MoP Issues Draft Amendments To Rule 3 Of The Electricity Rules, 2005

(Requirements of Captive Generating Plant) of the Electricity Rules, 2005 ("Draft MoP Amendment")¹. The amendments will come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette, except Rules 3(2)(iii)(b), (c) and 3(4), which shall come into force with effect from 01.04.2026.

The salient features of the Draft MoP Amendment are as follows:

1. Rule 3(1)(a) defines the assessment period as a financial year or such other continuous period within a financial year, as may be opted for by the captive user(s) for the purposes of verification under the Rules.
2. Rule 3(1)(b) defines captive user as an end user of the electricity generated in a Captive Generating Plant ("CGP"), and includes persons or group of persons consuming electricity directly or through an energy storage system storing electricity generated from the CGP. If the captive user is a company, it will be deemed to include as a single captive user its subsidiary(ies), holding company and other