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Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Effective Start Year:

2016

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Rule/Regulation

Economic Sector:

Power

Energy Types:

Power

Issued by:

Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy

Source:

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)

File:

Utility-Driven Demand Side Management (DSM) Regulation of 2016

Overall Summary:

The Utility-Driven Demand Side Management (DSM) Regulation of 2016 mandate each distribution licensee to prepare and submit to the Commission, a Technical and Economic Potential Evaluation Report in every five years; the DSM Master Plan; and the DSM Programme, containing the specified time frame, budget, expenditure, challenges and mitigatory measures to be adopted, for a period of one year and submit it to the Commission.

Governance

Energy management principles:

2. (a) Each distribution licensee shall prepare and submit to the Commission, a Technical and Economic Potential Evaluation Report in every five years. (b) The technical and economic potential evaluation report shall include - (i) the target consumer and end user segments for DSM Programmes which enables to prepare the necessary database; (ii) an estimate of the market potential for specific technologies and their applications; and (iii) programme evaluation procedures through which the key performance indicators are identified. (c) Each Distribution Licensee shall prepare and submit to the Commission the first Technical and Economic Potential Evaluation Report within twelve months from the date of publication of these regulations; [...]

Full Document Text

Utility-Driven

Demand Side

Management (DSM) Regulation

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REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 54 OF THE SRI LANKA ELECTRICITY ACT, No. 20 OF 2009

BY virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 54 of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009, and on the recommendation of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, I, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy, do by this order make the undermentioned Regulations on Electricity (Utility-Driven Demand Side Management).

RANJITHSIYAMBALAPITIYA, Minister of Power and Renewable Energy.

13th July 2016.

L.D.B 3/2009.

Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009

REGULATIONS made by the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy on the recommendation of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, under section 54 of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009 read with paragraphs (b) and (h) of section 3 of the aforesaid Act.

Regulations

These regulations may be cited as the Utility-Driven Demand Side Management (DSM) Regulations

No. of 2016.

(a)Each distribution licensee shall prepare and submit to the Commission, a Technical and Economic PotentialEvaluation Report in every five years.

(b) The technical and economic potential evaluation report shall include -

(i) the target consumer and end user segments for DSM Programmes which enables to prepare thenecessary database;

(ii) an estimate of the market potential for specific technologies and their applications; and

(iii) programme evaluation procedures through which the key performance indicators are identified.

(c) Each Distribution Licensee shall prepare and submit to the Commission the first Technical and EconomicPotential Evaluation Report within twelve months from the date of publication of these regulations;

(a) The Commission shall within two months from the receipt of suchTechnical and Economic PotentialEvaluation Report, review such report.

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(b) If any amendments are required, Commission shall advise the Distribution Licensee to revise accordingly. (c) The Commission shall approve the revised report within two months from the receipt of it.

(a) Upon obtaining the approval for such evaluation report, the Distribution Licensee shall prepare the DSMMaster Plan and submitit to the Commission for its review.

(b) If any amendments are required, the Commission shall direct the Distribution Licensee to revise it.

(a) Upon obtaining the approval for such Master Plan, the Distribution Licensee shall prepare the DSMProgramme, containing the specified time frame, budget, expenditure, challenges and mitigatory measures to be adopted, for a period of one year and submit it to the Commission.

(b) Within two months of receipt of the DSM Programme, the Commission shall review the same and mayrecommend the Distribution Licensee to revise the Programme, if necessary.

(a) Upon obtaining the approval for such DSM Programme, the Distribution Licensee shall implement theProgramme and prepare a Project Report (PR) for each DSM Project at the completion of the respective project, based on the guidelines issued by the Commission.

(b) The Distribution Licensee shall revise such Project Report after been reviewed by the Commission.

7. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires :“Act” means the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009;

“Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, established under the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act, No.35 of 2002;

“Distribution Licensee” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Sri Lanka Electricity Act.

PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA.