Provided further that no Regional Load Despatch Centre shall engage in the business of generation of electricity or trading in electricity.

1. (1) The Regional Load Despatch Centre shall be the apex body to ensure integrated operation of the power system in the concerned region.
2. (2) The Regional Load Despatch Centre shall comply with such principles, guidelines and methodologies in respect of the wheeling and optimum scheduling and despatch of electricity as the Central Commission may specify in the Grid Code.
3. (3) The Regional Load Despatch Centre shall -
   • (a) be responsible for optimum scheduling and despatch of

1. (b) monitor grid operations;
2. (c) keep accounts of the quantity of electricity transmitted through the regional grid; Compliance of directions. Transmission within a State Constitution of State Load Despatch Centres
3. (d) exercise supervision and control over the inter-State transmission system; and (e) be responsible for carrying out real time operations for grid

Code.

1. (4) The Regional Load Despatch Centre may levy and collect such

fee and charges from the generating companies or licensees engaged in inter-State

transmission of electricity as may be specified by the Central Commission.

29. (1) The Regional Load Despatch Centre may give such directions and exercise such supervision and control as may be required for ensuring stability of grid operations and for achieving the maximum economy and efficiency in the operation of the power system in the region under its control.

1. (2) Every licensee, generating company, generating station, sub- station and any other person connected with the operation of the power system shall comply with the direction issued by the Regional Load Despatch Centres under sub-section (1).
2. (3) All directions issued by the Regional Load Despatch Centres to

any transmission licensee of State transmission lines or any other licensee of the

State or generating company (other than those connected to inter State transmission

system) or sub-station in the State shall be issued through the State Load Despatch

Centre and the State Load Despatch Centres shall ensure that such directions are

duly complied with the licensee or generating company or sub-station.

1. (4) The Regional Power Committee in the region may, from time to time, agree on matters concerning the stability and smooth operation of the integrated grid and economy and efficiency in the operation of the power system in that region.
2. (5) If any dispute arises with reference to the quality of electricity or safe, secure and integrated operation of the regional grid or in relation to any direction given under sub-section (1), it shall be referred to the Central Commission for decision : Provided that pending the decision of the Central Commission, the directions of the Regional Load Despatch Centre shall be complied with by the

State Load Despatch Centre or the licensee or the generating company, as the case

may be.

1. (6) If any licensee, generating company or any other person fails to comply with the directions issued under sub-section (2) or sub- section (3), he

shall be liable to penalty not exceeding rupees fifteen lacs.

Intra-State transmission