combustion turbine-generator, associated waste heat recovery boiler, connected steam turbine-

generator and auxiliaries, and in relation to a hydro generating station means turbine-generator and

its auxiliaries;

(35) 'Grid Code' means the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Indian Electricity Grid

Code) Regulations, 2023;

(36) 'Gross Calorific Value' or 'GCV' in relation to a thermal generating station means the heat

produced in kCal by the complete combustion of one kilogram of solid fuel or one litre of liquid fuel

or one standard cubic meter of gaseous fuel, as the case may be;

(37) 'GCV as Received' means the GCV of coal as measured at the unloading point of the thermal

generating station through collection, preparation and testing of samples from the loaded wagons,

trucks, ropeways, Merry-Go-Round (MGR), belt conveyors and ships in accordance with the IS 436

(Part-1/ Section 1)- 1964:

Provided that the measurement of coal shall be carried out through sampling by a third party

agency to be appointed by the generating companies in accordance with the guidelines, if any, issued

by the Central Government:

Provided further that samples of coal shall be collected either manually or through hydraulic

augur or through any other method considered suitable, keeping in view the safety of personnel and

equipment:

Provided also that the generating companies may adopt any advanced technology for the

collection, preparation and testing of samples for measurement of GCV in a fair and transparent

manner;

(38) 'Gross Station Heat Rate' or 'SHR' means the heat energy input in kCal required to generate

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one kWh of electrical energy at generator terminals of a thermal generating station;

(39) 'Implementation Agreement' means any agreement or covenant entered into (i) between the

transmission licensee and the generating company or (ii) between the transmission licensee and

developer of the interconnected transmission system for the execution of generation and transmission

projects in a coordinated manner, laying down the project implementation schedule and mechanism

for monitoring the progress of the projects;

(40) 'Indian Governmental Instrumentality' means the Government of India, Governments of

State (where the project is located) and any ministry or department or board or agency controlled by

the Government of India or the Government of State where the project is located, or quasi-judicial

authority constituted under the relevant statutes in India;

(41) 'Infirm Power' means electricity injected into the grid prior to the date of commercial

operation of a unit of the generating station in accordance with Central Electricity Regulatory

Commission (Indian Electricity Grid Code) Regulations, 2023;

(42) 'Input Price' means the price of coal or the price of lignite (including transfer price of lignite

in respect of existing lignite mines) sourced from the integrated mines at which the coal or lignite is

transferred to the generating station for the purpose of computing the energy charges for generation

and supply of electricity to the beneficiaries and determined in accordance with Chapter 9 of these

regulations;

(43) 'Installed Capacity' or 'IC' means the summation of the name plate capacities of all the units

of the generating station or the capacity of the generating station reckoned at the generator terminals,

as may be approved by the Commission from time to time;

(44) 'Integrated Mine' means the captive mine (allocated for use in one or more identified

generating stations) or basket mine (allocated to a generating company for use in any of its generating

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stations) or both being developed by the generating company or its affiliate for supply of coal or

lignite to one or more specified end use generating stations for generation and sale of electricity to

the beneficiaries;

Explanation: Affiliate shall mean a company that is directly controlled and owned by a generating

company having at least twenty six percent (26%) of the voting rights of the entity.

(45) 'Inter-State Generating Station' or 'ISGS' has the meaning as assigned in the Grid Code;

(46) 'Investment Approval' means approval by the Board of the generating company or the

transmission licensee or Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) or any other competent

authority conveying administrative sanction for the project, including funding of the project and the

timeline for the implementation of the project:

Provided that the date of Investment Approval shall be reckoned from the date of the resolution

of the Board of the generating company or the transmission licensee where the Board is competent

to accord such approval and from the date of sanction letter of competent authority in other cases;

Provided further that in respect of the integrated mine(s), funding and timeline for

implementation shall be indicated separately and distinctly in the Investment Approval;

Provided further that where investment approval includes both the generating station and the

integrated mine(s), the funding and timeline for implementation of the integrated mine(s) shall be

worked out and indicated separately and distinctly in the Investment Approval.

(47) 'L means the total cost of coal (including biomass in case of co firing), lignite

or the gas/naphtha/liquid fuel delivered at the unloading point of the generating station and shall

include the base price or input price, washery charges wherever applicable, transportation cost

(overseas or inland or both) and handling cost, charges for third party sampling and applicable

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