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Part VI—Section 2

Notifications of interest to a section of the public

issued by Heads of Departments, etc.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

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TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, CHENNAI TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, CHENNAI

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code .. .. .. 114-116114-116 Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code .. .. ..

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code .. .. .. 116-129116-129 Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code .. .. ..

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[ 113 ][Part VI—Sec. 2 114 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, CHENNAI.

Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code.

(Notifi cation No. TNERC/SC/7–43 dated 16-07-2020.)

(Lr.No. TNERC/Legal/1950/2020, dated: 20-7-2020.)

No. VI(2)/33/2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 181 read with section 50 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (Central Act 36 of 2003) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, the draft of the same having been previously published, as required under sub- section (3) of the said section 181.

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In the said Supply Code, in regulation 5, in sub-regulation (6), for clause (3), the following clause shall be

substituted, namely:-

"3 (1) Shifting of an existing service connection, other than an agricultural service connection, involving change in door number or sub door number or survey fi eld number, shall be considered as a new service connection only.

(2) (i) Shifting of an existing agricultural service connection may be permitted within the licensee's jurisdiction. The charges of dismantling in the existing location and erection in the newly proposed location towards the shifting shall be borne by the consumer under Deposit Contribution Works (DCW) basis.

(ii) Shifting of the existing agricultural service connection will be considered only under the following conditions:

(a) Shifting is permissible after one year from the date of effecting the service connection in the existing location or from the date of previous shifting if any.

(b) The applicant should have ownership in the well and the service connection at the existing location and the ownership of the well in the proposed location

(c) The well at the existing location owned by co-owner(s), should be having separate service connection(s). If the well at the existing location is owned by co-owner(s), but not having separate service connection(s), the consent of co-owner(s) shall be obtained and enclosed with the application.

(d) The well and service in the original location should be owned by the applicant(s) on the date of application and they should continue to be owned by the applicant(s) till the date of shifting the service to the new location.

(iii) Shifting shall be considered irrespective of the reasons, put forth by the consumer.

(iv) Shifting shall be considered, even if the well/ bore well ceased to exist.

(v) Shifting shall be considered even if the land alone is sold for non - agricultural purpose, retaining the well and service.

(vi) The request for shifting shall be accompanied with a fresh application in form 2 of annexure III appended to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code, with relevant documents and registration fee.

(vii) Before taking up the work in the newly proposed location, the applicant shall make payment of shifting charges and report readiness of motor-pump set with installation to avail supply in the new location and execute an agreement in Form-6 appended to Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code, with the distribution licensee for the new location. On compliance, the licensee shall complete the work and give supply and take a test report.

(By the order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission)

S. CHINNARAJALU, Chennai-600 008, Secretary,

20th July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The shifting of agricultural service connection has been permitted for a very long time in the erstwhile TNEB, presently TANGEDCO, and is continued to be followed. However, it is necessary to formulate a simplifi ed procedure of the shifting of Agricultural connection, incorporate in the Code, by issuing suitable amendments with conducive procedures to facilitate uniform adoption and timely implementation.

The amendments seek to give effect to the above decision.

(By order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission)

S. CHINNARAJALU, Chennai-600 008, Secretary, 20th July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.

STATEMENT SHOWING EXISTING PROVISION AND THE PROVISION EMBODYING AMENDMENT

(By order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission)

S. CHINNARAJALU, Chennai-600 008, Secretary,

20th July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code.

(Notifi cation No. TNERC/DC/8–27 dated 16-07-2020.)

(Lr.No. TNERC/Legal/1960/2020, dated: 20-7-2020.)

No. VI(2)/34/2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 181 read with section 46 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (Central Act 36 of 2003) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code, the draft of the same having been previously published, as required under sub-section (3) of the said section 181.

A(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3468)(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3484)(cid:3483)

In the said Distribution Code, -

(I) In regulation 27, the existing sub-regulation (2), shall be re- numbered as clause (a) to sub-regulation (2) and

after clause (a) as shown re-numbered, following sub-regulations shall be added, namely:-

"(b) When the application is in order, it shall be registered with the seniority number by the registering authority and the

applicant shall be informed of the seniority of registration in writing with proper acknowledgement from the applicant.

