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8.1 The hallmark of regulatory set-up
is the least involvement of the regulator in the
operations of the regulated entities. This would
call for adequate amount of sincerity and discipline
on part of the Petitioner. The Commission is
disappointed to observe that due to inadequate
response from the Petitioner, it has to issue
directions relating to operations of the Petitioner.
Even letters from the Commission remain unattended
or have not been replied. This is not a very
encouraging scenario. If such an attitude continues,
then the Commission apart from imposing fines and
penalties, would be constrained to prescribe a
system where the concerned Board official would be
directed to appear before the Commission in person
and submit the information required. The Petitioner
should bring in a positive improvement and evolve
systems demonstrating self-regulation on its part.
8.2.1 The Commission while discussing various
issues in earlier Chapters, has given certain
directions to be complied with by the Board. All
these are summarized below:
8.2.2 In its Order dated 26th September, 2001,
the Commission directed (in clause 2.7 of the Order)
that MPSEB should file its annual revenue
requirement for the succeeding financial year before
October 31,2001 and the proposal for fixation of
tariff upto 30th November, 2001. The Petitioner has
filed the combined petition for ARR and tariff
proposal very late. It is directed that for the
year 2003-04 the ARR be filed by 31 December 2002
and tariff proposal by 31 January 2003. MPSEB must
ensure rigid observance of time schedule for
subsequent years.
(Clause 1.2)
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8.2.3 Specific oil consumption for smaller units
nos. 1 and 2 of Amarkantak Thermal Power Station has
been 14.067 ml/unit, which is abnormally high. The
Board is directed to investigate into the causes of
this high level of consumption for the year 2001-02
and take remedial steps.
(Clause 2.5.6.2.iii)
8.2.4 Schedule of annual
maintenance/overhauling of generating units
The Board has submitted a comprehensive schedule for
the year 2002-03 for maintenance/overhaul of the
generators in their tariff petition. The Commission
directs that such schedule has to be submitted
atleast three months before the start of the
financial year that is by 31st December every year.
(Clause 3.8)
8.2.5 Installation of weightometers in the
powerhouses.
All the remaining weightomers be got installed and
the Board may ensure proper functioning of the
weightometers.
(Clause 3.9)
8.2.6 Action to reduce transit and stacking
losses
The Commission has directed to make available the
data for the whole year for the coal dispatch and
coal receipt to the Commission regularly.
(Clause 3.10)
8.2.7 Rates of power absorbed / purchased from
captive power plants
The Commission directs that the Board should seek
the approval of the Commission before making an
agreement with any captive power generator including
rate of purchase.
(Clause 3.11)
8.2.8 Procurement of power from any source
The Commission directs that procurement of power by
Board/successor utilities, from any source by
entering into agreement for the same shall be with
prior approval of the Commission.
(Clause 3.12)
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8.2.9 Replacement of defective LT meters
The Commission directs the Board to
submit the comprehensive plan for replacement of LT
stopped/defective meters to bring the total
percentage down to 3% and cities to 1.5% by March
2003.
(Clause 3.14.3)
8.2.10 Demand Side Management (DSM) Cell
The Commission has taken a serious note on
overlooking the work of energy audit and DSM . The
study carried out by the Board to reduce the T&D
loss does not cover the entire scope of energy audit
and Demand Side Management.. Although the Board
has taken up the Demand Side Management and energy
audit of agriculture and street light categories,
the Board is directed to take up the work of energy
audit and Demand Side Management in any industrial
pocket on experimental basis and also on Board’s own
power stations and Administrative offices. Board to
constitute a DSM Cell immediately. Quarterly report
be submitted to the Commission for the above work.
(Clause 3.14.4)
8.2.11 Monitoring of consumption by HT and LT
industries
The Commission directs the Board to monitor the
consumption of all HT consumers by installation of
check meters for atleast 3 months in a year and
submit the findings quarterly to the Commission.
