DAKSHIN HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM. Sales Circular No. D-29/2016 From CE/Commercial, DHBVN, Hisar To All CEs/SEs/XENs/SDOs/OP, JEs-I, Incharge Sub office, in DHBVN. Memo No. Ch-29/SE/CommI./R-16/8/2001 Dated: 12/09/2016 Subje Revised Application processing charges, Advance Consumption deposit ACD and its review and Service Connection charges. Please refer to Sales Circular No. D-26/2011 dated 9/9/2011 issued in compliance to Hon'ble Commission order dated 17" Aug, 2011 circulated vide its memo no. HERC/Tariff(E\/G&M Charges/1490 dated 23.08.2011 on Schedule of General & Miscellaneous Charges for various categories w.e.f., 1" Sep, 2011 Now, HERC vide Regulation No. HERC/34/2016 dated 11" July, 2016 on “Duty to supply electricity on request, Power to recover expenditure incurred in providing supply and Power to require security Regulations, 2016” has revised certain charges. This regulation was published in the Gazette of Haryana on 19/7/2016 and is applicable from the date of its publication. Accordingly, the revised Application processing charges, Consumption deposit ACD and its review and Service Connection charges as per the aforesaid Regulation shall be as under:~ A-Schedule of General Charges 1. | Application processing charges Connected load ‘Application processing fee Upto 2 KW ~ | Rs.60/- ‘ Above 2 KW Rs.25 per KW or part thereof subject to the max. of Rs.20,000/- 2 | Service connection charges cae ae The service connection charges/cost of extension of distribution system to be carried | out by the licensee for release of new connection/extension of load, calculated in accordance with Annexure | to HERC Regulation No. HERC/34/2016 dated 11" July, 2016 on “Duty to supply electricity on request, Power to recover expenditure incurred in providing supply and Power to require security Regulations, 2016 shall be payable by the applicantX in case the applicant opts for execution of work on his own, the supervision charges calculated in accordance with Regulation 3.10 of aforesaid regulation shall be payable, Besides this, in case the service connection charges calculated as given below are more than the actual cost of such works which are to be finally handed over to the licensee, the difference of the service connection charges and the actual cost would also be paid by the applicant. 4. For New Connections. The applicant shall bear the Service Connection Charges/Cost as prescribed hereunder:- ‘Sr. | Category ‘Service Connection Charges (in Rs.) per No. KW of the connected load or part thereof. i ‘Single phase Domestic Supply upto 2 | Rs. 200/- KW connected load ie one ii Single phase Domestic Supply above 2 | Rs. 500/- KW connected load ei ies ill Three phase Domestic Supply Rs. 1000/- iv | Single phase Non Domestic Supply RS. 1000/- v__ | Three phase Non Domestic Supply Rs. 2000/- 5 q vi | Bulk supply & LT. industrial Supply Rs. 2000- vii | HiT Industrial Supply Rs.2000/- per KVA of the contract demand ae _| or part thereof. es vi ‘AP Supply ‘Actual expenditure to be incurred for release of connection which shall include cost of LTIHT line and that of distribution transformer. In case more than one consumers are released connections from the same transformer, the cost of distribution transformer shall be shared on prorata basis corresponding to the load of each consumer. Street light | ‘Actual cost as per deposit work estimate Other Consumers Service connection charges as applicable for LT/HT Industrial supply The above service connection charges shall be applicable where the length of new line to be provided is upto 150 meters. Where, this length exceeds 150 meters, the applicant shall be required to pay additional charges of Rs. 175 per meter for loads up | to 50 kW and Rs.250/- per meter for loads in excess of 50 kW.(2) In case, the proposed connection is to be released on voltage level of 11 kV, the actual cost involved for releasing the connection would also be worked out as per Standard Cost Data Book and the amount recoverable shall be the higher of the following:- a) Actual cost. ») Total service connection charges applicable to the respective category NOTE: The actual cost shall include cost of the individual service line only calculated as per the Cost Data Book. In case the service line is to emanate from the feeding sub-station, the applicant shall bear the entire expenditure including cost of the breaker. However, creation of new sub-station or augmentation of existing substation shall be carried out by the licensee at its own cost as per provision under Regulations 4.4, 4.5 and 4.7. 3) In case, the proposed connection is to be released on voltage higher than II KV, the actual cost involved for releasing the connection would also be worked out as per Standard Cost Data Book and the amount recoverable shall be the higher of the following:- a) Actual cost b) Total service connection charges applicable to the respective category. Note:- The actual cost shall include cost of the individual service line and proportionate cost of the common portion of the main line upto the feeding sub-station including the line bay as per the Cost Data Book. In case the service line is to emanate from the feeding sub-station, the applicant shall bear the entire expenditure including cost of the breaker and bay. However, creation of new sub-station or augmentation of existing substation shall be carried out by the distribution licensee/transmission licensee at its own cost to be recovered through ARR of the distribution licensee/transmission licensee. (4) The creation of a new substation as well as augmentation of existing substation (33 kV and above), if required, shall be carried out by the distribution licensee/transmission licensee at their own cost. As such while calculating the actual costs as mentioned under Paras 2 and 3 above, the cost involved for augmentation of existing grid substation or creating a new substation would not be taken into account, (6) In Group Housing Societies or Residential or Residential cum Commercial Complexes developed by developers, where internal LT/HT infrastructure including G.O switches, distribution transformers, cables upto the metering point have been laid by the Group Housing Societies/Developers at their own cost but individual connections have been given on LT supply to the residents and for common services or for other commercial loads by the licensee, in such cases also such equipment upon energization shall become the property of the licensee and the maintenance/replacement of such equipment shall be carried out by the distribution licensee at their own cost as per provision under Regulation 4.10 For Extension of Load: (6) The consumer shall pay service connection charges at the rates given under Para 1 above for additional load/demand only.(7) Where there is a change of category from L.T (upto 50 kW) to H.T (above 50 kW), the charges would be levied on the additional kVA demand, calculated as under (as an example) subject to provision under Para 8 below: a) Existing Sanctioned load : 40kW b) Applied Load 150 kW with Contract Demand of : 140 kVA. | c) Additional Demand : 140-(40/0.90)=95.55 kVA (8) In case the supply is at 11 KV or above or in case of change of category from LT to HT, the consumer shall pay actual cost of release of additional loadidemand or service connection charges as worked out above whichever is higher. Notes i) The line service charges on the original load, if already being levied, shall continue. However, in cases where category changes from LT to HT or from 11 kV to voltage higher than 11 kV and the consumer is required to pay actual expenses for release | of connection at II kV or higher Voltage, the line service charges if being levied for existing load shall be discontinued. ii) While assessing the connected load for industrial connections, both general and industrial loads shall be taken into account. ill) Load exceeding 50 kW shall be catered on II KV and above. The above limit shall be applicable both for new and extension cases after taking into account the existing load. iv) An increase in the connected load without increase in Contract Demand shall not call for payment of service connection charges. However, consumers seeking extension in Contract Demand within the sanctioned connected load shall be Tequired to pay service connection charges on KVA basis on the incremental contract demand or actual cost whichever is higher. v) In case due to non-availability of material with the licensee, the applicant supplies the material, due credit of the cost of material supplied shall be given to the | applicant from the Service Connection Charges as worked out above. The rates of material would be worked out on the basis of stock issue rates as fixed by the Controller of Stores or the actual cost on which it is purchased by the applicant, | whichever is lesser. Refund of service connection charges If the licensee fails to extend the supply to the applicant within the time frame specified under Regulation 3, it shall be liable to pay interest on service connection charges at the rate specified under Regulation 5.8, along with the penalty as provided under Regulation 6.1 and refund such service connection charges to the applicant on request. Manner of accounting and adjustments The license- shall account, under appropriate account head, all service connection charges recovered by him under Regulation 4. The amount so recovered shall be deducted from the Gross Fixed Assets to arrive at the value of Net Fixed | Assets.Power to require security as per HERC Regulation No. HERC/34/2016 dated 11°" July, 2016 on “Duty to supply electricity on request, Power to recover expenditure incurred in providing supply and Power to require security Regulations, 2016 5.1 In pursuance of Section 47 of the Act, the licensee may require any person, who requires a supply of electricity in his premises,, to give him reasonable security for the payment of all monies, which may become due to him:~ a) in respect of the electricity supplied to such perso b) where any electric line or electrical plant or electric meter is to be provided for supplying electricity to such person, in respect of the provision of such line or plant ‘or meter. and if that person fails to give such security, the distribution licensee may, if he thinks fit, refuse to give the supply of electricity or to provide the line or plant or meter for the period during which the failure continues. 5.2 Where any person has not given such security as is mentioned in Regulation 5.1 or the security given by any person has become invalid or insufficient, the distribution licensee may, by notice, require that person, within thirty days after the service of the notice, to give him reasonable security for the payment of all monies which may become due to him in respect of the supply of electricity or provision of such line or plant or meter. 