Tariff Schedule – HV – 8

 8.2 : Seasonal Consumers (Slab Tariff)

1             Applicability:

This tariff will be available to such seasonal industries/ consumers  requiring energy for a minimum period of four months and a maximum period of nine months in a year. Rice mills, sugar mills, ice factories, cold storages, ginning and pressing factories will be normally entitled and the Board can give this facility to any other industry in consultation with the Commission. The contract demand shall be expressed in whole number only.

2              Character of service:

Alternating Current, 3 phase, 50 cycles, 33 kV or below depending upon the availability of the voltage of supply and at the sole discretion of MPSEB.

3              Point of Supply:

The power will be supplied to the consumers ordinarily at a single point for the entire premises. 

4              Tariff:

5                 Minimum Charge:

The tariff is subject to payment for a minimum annual consumption of 900 units per kVA of the contract demand. If the actual consumption falls short of the minimum stated above, the deficit units shall be billed at the rate applicable for the highest slab. The consumption corresponding to the demand in excess of contract demand (excess supply) shall not be taken into account for the calculation of tariff minimum charges.

6            Determination of Demand

The maximum demand of the supply in each month shall be two times the largest number of kilovolt ampere hours delivered at the point of supply during any consecutive 30 minutes during the month as per sliding window principle of measurement of demand.

7            Rebate / penalties :

Power Factor Incentive :

If the average monthly power factor of the consumer increases above 95%,the consumer shall be paid the incentive, for each one percent increase by which his average monthly power factor is above 95%, at 1% (one percent) on total amount of bill under the heads of “Demand Charge” and “Energy Charge”. 

Power Factor Penalty:

If the average monthly power factor of the consumer falls below 90 percent, the consumer shall, for each one percent by which his average monthly power factor  falls below 90 percent, in addition  pay 1% (one percent) on total amount of bill under the  heads of “Demand Charge” and “Energy Charge”.    

If the average monthly power factor of the consumer falls below 85 percent, the consumer shall, for each one percent by which his average monthly power factor falls below 85 percent, in addition pay 2% (two percent) on total amount of bill under the heads “Demand charge” and “Energy Charge”.

Should the power factor fall below 70%,  the Board reserves the right to disconnect the consumer’s installation till steps are taken to improve the same to the satisfaction of the Board; this is, however, without prejudice to the levy of penalty charges for low power factor in the event of supply not being disconnected.  

For  this purpose, the “average monthly power factor” is defined as the ratio of total Kilo Watt hours to the total kilo volt Ampere hours recorded during the month. This ratio will be rounded off to two figures, 5 or above in the third place of decimal being rounded off to the next higher figure in the second place of decimal.  

Notwithstanding what has been stated above, if the average power factor of a new consumer is found to be less than 90% at any time during the first 6 (six) months from the date of connection, the consumer shall be entitled to a maximum period of six months to improve it to not less than 90% subject to following conditions :-  

This period of six months shall be reckoned from the date on which the average power factor was found for the first time to be less than  90%.  

In all cases, the consumer will be billed the penal  charges for low power factor, but in case the consumer maintains the average power factor in subsequent three months (thus in all four months) to not less than 90%, the charges on account of low power factor billed during the said six months period, shall be withdrawn and credited in next monthly bills.  

The facility, as mentioned herein, shall be available not more than once to new consumers whose average power factor is less than 90% at any time during 6 months from the date of connection.  Thereafter, the charges on account of low average power factor, if found less than 90%, shall  be payable as by any other consumer.  