(Clause 3.15.4)
8.2.12 Checking of Meter reading of LT
consumers
The Commission directs that the Superintendent
Engineer of the Board should prepare a schedule of
sample checking of meter readings by the senior
officers. Results shall be reported by the Secretary
of the Board on a quarterly basis to the Commission.
(Clause 3.15.7)
8.2.13 Area of meter readers be changed every
alternate cycle
The Board in its petition has indicated that after
transferring the meter readers to other places and
engaging new meter readers on contract basis, the
complaints in regard to erratic meter readings have
minimized. Details of reduction in complaints and
increase in total recorded sale of energy should be
reported to Commission. Now it is also necessary
that every alternate meter reading should be done by
a different team/person than the one who did the
reading on the previous occasion to obviate the
possibility of unhealthy nexus.
(Clause 3.15.8)
8.2.14 Collection Efficiency
The Board must report to the Commission every
quarter the names of Circles where the collection
efficiency is below 90%. The Board has estimated
that its collection efficiency would increase to 93%
during 2002-03 from 92% during 2001-02. The
Commission fixes the target for collection
efficiency to be 96% during 2002-03 for current
billing demand and the Board must also collect
atleast 15% out of arrears as at the start of
2002-03.
(Clause 3.20)
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8.2.15 Programme for installation of LT capacitors
for agriculture pump connections
The Commission has directed the Board to submit an
action plan for installation and capacitors at 33
KV, 11 KV and distribution transformers by 31st
March 2003. No new agriculture pump connection be
given without installation of capacitors.
(Clause 3.22)
8.2.16 During the course of the public hearing,
many consumers objected to the derogatory remarks
made by the petitioner on page 18 of the petition
and demanded the Commission to record suitable
comments in its Tariff Order for MPSEB. The
Commission directs the Board to be careful in use of
language in future so that the feelings of public
are not hurt.
(Clause 5.2.7)
8.2.17 In order to improve upon the performance of
energy generation units during 2002-2003 and in
subsequent years, it is directed that:
(i) Board shall adhere to the scheduled annual
overhauling / maintenance programmes of the various
units and ensure its implementation. Capital
overhauling of the units shall also be carried out
periodically in accordance with the norms stipulated
by the manufacturers.
(ii) Board shall make all out efforts in taking
up the refurbishment/ renovation / modernization
work of the various units religiously so as to
improve upon their working life and performance.
(iii) Board shall make adequate funds available in
order to make the running maintenance of the
generating units.
(iv) In order to keep the operating parameters in
check and also to take care of due and proper
maintenance of various generating units and their
auxiliaries, it would be prudent to impart training
and refresher courses to the concerned employees
from time to time on the operation and maintenance
of various units.
(v) Board shall take up the matter with the
Government of India and Coal India Ltd. for supply
of adequate quantity of coal to its various thermal
power stations. Matter regarding quality of coal
wherever it is not upto the desired value shall also
be taken up with the Coal India for improvement.
Entering into Fuel Supply Agreement with coal
companies will be a right step in this direction.
(vi) Further Energy Audit of the power stations is
bound to improve upon the performance parameters. As
such a time bound programme shall be taken up by the
Board in this direction.
(vii)The Board should also evolve an appropriate
incentive scheme to motivate the employees for
achieving highest possible generation. Similarly
punitive measures may also be envisaged in the event
the actual performance is lower than the desired
minimum.
(viii) The Board is directed to file a
report on action taken on the above points every six
months by 30 April and 31 October every year.
(Clause 6.8.1.1))
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8.2.18 The Board is directed to ensure that coal
consumption for each power station is commensurate
with the Station Heat Rate determined by the
Commission as above. The Board is also directed to
expedite the installation of weightometers at
Amarkantak T.P.S.
(Clause 6.8.1.8)
8.2.19 The Commission directs that assets register
be maintained properly and the same should be
completed within six months of this order and a
quarterly progress report be filed with the
Commission. Any failure to undertake this task will
invite penalty on the Petitioner Board and the
Commission will expect responsibility to be fixed on
the concerned officers.
