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It shall be the duty of a transmission licensee -
(a) to build, maintain and operate an efficient, co-ordinated and economical inter-State transmission system or intra-State transmission system, as the case may be;
(b) to comply with the directions of the Regional Load Despatch Centre and the State Load Despatch Centre as the case may be;
(c) to provide non-discriminatory open access to its transmission system for use by-
(i) any licensee or generating company on payment of the transmission charges; or (ii) any consumer as and when such open access is provided by the State Commission under sub-section (2) of section 42, on payment of the transmission charges and a surcharge thereon, as may be specified by the State Commission:
Provided that such surcharge shall be utilised for the purpose of meeting the requirement of current level cross-subsidy:
Provided further that such surcharge and cross subsidies shall be progressively reduced 1[***] in the manner as may be specified by the Appropriate Commission: 2[***]
Provided also that the manner of payment and utilisation of the surcharge shall be specified by the Appropriate Commission: 1 The words “and eliminated” omitted by Act 26 of 2007, Sec.6 [w.e.f. 15th June 2007] 2 The words “Provided also that such surcharge may be levied till such time the cross subsidies are not eliminated:” omitted by Act 26 of 2007, Sec.6 [w.e.f. 15th June 2007]. - 36 - The Electricity Act, 2003 ________________________________________________________________________
Provided also that such surcharge shall not be leviable in case open access is provided to a person who has established a captive generating plant for carrying the electricity to the destination of his own use. Section