# What can I do if my plant fails captive status verification?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/appeal-against-captive-status-verification-grievance-committee

An appeal against the verification lies before a Grievance Redressal Committee constituted by the Appropriate Government, under Rule 3(4)(b). The explanatory note words it as disputes over the nodal agency's decision. The rules give no timeline or fee for it.

## The route

- Rule 3(4)(b): "An appeal against the verification carried out under clause (a) of sub-rule (4) shall lie before a Grievance Redressal Committee constituted by the Appropriate Government."
- Clause (a) covers both the state nodal agency and the National Load Despatch Centre. The explanatory note speaks only of disputes over "the verification decision of the nodal agencies". My reading: the rule text is the wider one.

## What the failing year costs

If the plant fails after the declaration was filed, the surcharges are payable with carrying cost under Rule 3(4)(c). See the captive plant fails page for the detail.

## What the source does not say

The time limit, the fee, the committee's membership and whether surcharges pause during an appeal are not in these rules. Ask the Appropriate Government, a term the rules do not define, which procedure it has notified.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads electricity bills into monthly records. It does not test captive status or work out the limits.

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Sources: [Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026, General Statutory Rules (G.S.R.) 186(E), substituting rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005 (captive generating plants), with Schedule III and the Ministry of Power explanatory note](https://www.powermin.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/05/c84c643ff478be845cff8d7dd4349d67.pdf)

Last reviewed 2026-11-05. Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005 as substituted by G.S.R. 186(E), 13 March 2026; parts in force from 1 April 2026. Checked 5 November 2026. Check the state nodal agency's or the National Load Despatch Centre's procedure before you file.