TRI zo So Vao-33004/99 — THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003

TRI zo So Vao-33004/99 REGDNO.D.L.-33004:99 HRa T ZNNF Che Gazette of Tudia 3HTHTUT EXTRAORDIARY HMT III~&uz 4 PART HII Section 4 wifeaT wanTrT PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 211] facvi , Yhat _ 31 20, 2010/M40T 29 , 1932 No: 21I] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 201O/SHRAVANA 29, 1932 CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY NOTIFICATION New Delhi; the 20th August, 2010 No. CEAITETDIMPIRIO 1/2010.-~In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 177 of the Electricity Act, 2003,the Central Electricity Authority hereby makes the following regulations namely 1 Short Title and Commencement: ~(1) These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Regulations, 2010. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette 2, Definitions: -(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires , (a) Act" means the Electricity Act; 2003; (b) Authority" means the Central Electricity Authority established under sub-section (2) of Section 70 of the Act; (c) Base Load Operation means operation at maximum continuous rating (MCR) or its high fraction; (d) Basic Insulation Level (BIL)" means reference voltage level expressed in peak (crest) voltage with standard 1.2/50 ps lightning impulse wave. Apparatus should be capable of withstanding test wave of basic insulation level or higher; (e) "Biack Start" means the start up ofa generating unit or gas turbine or internal combustion (IC) engine based generating set without use of external power following grid failure; f) "Boiler Maximum Continuous Rating (BMCR)" means the maximum steam output, the steam generator (boiler) can deliver continuously at rated parameters; 3285 G1/2010 (1) Hi GAZI TTE OF' INDIA EXTR