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Tariff
Schedule – LV - 4
WATER
WORKS :
WATER
WORKS :
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Applicability
This
tariff is applicable for Public Utility Water Supply Schemes,
sewage treatment plants and Sewage Pumping Installations run by
P.H.E. Department, Local Bodies and Gram Panchayats or any
organization made responsible by the Government to supply/
maintain public water works / Sewerage Installations.
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Character of service:
Alternating
Current, 50 cycles, three phase, 400 Volts or above depending
upon the availability of voltage of supply.
3
Point of Supply:
Energy
will be supplied to the consumer at a single point.
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Tariff:
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Category
of consumers
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Fixed
Charges
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Energy
Charges
paise
per unit
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LV-4
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4.0
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Water
Works:
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4.1
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Municipal
Corporation/ Cantonment Boards
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NIL
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300
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4.2
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Municipality/
Nagar Panchayat
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NIL
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270
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4.3
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Gram
Panchayat
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NIL
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245
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Minimum Charge:
Charges
equivalent to 30 unit per month per HP or part thereof
of the connected load shall be payable by Consumers.
6
Billing in case of defective meters
The
consumer shall be billed for the period, when the meter has
become defective, on the basis of average consumption of
previous three meter reading cycles. In cases where the
recorded consumption of past three meter reading cycles, prior
to the date meter became defective, is either not available or
partially available, the consumption pattern of three meter
reading cycles subsequent to the installation of
repaired/replaced meter shall be taken for estimation of
consumption. This charge shall be levied till the meter is
repaired/replaced and metering restored on the actual
consumption basis.
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Rounding off
All
bills will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.
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Other Terms and Conditions
a)
Late payment Surcharge: If the bills are not paid by the
consumers within the period (due date) prescribed, a surcharge
of 1.5% per month of the total amount of monthly bill (including
outstanding arrears) will be payable in addition.
b)
Fuel/ Variable Cost Adjustment (VCA) Charge: Fuel charge/
VCA charge, if any, shall be levied in addition to energy
charge.
c)
Meter Hire – Meter Hire shall be charged as per the
Schedule of Miscellaneous Charges. Part of a month will be
reckoned as full month for purpose of billing.
d)
Ordinarily, no new supply to LT installations with induction
motor(s) of capacity of 3 HP and above will be given unless
suitable capacitors to improve the power factor, are installed.
e)
The consumers under the foregoing tariffs, shall maintain
an average power factor not less than 0.8 in any month.
f)
Every power consumer whose connected load includes
induction motor/s of capacity of 3 HP and above, shall arrange
to install Low Tension Shunt Capacitors at his cost across
the terminals of his motors of the rating specified herein
below:-
Sl.No.
Rating of individual Induction motor
kVA rating of LT capacitors.
1.
3 HP and above up to 5 HP
1
2.
Above 5 HP to 7.5 HP
2
3.
Above 7.5 HP to 10 HP
3
4.
Above 10 HP to 15 HP
4
5.
Above 15 HP to 20 HP
5
6.
Above 20 HP to 30 HP
6
7.
Above 30 HP to 40 HP
7
8.
Above 40 HP to 50 HP
8
9.
Above 50 HP to 100 HP
9
g)
The decision of the Executive Engineer of the Board as to the
adequacy or otherwise of the power factor improvement device
installed shall be binding on consumers.
h)
Any power consumer who fails to provide LT capacitor of
specified rating or any consumer to whom supply is given
without his installing capacitor of specified
rating, shall be liable to pay power factor surcharge of
26 (twenty six) paise per unit in respect of consumption of the
entire installation during the month.
i)
The power factor surcharge shall be applicable to the entire
monthly consumption of the installation.
j)
Levy of power factor surcharges as indicated herein shall be
without prejudice to the rights of the Board to disconnect the
consumer’s installation, if steps are not taken to improve the
power factor by installing suitable shunt capacitors.
k)
The foregoing tariffs are applicable to the extent of the
connected load for which the agreement subsists between the
Board and the consumer. In case the connected load in the
consumer’s premises is at any time found in excess of
what has been agreed to between the consumer and the
Board, the consumer shall have to pay in respect of units
(including minimum charge) corresponding to the excess load at
1.5 times the normal tariff rate (inclusive of Fuel/ Variable
Cost Adjustment Charge, if any), for previous three months
immediately preceding the date of inspection, unless the onus is
rebutted by the consumer.
l)
The foregoing tariffs are applicable to connections having
connected load not exceeding 100 HP . Consumers having existing
load in excess of 100 HP are allowed time till 30th June, 2003
for conversion of their connection from LT to HT supply. Such
consumers will have to pay Transformer rent and 3% losses
separately upto the time the transformer is installed by the
consumer. In future if any consumer is found having connected
load more than 100 HP , the consumer will be required to convert
to HT within six months from date of checking.
m)
In case of any dispute on applicability of tariff on a
particular LT category, the decision of the Commission shall be
final and binding.
n)
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.
o)
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.
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