an entity having energy storage resource or an entity capable of providing demand <\/span>response, on standalone or aggregated basis, connected to inter-State transmission system or intra-State transmission <\/span>system, shall be eligible to provide Secondary Reserve Ancillary Service, as an SRAS Provider, if it<\/span><\/span>
    <\/span><\/p>\n

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    • has bi-directional communication system with RLDC, as per the requirements stipulated in the <\/span>Detailed Procedure by the Nodal Agency:<\/span><\/span>
      Provided<\/span> that<\/span> till<\/span> such<\/span> bi-directional<\/span> communication<\/span> system<\/span> with<\/span> RLDC<\/span> is<\/span> fully<\/span> established, <\/span>communication system with NLDC shall be considered for eligibility;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • is AGC-enabled, in case of a generating station;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • can provide minimum response of 1 MW;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • has metering and SCADA telemetry in place for monitoring and measurement of energy delivered <\/span>under SRAS, as stipulated in the Detailed Procedure by the Nodal Agency;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • is capable of responding to SRAS signal within 30 seconds and providing the entire SRAS capacity <\/span>obligation within fifteen (15) minutes and sustaining at least for the next thirty (30) minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Eligibility for a TRAS Provider: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>A generating station or an entity having energy storage resource or an entity capable of providing demand <\/span>response, on standalone or aggregated basis, connected to inter-State transmission system or intra-State transmission <\/span>system shall be eligible for participation as TRAS Provider, if<\/span><\/span>
      <\/span><\/p>\n

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      • it is capable of varying its active power output or drawl or consumption, as the case may be, on receipt <\/span>of despatch instructions from the Nodal Agency; and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • it is capable of providing TRAS within 15 minutes and sustaining the service for at least next 60 <\/span>minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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