(c) As and when the applicant's turn comes in the order of seniority, the Licensee shall issue a 90 days' notice to the applicant

to ascertain whether the particulars given in the application such as ownership of the well and land, S.F. No(s) are the same as on

date. Proper acknowledgement from the applicant for having received the notice shall be obtained and preserved. Motor-pump set

and capacitor shall not be insisted at this stage. On receipt of particulars from the applicant, the section offi cer shall make a fi eld

inspection for confi rmation of the particulars and enter the particulars in the readiness register maintained in the section offi ce. The

date of entering particulars in the readiness register shall be reckoned as the seniority for preparing estimate.

(d) If there is any change in the name of the ownership and/or S.F. number, extent of land, change of location of well /

bore well, a fresh application shall be made. Necessary approval for the change shall be accorded by the registering authority.

Thereafter, the section offi cer shall inspect the site and enter the particulars in the readiness register.

(e) If the applicant or the present owner is not able to furnish the above particulars within the notice period, he may seek

extension of time with the registering authority. The extension of time may be granted up to a maximum period of fi ve years from

date of receipt of notice. Even if no request is made by the applicant for extension of time, the Distribution Licensee shall keep

the application registered live for a period of fi ve years. On expiry of fi ve years, the application shall be treated as lapsed and

cancelled.

(f) The Licensee shall estimate the work involved in each case and segregate the work under the following three categories

and prepare the priority list in respect of each category and enter in the priority register maintained in the section offi ce:

Category 1 - Mere service connection;

Work not involving extension of line / improvement to the existing line / transformer capacity enhancement / erection of new

distribution transformer

Category 2 - Minor extension;

Work involving extension / improvement of line or both, not involving Distribution Transformer

Category 3 - Major extension;

Work involving capacity enhancement / erection of new distribution transformer with associated line works.

(g) Since no work is involved in Mere service connection category, Licensee shall issue a 30 days' notice to the prospective

consumer in the order of priority of this category to avail supply by installing motor-pump set with capacitor and to execute an

agreement with the Licensee.

In respect of category of minor and major extensions, a 30 days' notice to avail supply shall be issued after the work is

completed in the order of priority of each category.

The above notice shall also specify that the motor-pump set and capacitor shall be certifi ed /approved by the Bureau of Indian

Standards / Bureau of Energy Effi ciency, and the Manufacturer's name plate indicating the ISI mark, rating and capacity etc., shall

be permanently affi xed on them.

(h) If the intending consumer fails to avail the supply within the notice period, a second notice to avail supply within a

maximum period of fi ve months shall be issued. If the supply is not availed within the overall period of six months from date of

receipt of fi rst notice, except due to force majeure condition, the works erected with capital of the Licensee shall be dismantled for

benefi cial use in other works. The application shall be cancelled forthwith.

(i) The prospective consumer should report his readiness to avail supply with his installation erected within the notice period

and furnish the details of motor-pump set and capacitor and execute the agreement in form -7 of Annexure III appended to this

code.

(j) On receipt of readiness from the prospective consumer, the Distribution Licensee shall give supply to the installation within

three days after taking a test report. One copy of the test report shall be given to the consumer at site itself.

(k) In case of way leave dispute referred to the District Magistrate /Collector, or a case pending in court, or fi eld conditions

like standing crops, water logging, the Licensee may temporarily overlook the priority of the case in any of the category and supply

to others on the priority list shall be given. As soon as the above impediment is cleared, supply shall be given to the overlooked

case, on top priority.

Explanation: The procedure stipulated above is for normal category of Agricultural applications. Licensee shall formulate individual

procedure for other categories, adopting the general procedural steps stipulated in the above regulation.

(II) In regulation 29, sub-regulation (2) shall be renumbered as clause(a) of sub-regulation(2) and after clause (a)

as shown numbered, the following clauses shall be added, namely:-

"(b) Within a survey fi eld number or in a sub-divided fi eld number, a person shall be given one agricultural service connection

to each well/bore well subject to the condition that the wells/bore wells are independent and physically separated from each other

and the minimum extent of land to be irrigated from each well/bore well shall be 0.5 acre.

(c) More than one agricultural service connection shall be given to a well/bore well in a survey fi eld number or in a sub-

divided fi eld number, in the name(s) of the co-owner(s) of the well/bore well, provided the co-owner(s) should own an extent of

irrigated land of minimum 0.5 acre per service.