(Clause 6.8.3)
8.2.20 The Board has proposed an insurance
expenditure of Rs. 518.86 lacs for 2002-03 on
Board's money. The Commission directs the Board to
submit details such as insurance amount, instances
of loss during last 5 years, reasons, amount lost,
amount claimed, amount received and details of
expenditure made from the fund created for this
purpose for 2002-03.
(Clause 6.8.7)
8.2.21 The Petitioner has projected an expenditure
of Rs. 159.92 crores for 2002-03 for R&M works of
transmisson and distribution network. The Commission
directs the petitioner to segregate the projected
expenditure into two parts viz. those in the nature
of routine maintenance and those in the nature of
System Strengthening and Improvement and submit the
details to the Commission. The Commission directs
the Petitioner to submit a report on the impact of
R&M works initiated on above parameters.
(Clause 6.8.8.2)
8.2.22 The Commission has observed that amount of
expenditure the Board proposes to incur on
development/ purchase of Computer Software during
2002-03 for areas having impact on revenue
collection and performance monitoring have not been
clearly brought out in the Petition. Keeping in view
the current status of computerisation in the Board
and the need for introducing IT enabled systems for
effective control and monitoring of its operations,
the Board is directed to earmark adequate funds for
investment in these areas.
(Clause 6.8.7.7)
8.3 In addition, the Commission has looked
into certain aspects relating to operations of the
Board. These aspects are discussed in the following
paragraphs.
8.3.1 Billing and Collection
8.3.1.1 The Board shall make
arrangements with banks to receive payment for
energy bills and shall also make arrangements to
receive payments between 9 AM to 4 PM on all working
days.
8.3.1.2 The Board shall make
arrangements for responding over telephone/internet
to meter reading and bill related enquiries. Details
about name and telephone number of the concerned
employee of the Board shall be provided on the bill.
8.3.1.3 Many a times, the Petitioner
revises the bill amount of its consumers. This may
happen due to rectification of erroneous meter
reading, incorrect tariff, etc. The Commission
directs that in case the billing amount of any
consumer is changed by more than Rs. 10000/-
(reduction or increase), the same should be
displayed on the website of the Petitioner with
details such as name of the consumer, consumer no.,
original bill amount, revised bill amount, reasons,
authorizing authority, etc. Such details should be
consolidated and sent to the Commission every month
and displayed on the website for a minimum period of
three months.
8.3.1.4 In case of non-receipt of the
bill by the consumer within 15 days of the reading
or 20 days of due date of payment of preceding
month’s bill, the consumer must get in touch with
the concerned office of the Board for seeking
duplicate bill and make the payment in time. Any
non-cooperation in making the available duplicate
bill should make the concerned MPSEB officer
responsible. The consumers should make proper
assessment of their consumption and accordingly make
payment within time. The Board must introduce the
system of spot billing in large cities on the
pattern already developed in some other States.
8.3.1.5 In the last Tariff Order, the
Commission had directed the Board to provide meter
reading card system for every low voltage consumer.
This was suggested with a view to facilitate
chronological recording of meter reading at one
place. The system is yet to be implemented fully.
The Commission has further reviewed the matter and
directs the Board to introduce system of maintenance
of Pass Book for each low voltage consumer. The
system would ensure billing on actual meter reading
basis and avoiding complaints in the nature of
‘non-receipt of bill before due date’. The system
would result into increased consumer satisfaction.
Besides, the Board would also be benefited by
reducing incidence of errors in meter readings,
faster recovery of its dues, reduction in printing
and stationery cost, etc.
The Commission recognizes the quantum of efforts and
resources involved in introducing such a
comprehensive system. Hence, the Board may implement
this system in a phased manner starting with
distribution centers of urban areas. The Board is
directed to submit an action plan for introduction
of this system to the Commission by 31 December
2002.
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8.3.1.6 Late Payment Surcharge and Disconnection
Policy
8.3.1.6.1 Presently if the consumers in
LV category do not pay the energy bill within the
due date prescribed, a surcharge of 2% of the total
amount of current month’s bill (excluding arrears)
is levied. If the dues remain unpaid for more than a
month, surcharge of 2.5% per month of outstanding
arrears is payable, in addition. Even if the
consumer pays the bill amount just one day after the
due date, the surcharge for whole month @ 2% is
levied on him. The Petitioner has proposed to reduce
the rate of surcharge to 1.5% per month on the total
amount of monthly bill (including outstanding
arrears). As regards HV consumers no change is
proposed on account of late payment surcharge. In
case the default continues for more than 45 days
after the payment due date, the Board has a policy
for disconnection of the electricity supply.
8.3.1.6.2 During the course of public
hearing, some consumers had mentioned that the
present mechanism results into inconvenience and
many a times the consumer has to pay disconnection
and reconnection charges for defaults for smaller
period or amounts. The Commission has analysed the
issue in detail and feels that certain changes are
required in the existing mechanism to make it
sensitive to the convenience of the consumers on the
one hand and protect the interest of the Petitioner
on the other. The late payment surcharge for LT
consumers should be levied as under:
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For delays upto 10 days |
0.50% of bill amount or Rs 10 whichever is
higher |
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For delays between 11 to 20 days |
1.00% of bill amount or Rs 10 whichever is
higher |
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For delays between 21 to 30 days |
1.50% of bill amount or Rs 10 whichever is
higher |
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For delays beyond 30 days |
1.50% of bill amount or Rs. 10 whichever is
higher, monthly Compounded |
In certain cases the last date for payment may be a
gazetted or a weekly holiday when the collection
counters of the Petitioner are closed for public
dealings. In such cases default would be construed
only where non-payment continues beyond next working
day.
In case the default persists, the Board has a
policy for disconnection of supply to the consumer.
The Commission has given a thought in this regard
also. The Board should disconnect the supply, after
due notice, when the amount in default is more than
Rs. 250 or 3 months have elapsed since the first
payment due date, whichever is earlier. The
Commission further directs that disconnection
measures are to be applied without any
discrimination. The Commission has observed that in
certain categories of consumers including Govt.
offices/ departments/municipal bodies,
disconnections have not been carried out despite
persistent defaults. We have to take a holistic view
of the situation and such non-compliance has to be
seen in proper perspective. Success of the reform
and restructuring process set in motion in the state
would also depend upon the capability of the service
provider to recover the cost of power supplied. Any
default would have a negative impact, in general, on
the commercial viability of the organisation.
Defaults in carrying out disconnection as per the
policy, particularly in case of non-recovery of dues
from Govt. or Govt. owned bodies or from large
consumers, would make the process of making the
sector self-sustainable further difficult. The
Commission would take a very serious view of any
non-compliance in this regard. Any exception in
implementation of disconnection policy, where the
default is more than Rs. 5000/- or from Govt. owned
bodies, must be reviewed at the highest level of
management in the Board and must be brought to the
notice of Commission with reasons for
non-disconnection on a quarterly basis.
In the case of defaults from organisations involved
directly in critical public services, such as Govt.
owned hospitals, water works, etc. the matter should
first be taken up with the Secretary of the
concerned Department in the State Government before
initiating action for disconnection. Such relaxation
would not be available in case of power supplied to
administrative offices attached to such public
services.
In the case of consumers defaulting more than once
in a financial year, the Board should raise demand
for doubling their security deposit i.e. from
existing 45 days’ consumption level to 90 days’
consumption level. However, if no default occurs
during the subsequent two years period, the security
deposit would be restored to the level otherwise
applicable at the end of such two years’ period.
The Petitioner would display the details of such
consumers, who are liable to be disconnected but
have not been disconnected, on its website for
public viewing till action as per the prescribed
policy is taken. Details to be displayed on website
may include name of the consumer, consumer number,
category, amount of default, reasons for
non-disconnection, who authorized non-disconnection,
etc.
