TEMPORARY SUPPLY: Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code.

TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Notification No. TNERC/DC/8 – 17, dated 06-09-2013.

(The amendment will come into force from the date of its publication in the Gazette of Government of Tamil Nadu)

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

amendment to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code.

AMENDMENT

In the said Code, for regulation 39, the following regulation shall be substituted,

namely:-

“39.TEMPORARY SUPPLY:

Temporary supply of electricity to any premises shall be dealt with as below:—

(1)If the temporary supply as in the case of construction of building etc. is to be converted into permanent supply after completion of the construction, normal procedure to effect the supply to regular categories shall be followed and the consumer shall be charged under temporary supply tariff, i.e. permanent supply procedure shall be adopted with temporary supply tariff. An undertaking shall be obtained from the consumer to the effect that the consumer will accept to convert the temporary supply into appropriate permanent category after completion of the construction work in accordance with the regulations in force and to pay the charges if any arising out of such conversion. In such conversion, if conversion from lower voltage to higher voltage is involved, the existing lower voltage service connection shall be closed and new higher voltage service connection shall be provided in accordance with the regulations in force. In case of conversion or closing of existing service connection account involves dismantling of part or whole of existing service line or erection of part or whole of service line or improvement of part or whole of existing service line or combination of the above, due credit/debit shall be given to the consumer as below:

(i)Book value / written down value subject to a minimum of 20% of the cost of retrievable and reusable materials shall be credited.