8.   Time of Day Charges :

This condition is applicable to all HV users except hospitals, townships, offices, distribution licensees, railway stations, MES, and Institutions for different periods of the day i.e. normal period, peak load and off-peak load period. The maximum demand and the consumption recorded in different periods shall be billed according to the rates below. All HV consumers shall be required to give in writing to MPSEB their option for peak hour use or for Off peak hour use. This shall be done immediately and kept in MPSEB’s records. Only consumers who opt for Off-peak hour use will be entitled for concessional rate of 90% of Normal rate, for use of energy during 10 PM to 6 AM. However, if such a consumer, who has opted for Off peak hour consumption, is found using grid energy during peak hours, he shall be required to pay penal charges as shown below:-

TOD Charges :

(a) For Consumers who opt for Peak hour use

  (b) For Consumers who opt for Off Peak hour use

9            Additional Charge:

For Excess Demand :

The consumers should at all times restrict their actual maximum demand within the contract demand. In case the actual maximum demand in any month exceeds the contract demand, the foregoing tariffs shall apply only to the extent of the contract demand and corresponding units of energy. The demand in excess of contract demand and corresponding units of energy (hereinafter referred to as “excess supply”) shall be treated as power supplied and availed separately for billing purposes. The excess supply so availed , if any, in any month shall be charged at twice the normal tariff applicable to the consumer and while doing so other provisions of electricity tariff (such as tariff minimum charge, power factor, etc.) will also be applicable on aforesaid excess supply,  unless otherwise provided specifically .  

For the purpose of billing of excess supply, the billing demand and the units of energy  shall be determined as under:-   

Billing Demand/Contract Demand:

The demand in excess of the contract demand in any month shall be the billing demand/contract demand of the excess supply.

Units Energy:

The units of energy corresponding to kVAs of the portion of the demand in excess of the contract demand shall be-                  

Where,  
TU- denotes total units supplied during the month,  
CD-denotes contract demand, and  
MD-denotes actual maximum demand.  

The excess supply availed in any month shall be charged along- with the monthly bill and shall be payable by the consumer.

The billing of excess supply at twice the normal tariff applicable to consumer is without prejudice to the Board’s right to discontinue the supply in accordance with the provisions contained in the Board’s General Conditions for Supply of Electrical Energy and Scale of Miscellaneous and General  Charges.

For Delayed Payment:

Surcharge at 2% per month on the outstanding amount of the bill up to 30 days and 2.5% per month thereafter will be payable in addition from the date of bill,  if the bills are not paid by the consumer within the period prescribed.

10            Rounding off

All bills will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.

11        Other Terms and Conditions

The foregoing tariffs for different supply voltages are applicable for loads with contract demand as below :-  

  The loads with contract demand exceeding 8000 kVA shall be permitted at 132 kV, subject to approval of tariff by the Commission. The deviation, if any, in respect of above provisions on account of technical reasons may be permitted /sanctioned by the Board on merits.

 The existing consumers with contract demand exceeding 8000 kVA who have been permitted to continue to avail supply at 33 kV or 11 kV, shall be required to pay additional charge at 7% on the total amount of the bill at 33 kV or 11 kV, as the case may be. The aforesaid additional charge at 7% shall be levied on the total amount of the bill comprising demand charge, energy charge and fuel/variable cost adjustment  charge if any.   Further, if the existing consumers, as aforesaid, having contract demand less than 8000 kVA require additional power resulting in the total contract demand exceeding 8000 kVA then they shall be required to take the total supply at 132 kV at the relevant tariff for supply at 132 kV from the date the enhanced contract demand (including the additional power) becomes effective.  

Meter hire shall be charged as per schedule of Miscellaneous Charges.  Part of a month will be reckoned as full month for purpose of billing. 

An average power factor of 0.9 will be applied for calculation of   corresponding units at different load factors on contract demand.  

The tariff does not include any tax or duty, etc. on electrical energy that may be payable at any time in accordance with any law then in force. Such charges, if any, shall be payable by the consumer in addition to the tariff charges.  

In case of any dispute on applicability of tariff on a particular category of HT Industry/H.T. consumer, the decision of the Commission shall be final and binding.                             

Notwithstanding the provisions, if any, contrary to the agreement entered into by the consumer with the Board, all conditions prescribed herein shall be applicable to the consumer.