CEA Issues Draft Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards For Connectivity To The Grid) Regulations, 2026

The Central Electricity Authority (“CEA”), by notification dated 31.07.2026 has published the Draft Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) Regulations, 2026¹ (“Draft Technical Standard Regulations”). The salient aspects of the Draft Technical Standard Regulations are as follows:

1. Applicability: The Draft Technical Standard Regulations are applicable to all the users, requesters, Central Transmission Utility (“CTU”), appropriate Load Despatch Centre and State Transmission Utility (“STU”). A “requester” or “user” includes a generating company, captive generating plant, energy storage system (“ESS”), transmission licensee (other than the CTU and STU), distribution licensee or bulk consumer seeking connection to, or connected with, the grid at a voltage level of 33 kV and above.