Arunachal Pradesh Electricity Regulator Drafts Easy Guidelines to Maintain Power Grid System Stability

Arunachal Pradesh Electricity Regulator Drafts Easy Guidelines to Maintain Power Grid System Stability

December 12, 2025

The Arunachal Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (APSERC) has proposed a draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters Regulations, 2025 to make sure that every power producer and buyer in Arunachal Pradesh follows their allocated power schedule. The need for this set of draft regulations is to avoid huge deviations in power supply and demand, thereby negatively impacting the security of the power system.

According to these draft regulations, any entity connected to the state grid having an installation capacity of 1 MW or above, including renewable energy generators, open access generators, as well as other substantial consumers, must adhere to the scheduled quantities of their electricity drawal/supply. In the event that a power producer or consumer fails to adhere to the scheduled quantity, a commercial system is to apply charges or settlements to the deviation taking into consideration the nature of the deviation and its magnitude. This will be determined by the State Load Despatch Centre.

The draft describes how the concept of ‘deviation’ is calculated as the difference between the actual and scheduled supplies of electricity for specified time intervals. Addressing this, the entities have to give information about their power contracts, including tariffs and terms of energy exchange, to the Load Despatch Centre. The regulation sets provisions for calculating charges for deviations, factors including frequency of the grid and REF Rates for General Sellers, while other generators such as wind and solar would pay scaled according to their contracts as defined in the draft.

Regarding facilitation of settlements, the State Load Despatch Centre is required to hold Deviation Pool Accounts and provide statements on deviation on a monthly and weekly basis. Any delinquencies will also be accompanied by additional charges. Misrepresentation with an intention to gain financially has also been addressed in the draft regulation. It gives powers to the Commission to amend certain regulations as required. Stakeholders and members of the public are invited to provide their comments on the proposed draft by the end of December 2025, and after that, the Commission will consider all comments before finalizing the regulation.