1.1 The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) designates WBSLDC as the State Agency.
1.2 The functions of the State Agency will be:
i) To adopt the procedure contained herein for accreditation of the Renewable Energy
(RE) Generating Company as defined in the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission
(Cogeneration and Generation of Electricity from Renewable Sources of Energy) Regulations,2013
Dated 22.03.2013.
ii) To comply with the directions issued by the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory
Commission from time to time and shall act in consistent with the following:
(a) procedures, rules laid by Central Agency i.e National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC)
for discharge of different functions as per CERC REC Regulations to the extent it
is consistent with these and other Regulations of the WBERC including the REC Regulations
and
(b) different regulations of the WBERC or any subsequent replacement of those regulations
in future.
iii) To scrutinize and verify the documents and all other steps as may be necessary
prior to the accreditation of RE generation project. Prior to accreditation, the
activities to be undertaken by State Agency i.e WBSLDC shall include but not limited
to the followings:
a) Verification of application
b) Review of information submitted in the application by the generating company
for its completeness and accuracy.
c) Independent verification of the information submitted by the RE generators.
d) Review of information available with regard to similar renewable energy projects
registered with the Central Agency i.e NLDC, if necessary.
iv) To submit recommendation for registration or reasons of rejection.
v) To extend validity of existing accreditation following due process.
vi) To revoke accreditation, following due process for revocation.
vii) To intimate accreditation of generating company to the followings:
a) The concerned generating company
b) West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission
c) Central Agency i.e NLDC
d) State Load Despatch Centre
e) The distribution company(s) in whose area the proposed RE generation project
would be located.
viii) The State Agency i.e WBSLDC shall devise appropriate protocol for collection
of information from various sources such as renewable energy generating companies,
obligated entities, SLDC etc., on regular basis and compile such information to
compute the compliance of RPO target by such obligated entities.
ix) The State Agency i.e WBSLDC shall submit quarterly status to the Commission
in respect of compliance of renewable purchase obligation by the obligated entities
and may suggest appropriate action to the Commission if required for compliance
of the Renewable Purchase Obligation.
x) The WBERC may from time to time fix the remuneration and charges payable to the
State Agency i.e WBSLDC for discharge of its functions under these regulations.
xi) If the WBERC is satisfied that the State Agency i.e WBSLDC is not able to discharge
its function satisfactorily, it may by general or special order, and recording reasons
in writing, designate any other agency to function as State Agency as it considers
appropriate.
