With reference to the Electricity (Transmission system Planning, Development and Recovery of Inter-State Transmission Charges) Rules 2021, consider the following statements:

With reference to the Electricity (Transmission system Planning, Development and Recovery of Inter-State Transmission Charges) Rules 2021, consider the following statements:

1. It empowers state power distribution and transmission companies to determine their transmission requirements and build them.

2. The Central Electricity Authority shall prepare a short-term plan every year on rolling basis for next 5 years and perspective plan every alternative year on rolling basis for next 10 years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 Only

B. 2 Only

C. Both 1 & 2

D. None

Answer: Both 1 & 2

Explanation:

The Union Ministry of Power has promulgated the Electricity (Transmission System Planning, Development and Recovery of Inter-State Transmission Charges) Rules, 2021.

The rules under pir a system of transmission access which is termed as a General Network Access in the inter-state transmission system.

This provides flexibility to the state as well as the generating stations to acquire, hold and transfer transmission capacity as per their requirement.

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