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| J&K PDD officials now take CERC for ride, disregard notice slapped on them | | 'Action under sec 142 initiated' | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Oct 16: Despite Chief Minister Omar Abdullah heading the Power Ministry, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has taken strong exception to non-compliance of its orders by Power Development Department of Jammu and Kashmir.
CERC in its order dated 17-08-2012 has stated that despite being served with a notice for personnel appearance in a petition filed by Northern Regional Load Despatch Center (NRLDC) New Delhi on the issue of "Effecting proper load management by Northern Region constituents and curbing overdrawal in terms of the Indian Electricity Grid Code and Unscheduled Interchange charges Regulations," the officers in-charge of PDD in Jammu and Kashmir did not appear before it.
Taking note of this absence, CERC has used painful words for the officers who preferred to stay back in their cozy rooms over attending this important meeting in the wake of total blackout which northern India had to face on July 30 and later on July 31, 2012. CERC has said "We deprecate the attitude of the concerned officer towards the order of the commission in the serious matter like grid discipline."
It has further said that "the concerned officer has not only failed to comply with our directions but has also failed to discharge his responsibility under the act and the grid code." CERC has directed the staff of commission to process the case for initiation of action under Section 142 against the officers in charge of power utilities and state load dispatch centers for imposition of penalty for non-compliance with its directions alongside the provisions of the act and the grid code.
Commission has said that it would be personal liability of the officers in charge of the State power utilities and load dispatch centers to ensure compliance with our directions to curtail overdrawal from the grid and comply with the messages of Northern Regional Load Despatch Center (NRLDC) New Delhi.
Earlier also, the commission has issued a similar order on 10-07-2012 but the situation did not improve, the commission has said while adding that despite its directions, compliance has been minimal. Subsequently, NRLDC filed a petition No.45/2012 on 3-8-2012 seeking indulgence of the Commission in view of the grid disturbance that took place on 30-07-2012 and 31-07-2012.
NRLDC placed on record the messages issued to the constituents regarding overdrawal and loading of the transmission lines which were issued from 0000 hrs to 2400 hrs of 01-08-2012 and submitted that the respondents especially Jammu and Kashmir continued to overdraw from the grid.
CERC has said that overdrawal from the grid leads to load generation imbalance and continued overdrawal by all or most constituents of the region has the portent to result in grid disturbance or grid failure. The grid failure that took place on 30th and 31st July, 2012 are grim reminders of the adverse consequences on the essential services, economy of the country and life of the common man, CERC maintains. |
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