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8.3.2 Inspection/surprise check Teams
Inspection team members shall invariably carry photo
identity card and an Authorisation Card for
conducting load verification. This authorisation
shall be signed by an officer not less than the
rank of Executive Engineer of the Board. Any
surprise check party entering the premises of
domestic category consumer must have a female member
who may be co-opted from the neighbourhood in the
event that no male member of the house being checked
is present.
8.3.3 Rural Electrification and Supply of Power
Approximately 25% of total electricity sale in the
state is consumed by rural sector. Demand from rural
sector is mainly for agriculture, residential, water
supply and small-scale industry and commercial
establishments. During the course of public hearing,
various consumers complained that electricity supply
to rural areas gets lower priority as compared to
supply to urban areas. The Commission feels that
there is a need to adopt a more focused approach for
rural electrification and improving supply of
quality power to rural areas. The Board should come
up with an action plan to achieve these objectives
in a time bound manner. One way of meeting these
objectives could be creation of rural electricity
co-operatives on the lines of Palli Bijlee Samitis
functioning in Bangladesh. The structure was
designed on the lines of Rural Electrification
Administration in the United States. Since 1977, 54
PBSs have been established in Bangladesh providing
service to around 2.5 million rural households.
Transmission and distribution losses in the command
area of these PBS are less than 20% with collection
rate of over 95%. The PBSs buy electricity from
Rural Electricity Board on preferential bulk tariff.
Back home, Govt. of West Bengal has also established
West Bengal Rural Energy Development Corporation
with a view to transfer the rural distribution
network of WBSEB to it.
8.3.4 Initiatives by MPSEB to reduce T&D losses
8.3.4.1 The T&D loss of 2001-02 is as computed as
49.35%on the basis of 11.5% load factor for
agriculture consumers. The T& D loss for 2002-03
based on 15% LF for agriculture consumers be brought
down to 42%.
8.3.4.2 Board has not carried out any studies to
know component of technical loss, commercial loss
including component of commercial loss due to the
theft/pilferage of energy. Following action be
taken up by the Board in this respect.
i. Carry out the studies through
consultants to analyse T&D losses and find out its
components.
ii. Intensive checking be done to stop
the theft of energy in clutsters and agriculture
consumers, Juggi Jhopadies, unauthorized colonies,
etc.
iii. FIRs be lodged and culprits
apprehended if theft /pilferage is found.
iv. Close monitoring should be done of HT
and LT industries to ensure that there is no theft
of pilferage of energy and consumption is
commensurate with actual use. Compiled studies be
done all different categories of HT consumers. 100%
meter reading particularly of HT consumers be
ensured. Supervisory officials DE, AE, JE must be
given a programme to carry out counter checking of
LT the meter readings done by Meter readers. Area
of meter readers should be changed monthly.
v. In addition to the technical loss
specifically check out in every region and
intimated to the Commission along with the clearly
report thereon.
vi. Average Load Factor of Agriculture
Consumers.
The Commission has taken a serious note of
non-compliance of the order given in the tariff
order dated 26.9.2001 for carrying out a sample
studies for every region. The sample study of
metering on region basis cannot reflect the
factual consumption unless study is done by covering
proportionate no. of consumers based on cropping
pattern and number of crops in proportion to total
no. of agriculture consumers in the region.
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8.3.5
Bill Design
During the public hearings several speakers have
complained that the bill served by the Board is very
complicated and a common man is not able to make
head or tail about it. Presently charges under 7-8
items of different nomenclature such as demand
charge, minimum charges, surcharges, levies like
electricity duty and cess, meter rent, FCA, capacity
surcharge, welding surcharge, late payment surcharge
etc. in the bill format. This makes it quite
cumbersome for an average consumer to understand the
manner of calculating his bill amount. Further,
important details such consumption during previous
year, cumulative consumption during the current
year, etc. are not displayed on the bill. Displaying
such details would help the consumer to keep track
of his energy consumption and would act as ready
reference for comparison with the consumption during
the previous year.
