1. The Consumer shall maintain an average power factor of not less than 0.85. In case this is not maintained, surcharge shall be payable as prescribed under Tariff schedule from time to time.
2. The average power factor is the ratio of KWH to the KVAH consumed during the billing month/period.

Billing Power factor shall be the average PF recorded in ETV meter. In case the same is not available the ratio of KWh to KVAh consumed during the billing period and in case of non-availability of the above also, the PF obtained during the rating shall be taken.

1. If during any monthly reading or periodical or other testing / rating by the Licensee, the power factor of the installation is found to be less than 0.85, the Consumer shall install additional power factor correction apparatus as may be necessary to bring the power factor to not less than 0.85 within three months from the date of intimation and inform the same, in writing, to the office of issue, failing which power factor surcharge shall be leviable as prescribed, from the billing month following the date of expiry of the said three months, till the P.F. is brought up to 0.85. This is also applicable for H.T. installations provided with LT trivector meter.
2. In respect of HT installations with LT metering without LT trivector meter, if during any periodical or other testing / rating by the Licensee, the power factor of the installation is found to be less than 0.85, the Consumer shall install additional power factor correction apparatus as may be necessary to bring the power factor to not less than 0.85 within three months from the date of intimation and inform the same, in writing, to the office of issue, failing which power factor surcharge shall be leviable as prescribed, from the billing month following the date of expiry of the said three months, till the P.F. is brought up to 0.85.