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NEPRA ACT

15. Generation licence.-

(1) No person shall, except under the authority of a licence Issued by the Authority under this Act and subject to the conditions specified in this Act and as may be imposed by the Authority, construct own or operate a generation facility.

(2) An application for the grant of a licence for a generation facility shall specify--

(i) the type of facility for which the licence is applied;

(ii) the location of the generation facility; and

(iii) the expected life of the generation facility.

(3) The Authority may, after such enquiry as it may deem appropriate and subject to the conditions specified in this Act and as it may impose, grant a licence authorizing the licensee to construct, own or operate connected generation facility.

(4) In the case of a generation facility connecting directly or indirectly to the transmission facilities of the national grid company, the licensee shall make the generation facility available to the national grid company for the safe, reliable, non-discriminatory, economic dispatch and operation of the national transmission grid and connected facilities, Subject to the compensation fixed by the Authority for voltage support and uneconomic dispatch directed by the national grid company.

 

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