The Commission has already taken cognisance of the
above issues and hence directs the Board to design a
new bill format. The format should be simple and on
the basis of the meter readings indicated in the
bill, the consumer should be able to calculate and
check by itself the total amount due. This would
also prove to be helpful if in a particular month
the consumer doesn’t get the bill in time, he could,
on the basis of meter reading, calculate the amount
due and deposit the same to the Board. The new,
simplified format of Electricity Bill should be
implemented by 1 April 2003.
8.3.6 The Petitioner would prepare a list of its
‘valued consumers’ who consume electricity more than
a pre-determined threshold limit. In particular
cycle. The details would include name of the
consumer, consumer number, consumption during the
last billing cycle, aggregate consumption during the
last one-year, telephone number, etc. Energy
consumption of these consumers should be analysed on
a regular basis by the Board and report to the
Commission on a quarterly basis. The Petitioner
would come up with a threshold limit (in terms
consumption in units) for each category of
consumers.
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8.3.7
Database Management And Management Information
System (MIS)
8.3.7.1 The Commission has observed that without
availability of a comprehensive and reliable
database, effective regulation by the Commission for
achievement of the objective of the efficient
working of the utility cannot be achieved. The
Commission has prescribed various formats to gather
different type of information from the Board. Before
the first tariff order of the Commission, the Board
was directed to submit regular information on
quarterly basis for the following:
i.
Arrears outstanding against the consumer
The Board was required to submit quarterly report on
the consumer category wise position of the arrears,
the action taken by the Board on the defaulting
consumer and the recovery made by the Board. The
Board submitted the last report for the quarter
ending March 2002 and no reports have been submitted
thereafter.
ii.
Checking of theft and pilferage/misuse of the
energy.
The Board was asked to submit a quarterly return
for the checking of the various installations of HT
consumers and the LT consumers, the action taken on
detection of the theft, the details of the amount
billed and the recovery made and the FIR lodged by
the Board. The last report submitted by the Board
was for March 2002 and no reports have been
submitted thereafter.
iii
Rural electrification programme of the Board.
The Board was submitting a monthly progress report
on the rural electrification in the State. For the
year 2002-03, the Board has not fixed any targets,
therefore, the progress of rural electrification
programme does not serve any purpose. The Board may
submit the monthly reports after setting the target
for they year.
iv. “A” and “T” Series forms :
In order to have the information on various
commercial, financial and technical parameters
required in connection with the fixation of the
tariff , the Commission has finalised the “A” series
forms (for ARR filing) and “T” series forms (for
Tariff filing). The information in “A” series forms
is required to be submitted every year by 31st
October, whether the Board is asking for tariff
revision or not. The information in “T” series forms
is required to be submitted by 30th November. The
Board has not submitted the requisite information
for the ensuing year.
v. “C” Series Forms
In its first Tariff Order the Commission has
directed the Board to report on monthly, quarterly
half-yearly and yearly basis for the monitoring
prescribed certain forms for this purpose. For
convenience the Commission prescribed 15 Nos.
formats (C-01 to C-15) in addition to the “A” series
and “T” series forms and the other formats such as
status of arrears on different categories of the
consumers and status of checking of connections (HT
and LT) for theft/pilferage and misuse of energy
etc. These 15 formats are:
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01 |
C-01 |
Slab-wise consumption by Domestic consumers
(Annual) |
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02 |
C-02 |
Annual Consumption (Units) of various
non-domestic consumers |
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03 |
C-03 |
Checking of pump connections |
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04 |
C-04 |
Installation of meters to un-metered L.T.
