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Description
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Deviation Settlement Mechanism and related matters 2013
Draft Regulation
CERC
2019 (amended)
Aims to enforce accurate renewable energy generation, forecasting, and scheduling by levying penalties on RE generators for deviating from the scheduled generation
The Deviation Settlement Mechanism is expected to bring discipline into electricity despatch from intermittent energy sources and, in turn, encourage DISCOMs to benefit from EVs as a resource.
Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity of the Distributed Generation Resources) Amendment Regulations, 2019
Regulation (amendment)
Central Electricity Authority
February 6, 2019
Expands the scope to include EV charging station and energy storage system
This is an important regulatory step, paving the way for application of EVs as one of the Distributed Generation Resources connected to the grid.
Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019
Regulation (amendment)
Central Electricity Authority
June 28, 2019
Includes safety provisions for EV charging stations
Safety is a major concern in VGI. Hence, this amendment is an important regulatory action. Although it only covers AC and DC charging stations, the provisions can be used to implement V1G. Further amendments would be required to cover safety provisions for V2G.
6.4 Gaps in regulatory framework and power market While there are several regulatory provisions in India that are supportive of VGI or its different elements, directly or indirectly, and, if needed, they can be amended to effectively address gaps or ambiguity, there are certain major gaps in the existing regulatory framework that warrant attention and necessary action. A key gap is the lack of a provision for third party aggregators to participate in “resource aggregation”. As mentioned above, recognition of EVs as a grid resource is not sufficient to realise the full benefits of VGI. Aggregation of a suitable mix of EVs is required to enable them to participate in the wholesale or ancillary service market. Hence, applicable regulations should enable aggregation of geographically-dispersed resources and clarify what the permitted geographic spread is. Existing Indian regulations lack provisions that permit “aggregation” of distributed energy resources in general, including EVs, to provide grid services. Consequently, the different principles or implementation models for resource aggregation are currently not covered in the regulations, which is a major barrier to VGI implementation in India. A potential solution would be for
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