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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-20092025-266274
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025/BHADRA 28, 1947
MINISTRY OF POWER
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th September, 2025
G.S.R. 688(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 176 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of
2003), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Electricity Rules, 2005,
namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2.
In the Electricity Rules, 2005, in rule 18,-
(i) for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:-
"(2) The Energy Storage System shall be utilised either as independent energy storage system or as part of generation,
transmission or distribution."
(ii) for sub-rules (4) and (5), the following sub rules shall be substituted, namely:-
"(4)(a) The Energy Storage System may be developed, owned, leased or operated by a generating company or a
transmission licensee or a distribution licensee or a consumer or a system operator or an independent energy storage
service provider.
(b) The Energy Storage System owned and operated by and co-located with a generating station or a transmission
licensee or a distribution licensee or a consumer, shall have the same legal status as that of the owner:
Provided that if such an Energy Storage System is not co-located with, but owned and operated by, the generating
station or distribution licensee or consumer, the legal status shall still be that of the owner but for the purpose of
scheduling and dispatch and other matters it shall be treated at par with a separate storage element.
(5) The developer or owner of the Energy Storage System, shall have an option to sell or lease or rent out the storage
capacity in whole or in part to any consumer or utility engaged in generation or transmission or distribution or to a
Load Despatch Centre or any other person."
[F. No. 23/2/2022-R&R]
SRIKANT NAGULAPALLI, Addl. Secy.
Note: The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i), vide number G.S.R.
379(E), dated the 8th June, 2005 and were last amended vide number G.S.R 181(E), dated the
12th, March 2024.
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