The Mid-term Roadmap for the Development of Trilateral Co-operation between China, Russia and Mongolia was approved in July 2015. It was agreed that the Planning Outline of China-Russia-Mongolia Economic Corridor Co-operation is to be formulated to align the Silk Road Economic Belt with the establishment of the Eurasia Economic Union and the Steppe Road Initiative. At the same time, in order to further enhance trilateral trade facilitation (including expanding the use of local currency in reciprocal trading), the three parties determined to look into the possibility of setting up a co-operation mechanism for their respective economic and trade departments. It was also agreed that efforts will be made to improve the co-operation mechanism for industrial associations and chambers of commerce in the three countries. At the same time, consideration will be given to advancing customs co-operation, exploring the possibility of establishing a joint company for China-Russia-Mongolia rail transport and logistics, strengthening co-operation in the technological sector, and promoting investment in infrastructure facilities construction projects.

The Conference of the Parties, recognizing that climate change represents a serious threat to human activities that requires the widest cooperation by all countries with a view to reducing the global greenhouse gases emissions, adopts the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”). Under the Agreement, the Parties are invited to communicate their first nationally determined contribution no later than when the Party submits its respective instrument of ratification, accession, or approval of the Paris Agreement.

The Indian Electricity Grid Code (IEGC) brings together a single set of technical and commercial rules, encompassing all the Utilities connected to/or using the inter-State transmission system (ISTS). All Users, State Load Despatch Centre (SLDCs), Regional Load Despatch Centre RLDCs, National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), Central Electricity Authority (CEA), (Central Transmission Utility) CTU, State Transmission Utility (STU), licensees, Regional Power Committee (RPC) and Power Exchanges are required to abide by the principles and procedures defined in the IEGC in so far as they apply to that party. It defines the roles of various organizations and their linkages; planning related to inter-State transmission systems; connection mode; operating code; scheduling and dispatch code.

These regulations shall apply to the applications made for grant of [short-term open access] for energy transfer schedules commencing on or after 1.4.2008 for use of the transmission lines or associated facilities with such lines on the inter- State transmission system. They affirm that the long-term-customer and the medium-term customer shall have priority over the short-term customer for use of the inter-State transmission system and provide for details on procedure for short term open access for the use of the Transmission System.

These Regulations provide for Procedure, Terms and Conditions for grant of Transmission Licence. In particular, they deal with the selection of project and implementing agency; grant of licence; transmission charges; terms and conditions of licence; and miscellaneous.

These Regulations establish the Power System Development Fund, its scope and utilization.

These Regulations shall be applicable to the generating station and the transmission system where there is a specific provision in the Agreement between the Beneficiaries and Generating Company or the Transmission Licensee as the case may be, for regulation of power supply in case of non-payment of outstanding dues or non-maintenance of Letter of Credit or any other agreed Payment Security Mechanism. They address procedures for regulation of power supply; regulation by generating company and by transmission licensee; and miscellaneous.

These Regulations provide for general provisions regarding the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission; general rules concerning the proceedings before the Commission; arbitration of disputes, investigation, inquiry and request of information; tariff regulations; rules concerning the operation of the power system and grant of transmission licence; and miscellaneous.

These regulations shall apply in all cases where tariff for a generating station or a unit thereof and a transmission system or an element thereof including communication system used for inter-State transmission of electricity is required to be determined by the Commission. The Regulations address tariff structure, computation of capital structure and capital cost, computation of annual fixed cost, of capacity charges and energy charges, norms of operation and miscellaneous.

These regulations shall apply in all cases where tariff for a generating station or a unit thereof (other than those based on non-conventional energy sources) and the transmission system is to be determined by the Commission. They address the procedures for tariff determination, computation of capital cost and capital structure, computation of tariff, norms of operation, scheduling accounting and billing and miscellaneous provisions.