(d) A separate service connection for water pumping for non-agricultural purpose under appropriate tariff is permitted in the

well/bore well having agricultural service connection.

(e) Installation of changeover switch in an agricultural service connection shall be permitted for using the supply either for a

motor-pump set or for a motor-compressor set to lift water from another well/ borewell in a contiguous land for irrigation purpose

only or for operating a motor for allied agricultural purposes subject to the condition that only the motor -pump set or the motor-

compressor set or the motor for the allied agricultural purposes should be used at a time,within the contracted load. The approval

for changeover switch shall be accorded after inspection and sealing and taking test report by the Distribution Licensee within

fi fteen days of receipt of a requisition letter. No document shall be insisted other than motor / capacitor details. In case, if the

licensee is not giving approval within the said period, the applicant will make use of the change over switch to carry out his urgent

needs pending approval from the licensee.The consumer shall abide by the safety norms for additional wiring for the purpose.

The consumer shall be at liberty to use the supply through change over switch to all the above mentioned purposes at any time

to his changing need.";

(III) In regulation 31, after sub-regulation (2), the following sub regulation (2A) shall be added, namely:-

"(2A) Notice for supply availability in the case of an intending agricultural consumer shall be as per the provisions in

sub-regulation (2) of regulation 27 of this code.";

(IV) In ANNEXURE III, for FORM – 2, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

APPLICATION FORM FOR AGRICULTURE SERVICE CONNECTION

(Refer Regulation 27(2)

To

For Office Use only

The Designated Engineer

(Address of the Designated Offi ce)

Registration No : Date of Registration : Registration Fee : Fee Receipt No. and Date : Demand Draft No. and Date : Signature of Registering Authority :

1 Name(s) of Applicant(s) with Father's Name :

(Passport size photo(s) of applicant (s) to be affi xed)

2. Applicant(s) Full Postal Address(es) with PIN Code

for Communication :

3. Contact phone Number and e-mail Id ( if available) :

4. Horse Power of motor-pump set required :

5. Whether well is owned by single applicant : Yes / No*

If No, name of co-owners with respective Father's name

and percentage of share in the well :

Sl. No. Name Father's Name Percentage of share in the well

______________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________[Part VI—Sec. 2 120 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 6. Proof for Ownership of well /bore well* and land with SF-Number(s)

with extent of land, village ,Taluk and District

Ownership Certifi cate from Village Administrative : Enclosed

Offi cer (VAO)

(Note: calling for other documents is not necessary unless

the registering authority justifi es the additional document

for the ownership).

7. a. Whether the Application is made jointly and signed by all the : Yes / No*

Owners / legal heirs of the well

b. If No, Whether Consent Letter from the Co-Owner(s) / Legal heir (s)

Enclosed : Yes / No*

c. If No, whether Indemnity Bond enclosed : Yes.

8 a. S.F.No.of Land/ SF Nos of Land ( In case of more than one S.F. No.)

b. Whether land is contiguous : Yes/No*.

c. If No, whether NOC/ Route permit enclosed : Yes.

d. SF No.of well / borewell* for which service required :

e. Extent of Land in acres to be irrigated ( Minimum of 0.5 acres ) :

f. Name of Village :

g. Name of Taluk :

h. Name of District :

9. Whether No Objection Certifi cate from Government Department required : Yes/No*

If yes, whether NOC enclosed : Yes

10. a. Whether there is any other well in the land : Yes / No*

b. If yes, whether there is any service in the well : Yes / No*

c. If Yes, Details of service connection

Name :

Service No., SF No. and Distribution :

Horse Power of motor-pump set :

Tariff :

Section Offi ce :

11. a. Whether there is any service existing in the well for

which Service Connection is now applied : Yes / No*

b. If Yes, Details of service connection

Name :

Service No., SF No. and Distribution :

Horse Power of motor- pump set :

Tariff :

Section Offi ce :

12. Whether any arrears is pending in any service connection

owned by the applicant in any part of the State

: Yes / No*

If yes , SC. No, Tariff, Distribution and Section :

NOTE : Yes / No* strike out Yes or No , the term not relevant.

I / We certify that the details given above are true to my / our best of knowledge.

