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NOTIFICATION

The 16th August, 2010

06(Part-IV-I)-04-268—In exercise of powers

x) read with section 50 of the Electricity Act,

rious stakeholders, Bihar Electricity Regulatory

amendment in Bihar Electricity Supply Code,

otification No. BERC/Regl-6/2006/529 dated 31

ment to Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007

commencement—(i) This Code may be called

07 (1^st Amendment).

into force with effect from the date of publica

to the whole of State of Bihar.

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Principal Code) the clause 2.1(j) of Chapter-2, t

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3. Amendment in Chapter-5 of the Code—In the clause 5.6 of Chapter-5, the

following shall be added

"In case of replacement of defective / burnt meters and metering units, the

provision as contained in clause 8.20 of Chapter – 8 of the Code shall

apply."

4. Amendment in Chapter 6 of the Code—In the clause 6.37 of Chapte-6, the

Annexure 4 is amended as Annexure 4 and 4(1) as annexed.

5. Amendment in Chapter-7 of the Code—In the clause 7.10 of Chapter-7 a new

clause as 7.10(a) shall be added as follows:

"If a consumer wants to shift his electric connection to a new premises in the

same billing area of the licensee, the same may be allowed subject to

technical feasibility, payment of all dues, shifting cost and after

completion of all formalities subject to the following conditions.

(i)

that spare load is available on the distribution transformer.

(ii) that the existing load of the consumer does not exceed 5KW."

6. Amendment in Chapter-11 of the Code—The clause 11.4 of chapter-11 shall be

substituted by;

"Voluntary Declaration of Tampered Meter

The licensee may launch area specific/whole of the area of jurisdiction of

licensee, an Amnesty Scheme of Voluntary Declaration of Tampered Meter for a limited

period not exceeding 15 days with the prior approval of the Commission.

(a)

The period of voluntary declaration shall be circulated and widely

published along with a format of application of voluntary declaration.

(b)

During the specified period there will be no raid/inspection of the

premises. However, consumers whose premises/meters have been checked

by Vigilance Cell/concerned officer of the licensee and where meters have

already been found to be tampered shall not be eligible under this scheme.

(c)

The tampered meter/metering unit shall be replaced with a new meter by

the licensee/consumer, as the case may be, within 15 days.

(d)

The cost of the meter/metering unit will be borne by the consumer.

(e)

The licensee shall raise half of the energy bill assessed in accordance with

the provisions of section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003 as per formula

and procedure specified in Annexure-7 of the Supply Code. The consumer

shall be provided by the licensee the sheet of calculation for the amount

required to be deposited.

(f)

The consumer shall pay the assessed amount in time. In case of default in

payment action shall be initiated under provision 135 of the Electricity

Act, 2003.

(g)

The energy bill for the period from the date of voluntary declaration till

replacement of meter shall be assessed as per procedure specified for

defective meter on normal tariff rate.

(h)

No case shall be lodged in case a consumer voluntarily declares the

tampering of meter and pays the bill raised under (e) above.

(i)

Such facility to a consumer shall be available for one time only."

7. Amendment in Annexure-7 for assessment in unauthorized use / theft of

electricity—Annexure-7 of the code is substituted as annexed.

By order of Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission

(Sd.) Illegible,

Secretary.

BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA), 18TH AUGUST 2010

Annexure – 4

(See Clause 6.37)

Determination of Connected Load

Domestic Connection

Name of the consumer

Address

3. Consumer Number (for existing connection) : ____________________________

4. Please fill-up the following table to enable determination of the connected load.

All items of load shall be taken as per manufacturer’s rating. In case of non-

availability of the manufacturer’s rating of any item, the load as shown in the

Annexure – 4 (1) shall be considered.

Sl.No.

Domestic

appliance

Load of each

appliance (in Watt)

No.

Total load (Watts)

5 (3x4)

Note:

(a)

Spare socket/points/holders shall not be counted towards connected load.

(b)

Defective appliances like cooler, freeze, T.V., Iron, Oven, etc. which are

not connected and not working shall not be taken into account.

(c)

In some domestic connections Geyser, Room Heater and Air-conditioner

(without heater) are installed. The load of Geyser(s) and Room Heater(s)

shall be accounted for billing for the month of December, January &

February and the load of Air-conditioner(s) (without heater) shall be taken

into account for the month of April to September. The load of Air-

conditioner(s) with heater(s) shall be accounted as connected load for full

year.

(d)

Subject to the minimum load of 1 kw, the fraction of the load below 500

Watts shall be rounded to its nearest lower level of whole number and 500

Watts and above shall be rounded to nearest higher level of whole number.

(e)

Signature of the consumer/His

representative

Signature of the licensee’s

representative

Date:

Place :

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Annexure – 4 (1)

Typical Power Rating for Domestic Appliances

Item

Power Rating

Bulb

as per actual rating

Tube light 2'/4'

20/40 watt

Fan

60 watt

Tape-recorder/Music system

25 watt

Vacuum cleaner

250 watt / actual

Television–colour

– Black & white

100 watt

60 watt

Mixie

60 watt / actual

Freeze

200 watt or actual

Cooler

200 watt or actual

Heater (for cooking and water heating)

1000 watt / actual

Washing machine without dryer

250 watt or actual

Geyser

1500/4000 watt or actual

Microwave Oven

2000 watt

Air Conditioner (1 ton/1.5 ton/2.0 ton)

1500/ 2000/ 2250 watt or actual

Split Air Conditioner 1.5 ton / 2.0 ton

2250 watt / actual

Computer

100 watt

Printer

150 watt

Water lifting Pump set

375 watt or actual

Inverter

Nil

Note

Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India has

specified the rating of various domestic appliances in terms of energy

efficiency level (1 to 5 star) and such appliances have lower rating which

shall be accepted.

BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA), 18TH AUGUST 2010

Annexure – 7

[See Clause 11.1(b)(i) & 11.2.3(b)(i)]

Assessment of Energy Charges in Case of Unauthorised Use /Theft of Electricity

Assessment of energy shall be done based on the following formula:

Units Assessed U = L x F x D x H

Where:

= Quantum of Energy Assessed in Units

= Connected Load in KW found at the time of inspection / raid at site

= Load factor as per chart given below

= Number of average hours of supply made available per day on the feeder

supplying power to the consumer or person as the case may be.

= Number of days during which unautherised use of electricity has taken

place. If the period during which such unauthorise use of electricity has

taken place can not be ascertained, such period shall be limited to 12

(twelve ) months immediately preceding the date of inspection.

LOAD FACTOR CHART FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORY OF SERVICES

Sl. No

Category of Service

Load Factor ( F )

Domestic power consumer

0.30

Non-domestic consumer

0.50

Agriculture Consumer

0.30

LT Industrial Consumer

0.50

High Tension Consumer

0.75

Categories of consumers not covered above

0.50

In case of High Tension Supply, the Connected load L for the purpose of

assessment of consumption (units assessed) shall be calculated as follows;

L (in kw) = Contracted demand, or actual recorded demand in KVA found at the

time of inspection / raid or eighty percent of permissible transformer capacity whichever

is higher x 0.90 (PF)

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BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 18TH AUGUST 2010

(A) Assessment in Cases of Unauthorized Use of Electricity (UUE):

The consumption so assessed as per L x F x D x H formula and after

deducting the units already billed / to be billed up to the date of

inspection shall be charged at twice the applicable tariff rate for the

relevant category of service. The amount billed at this rate shall not be

taken into consideration for the purpose of computing consumer's

liability to pay monthly/annual minimum charges, wherever applicable.

If the connected load of the consumer is found in excess of load

contracted, then the fixed charge or the demand charge, as the case may

be, shall also be charged for the excess load at twice the applicable tariff

rate. The period for computation in such cases shall be as stated in ‘D'

above.

If the connected load of LT consumer is found in excess of contracted

load and no tampering or bypassing of the meter or theft is detected and

meter is found working satisfactorily, then in such cases the short fall in

units in Monthly Minimum Consumption (MMC) in energy consumption,

if any, and the fixed charge for the excess load detected during the

inspection/raid shall be charged at twice the applicable tariff rate for the

period stated in 'D' above.

In cases where fixed monthly tariff exist, monthly assessment shall be

made at twice the normal rate for excess load.

5. (i) If it is found at any time that the energy supplied is used for a purpose on

which higher tariff is applicable, the assessment shall be made for the

entire period during which such unauthorised use of electricity has taken

place and if however the period during which such unauthorised use of

electricity has taken place cannot be ascertained such period shall be

limited to twelve months immediately preceding the date of inspection.

The total charges for energy consumption for such period shall be

assessed on the basis of twice the difference of higher and lower tariff

rates.

Provided that if it is found at any time that the energy supplied is

used for a purpose on which lower tariff is applicable, it shall not be

considered as UUE and no penal action will be taken.

(ii) The calculations above are subject to the condition that meter is working

satisfactorily, else, the energy will be calculated on the basis of L x F x D

x H formula as stated above.

If it is found at any time that the connection has been shifted to a premises

or area other than for which supply of electricity was authorised, the

assessment shall be made for entire period during such unauthrised

shifting has taken place, however the period during which such

unauthrised use of electricity has taken place cannot be ascertained shall

be limited to 12 months immediately preceding the date of inspection.

The assessment shall be made at the rate equal to twice the applicable

tariff rate.

(B) Assessment of Energy Charges in Cases of Theft of Electricity

(a) Assessment of energy in the cases of theft shall be calculated based on

the same formula U = L x F x D x H

(b) In case of theft as defined in section 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act,

2003 F shall be taken as equal to 1 (100%).

BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA), 18TH AUGUST 2010

(c) The consumption so assessed after adjusting the energy consumption of

the assessment period shall be charged at twice the tariff applicable for

the relevant category of services for which load was found to have been

used.

For demand charges, the maximum demand found at the time of

inspection / raid at site or eighty percent of the permissible transformer

capacity whichever is higher after, adjusting the KVA demand already

billed or to be billed upto the date of inspection / raid, shall be charged

at twice the applicable tariff rate.

(d) The period for computation shall be taken as stated in ‘D' above.

Note: In case of tampered meters, the inspecting authority shall book the

Consumer under section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for UUE only

where such tampered meters are found in use, but there is no

incriminating evidence available that implicate the consumer.

The inspecting authority shall book the consumer under Section 135

of the Electricity Act, 2003 only when incriminating evidence found

implicate such consumer(s) dishonestly committing theft of electricity

through tampered meters.

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