Connections |
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05 |
C-05 |
Increase in consumption of industries |
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06 |
C-06 |
Replacement of defective HT meters/Metering
equipment |
|
07 |
C-07 |
Replacement of defective LT meters |
|
08 |
C-08 |
Providing meter reading cards |
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09 |
C-09 |
Security Deposit (in Lakh of Rupees) |
|
10 |
C-10 |
Energy purchased from captive power plants
(Monthly) |
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11 |
C-11 |
Action under DRA |
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12 |
C-12 |
Write-off of arrears |
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13 |
C-13 |
Installation of H.T. and L.T. capacitors |
|
14 |
C-14 |
L.T. Voltage in Villages |
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15 |
C-15 |
List of agricultural consumers availing free
supply |
Although the Commission had designed and supplied
these formats to the Board but the Board has shown
reluctance to submit the aforementioned information
for the reasons best known to them. On numerous
occasions, the Board was asked to develop the
management information system comprising the details
of all the consumers, which could be available on
line to the Commission. The Board has indicated that
they have developed a revenue management system and
this system is under pilot implementation in
Jabalpur and Bhopal city circles. However, the Board
has never made available the details of this revenue
management system to the Commission. The Commission
feels that the Board has taken inordinately long
time for compliance. The non-submission of the
information by the Board gives rise to a doubt that
there is a deliberate attempt to conceal the poor
performance. The Commission desires that the Board
should compile the information for analysis and for
production of the meaningful reports and submit the
same to the Commission regularly. The Commission
also feels that the lack of the training to the
Board’s staff to maintain the data base could be a
reason for non-compliance of the directives,
therefore, Commission directs that the Board should
arrange appropriate training to concerned staff. For
this purpose the Board can indicate adequate
expenditure in the ARR to be filed in future.
There are numerous complaints received in the
Commission about the poor quality and reliability of
the power and at present no system is available,
which can facilitate the Commission to monitor these
parameters. An MIS is being developed to make
available the information in respect of generation,
availability and purchase of power, coal stock,
outages at power stations, the scheduled and
un-scheduled load shedding, energy inputs and energy
sent to EHV substations, the outages of EHV
transmission lines, the voltage profile at 132 KV
substations, the breakdowns at 33 KV and 11 KV
substation/feeders for more than three hours and the
revenue collection, all on daily basis and the
performance report of power stations, the energy
transaction during the month and the demand raised
and collection realized during the month on a
monthly basis to the Commission. Apart from this
MIS, the Commission also desires that the
information in respect of single light point
consumer, agriculture consumer, street light
connection of local bodies, the details of LT
domestic consumers, details of 33 KV substations and
the details of the employees (working as well as
retired) availing concessional electricity be
submitted to the Commission. This comprehensive data
(as on 30th September 2002) is required for rural as
well as urban areas. The detailed formats for
submission of the daily and monthly information
shall be issued separately by the Commission. The
daily returns shall be required to be furnished
through E-Mail and the monthly, half yearly, yearly
and one time information shall be submitted on
CD/Floppy discs (depending upon the size of the
data). This information shall be prepared on
Microsoft Excel.
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8.3.8 Three Phase supply to agriculture consumers
Large cultivators having fields along river-beds
submitted during public hearings that keeping in
view the requirement of water and long distance of
the water supply lines, duration of energy supplied
to them should be increased. The Commission has
considered their views and have introduced a new
tariff structure for such agriculture who may
require power for longer duration and are willing to
pay additional amount for the extra hours of
supply. This arrangement shall be made by the Board
only on receipt of written consent of atleast 80%
agriculture consumers on a particular feeder
agreeing to pay higher charges as above subject to
the condition that there are no arrears against the
consumers on that feeder.
8.3.9 The Commission had earlier directed to
come up with all types of miscellaneous charges for
scrutiny of the Commission. This has not been
complied with by the Board. However, a Schedule of
existing Miscellaneous Charges has been submitted to
the Commission by the Board on 27 November 2002. The
MPSEB is hereby directed to come up to the
Commission with detailed proposal for revision of
miscellaneous and other charges, and full
justification, within a month.
8.3.
Review Mechanism
The Commission desires to institute a review
mechanism through regular monthly meetings
commencing from 1st February 2003 wherein the status
of compliance of the directives of the Commission
shall be reviewed jointly with the utilities. The
Commission’s objective is to play the role of a
facilitator and contribute to turnaround efforts
of the utilities. |