5.3 If the person referred to in Regulation 5.2 fails to give such security, the distribution licensee may, if he thinks fit, discontinue the supply of electricity for the period during which the failure continues. 5.4 The distribution licensee shall not be entitled to require security in pursuance cf clause (a) of Regulation 5.1 if the person requiring the supply is prepared to take the supply through a pre-payment meter. 5.5 Security Deposit (1) In pursuance of Regulation 5. |, a security deposit shall be made by all the consumers to cover: {@) The estimated power consumption for two billing cycles for all categories of ‘consumers except the HT industrial supply consumers. In case of HT industrial supply consumers, it would be estimated power consumption for one and half billing cycles. Initially the applicant shall deposit the consumption security at the flat rates as mentioned under Regulation 5.6. Subsequently the security shall be revised annually as per the procedure defined under Regulation 5.9 (1) (b) The cost of electric meter that is to be provided for supplying electricity to a premises, (2) In case of enhancement of load, only additional security to cover the additional consumption shall need to be deposited, estimated as per the methodology given under Regulation 5.9 (1). (3) As stated under Regulation 5.5 (1), the consumption security deposit shall be revised annually as per the procedure defined under Regulation 5.9 (1). Any excessideficient amount shall be adjusted within three subsequent bills of the consumer,(4) The consumption security deposit shall be retuned to consumer upon termination ‘of Agreement and within 30 days of adjustment of all dues. In case of delay, » interest equivalent to the State Bank of India base rate as on the 1* of April of the financial year shall be payable to the consumer. 5.8 Interest on Security Deposit 5.8.1 The licensee shall pay interest to the consumer at the Bank rate as determined by the Reserve Bank of India on 1st April of each year or more as specified by the Commission payable annually on the consumer's security deposit. The interest accrued during the year shall be adjusted in the consumer's bill for the first billing cycle of the ensuing financial year. 5.8.2 In case the interest accrued during the year is not adjusted in the consumer's bill for the first billing cycle of the ensuing financial year, tlie licensee shall be liable to pay interest at the rate of 18% for the period for which the payment of interest accrued is delayed 5.9 Review of Security Deposit for power consumption (ACD) (1) At the beginning of the financial year, the licensee shall review the consumption Pattern of the consumer for the adequacy of the security deposit from April to March of the previous year. A consumer, except the HT industrial supply consumer, is required to maintain a sum equivalent to his average payment for the Period of two billing cycles. An HT industrial supply consumer, is required to maintain a sum equivalent to his average payment for the period of one and half billing cycles. Where ‘average payment’ shall be equal to the average of actual bills Paid in the last financial year: Provided that for a consumer whose electricity connection is less than one year old, the security deposit shall not be revised at the beginning of the ‘ensuing financial year: Provided further that average payment shalll not include the arrears of any kind recovered in the last financial year pertaining to the prior period. 2) The security deposit available with the licensee in respect of each consumer shall be shown in the bill issued to the consumer. Refund of excess security to the consumer by the licensee, as and when arises, shall be made by way of adjustment in subsequent energy bills showing negative amount where necessary. Advance Consumption Deposit (ACD): As per regulation 56.1 of the Haryana given hereunder: Electricity Regulatory Commission (Duty to supply electricity on request, Power to fecover expenditure incurred in providing supply & Power to require security) Regulations, 2005 new applicants shall deposit consumption security at the flat rates Category of consumer Consumption security amount (Rs/KW or part thereof the connected load ) Agriculture supply 100ii Domestic supply/Bulk Supply | 750 (Domestic) LT Industrial Supply 1000 : iv. HT Industrial supply 1000 V__ | Non-Domestic supply | 4000 vi | Bulk Supply 1000 vi. | MITC 1000 vill. | Lift Irrigation bes 1000 Bel ix | Public Water Works 1500 x. | Street Light ~ | 2000 [xi | Railways 3 1600 aevT ae xii. Independent Hoarding/Decorative 2000 Lighting xii, | Temporary Metered Supply Four times of the rate of category in which the temporary supply is required. NOTES: ee In case of consumers who are sanctioned additional connected load, the additional consumption security shall be got deposited for the additional connected load. The above instructions are applicable w.e f. the date of their publication in the official Gazette of Haryana ie, July 19, 2016 For clarification if any, the Regulation No. HERC/34/2016 is available from HERC website ie. [Link] in. All relates Sales Circular , Instruction and SMI is amended to the above extent. The above instructions should be brought to the notice of all concemed for careful lous compliance with immediate effect. ost esha. for CE/Commercial. DHBVN, Hisar