Date :

Place : Applicant(s) Signature

Name(s) in block letters

Enclosure : 1. __________ (As per Serial No.6)

2.__________ (As per Serial No.7, if Applicable)

3.__________ (As per Serial No.8, if Applicable

4.___________ (As per Serial No 9, if Applicable)

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FOR LICENSEE'S USE ONLY

Acknowledgement

Applicant's Name :

Address :

Date of receipt :

Reference No. :

Category of supply :

Signature and seal of Distribution Licensee Name and Designation

(By order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission)

S. CHINNARAJALU, Chennai-600 008, Secretary,

20th July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Many conditions of current procedure of Agricultural applications are not conducive and practical. Requirement of much number of documents makes the application process cumbersome. Further, the licensee issues notice to Agricultural applicants to report readiness with motor-pump set in the initial stage itself, even before estimating and taking up the work . In most of the cases, the work is taken up and completed after many years of issue of such notice to maintain priority. There is a long gap existing between reporting readiness with motor-pump set by the applicant and effecting supply by the Licensee. Thus, the applicant has to spend signifi cant amount to purchase Motor-pump set and keep them idle for years till he gets supply.

Further, there are no stipulations in regard to the benefi cial use of the capital investment made on Transformers and lines erected by the Licensee, if the prospective applicant does not avail supply in time, after the work is completed. This results in idle investment on the Licensee side, as well.

The above requirements necessitate formulation of a simplifi ed procedures in registering the agricultural applications coupled with conducive and standardized procedure in processing them to serve the interest of all stakeholders, by issuing suitable amendments to the Distribution Code.

The amendment seeks to give effect to the above decision.

(By order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission)

S. CHINNARAJALU, Chennai-600 008, Secretary,

20th July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.

STATEMENT SHOWING EXISTING PROVISION AND THE PROVISION

EMBODYING AMENDMENT

Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code

FORM -2

FORM -2

APPLICATION FORM FOR AGRICULTURE

APPLICATION FORM FOR AGRICULTURE

SERVICE CONNECTION

SERVICE CONNECTION

(Refer Regulation 27(2))

(Refer Regulation 27(2))

To

APPLICATION FOR SUPPLY OF POWER TO

The Designated Engineer

AGRICULTURAL PUMP SETS

(Address of the Designated Office)

(Note: The application should be signed by the owner of

For Office Use only

the well. If there are partners, all must sign or consent to

be given by co-owners)

Registration No :

Date of Registration :

Registration Fee :

To

Applicant"s Applicant"s

Fee Receipt No. and Date :

PhotoPhoto

The Designated Engineer,

Demand Draft No. and Date :

(Address of the Licensee's

Signature of Registering Authority :

Distribution Centre)

1.Name of owner of the well or partners :

PhotoPhoto 2.Full residential address of the owner or partners :

3.Contact No. and e-mail id :

1. Name(s) of Applicant(s) with Father's Name:

4.S.F. No. in which the well is situated :

(Passport size photo(s) of applicant (s) to be affixed) 5.Revenue village name, Taluk and District :

2. Applicant(s) Full Postal Address(es) with PIN Code for Commu- nication :

6.Purpose of supply :

3. Contact phone Number and e-mail Id ( if available) :

7. Area and type of land to be irrigated by this well

(Wet / Dry) :

4. Horse Power of motor-pump set required :

8. Horse Power of motor pump sets proposed to be

installed : 5. Whether well is owned by single applicant : Yes / No*

9. Type of pump set (Centrifugal/ Submersible/ Air

compressor) :

If No, name of co-owners with respective Father's name and per- centage of share in the well :

10.Consent to abide by R&C of Licensee with regard

to duration of supply :

Sl. No. Name Father's Name Percentage of 11.Details of existing service connections of the

share in the well applicant, if any :

It is certified, I am the sole owner of the well / this

_______________________________________________________ ________________

application is signed by all partners

Place :

_______________________________________________________ ________________

Signature of Applicant/

Partners

Name(s) in block letters

_______________________________________________________ ________________

Date :

Note : The document such as FMB map showing

the location of the well, patta, chitta, adangal etc.,[Part VI—Sec. 2 128 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

S. CHINNARAJALU, Chennai-600 008, Secretary, 20th July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.

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