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New Delhi , Oct. 17

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) today directed Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) — the Central transmission utility — to ensure grid security and check overdrawals by State utilities at low frequency.

The CERC also asked PGCIL to furnish the list of States and their quantum of overdrawals in the time-blocks when the frequency in the Central Grid was below 49 hertz during October 9-15, a CERC release said.

The Commission has directed all Regional Load Despatch Centres to keep a strict watch over grid code violations that could endanger grid stability and inform the regulator about defaulters. The CERC said the maintenance of satisfactory grid frequency has assumed added importance after synchronisation of Northern Regional Grid with Central Grid comprising Western, Eastern and North-Eastern Regional Grids.

In this context, all States must restrict their drawal from the grid to their respective drawal schedules, whenever the system frequency is below 49.5 Hz, CERC said.

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