The Government of Madhya Pradesh on October 03, 2024, notified the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Distribution Code (Revision-First), 2024 (RG-29(1), year 2024.
The following has been sated –
- The Distribution Code seeks to provide the framework and procedures that shall govern technical aspects of planning, development, operation, maintenance and use of the distribution systems of the Licensee in its area of supply.
- The Distribution Licensee and users of Distribution System shall adhere to the standards of service quality and shall ensure compliance with the provisions in this Distribution Code together with the provisions of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Grid Code and Madhya Pradesh Electricity Supply Code as amended.
- Distribution Licensee will, thus ensure that the supply system of the Licensee operates efficiently to provide reliable, economic and continuous service to all consumers or users.
Provisions of Distribution Code shall be applicable to all Distribution System users including:
- Distribution Licensee(s) (including deemed Licensee(s));
- Open Access Consumers (OAC) connected to Distribution System;
- Other Distribution Licensee (s) connected to Distribution System not owned by them;
- Distribution System embedded Generators; and
- Consumers
Important Chapters of the Distribution Code Include the Following:
- Chapter 3: Distribution Planning
Distribution Planning is essential for protecting consumer interests by upholding quality and reliability, facilitating coordinated planning between transmission and distribution networks, ensuring standardized and efficient distribution network development, adhering to technical standards and fostering overall efficiency and competitiveness in the electricity industry.
- Chapter 4: Operation and Maintenance Planning
This section outlines procedures and practices for efficient operation and maintenance planning of electric lines and plants connected to the Licensees distribution system.
- Chapter 5: Incident Reporting
This chapter specifies the requirements for safe working practices for maintenance of equipments associated with cross boundary operations and lays down the procedures to be followed when the work is carried out on electrical equipments connected to another Users system
- Chapter 6: Distribution Protection
Appropriate protection schemes with proper protection coordination are necessary to maintain the power system reliability and avoid damage to vital Electrical equipments. The correct operation of protective relays during faults will minimize trippings in distribution network. Therefore, coordination of protective relays at grid substation and downstream are very much essential to maintain the high reliability in Sub-transmission and Distribution Network.
Effective Date: October 3rd 2024.
