It shall be the duty of a transmission licensee -

1. (a) to build, maintain and operate an efficient, co-ordinated and economical inter-State transmission system or intra-State transmission Other business of Transmission Licensee economical inter-State transmission system or intra-State transmission system, as the case may be;
2. (b) to comply with the directions of the Regional Load Despatch

Centre and the State Load Despatch Centre as the may be;.

1. (c) to provide non- discriminatory open access to its transmission system for use by-
   • (i) any licensee or generating company on payment of the transmission charges; or
   • (ii) any consumer as and when such open access is provided by the

Commission:

Provided further that such surcharge and cross subsidies shall be progressively reduced and eliminated in the manner as may be specified by the Appropriate Commission:

Provided also that such surcharge may be levied till such time the cross

subsidies are not eliminated:

Provided also that the manner of payment and utilisation of the

surcharge shall be specified by the Appropriate Commission:

Provided also that such surcharge shall not be leviable in case open