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| General
Procedure For Arranging Power Supply |
SERVICE LINE |
| 1 |
The
method of construction of the service line, whether overhead or underground, shall be
determined by the Licensee and the quality of materials to be used shall conform to
relevant I.S.specifications. |
| 2 |
In the
Corporation limits and agglomeration area of Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore and
Hubli-Dharwad, Shimoga and Bhadravathi and at such other places as may be notified by the
Licensee from time to time, the service line shall be laid by underground cables only. |
| 3 |
If the
Consumer wishes to have power supply by means of under ground cable at any place other
than the places specified under the Section 2, the Consumer has to bear the entire cost of
the service line. The rectification of any faults in the service line subsequent to
servicing of the installation shall be got done by the Consumer at his cost. The released
materials if any on account of rectification of faults in the service line are permitted
to be taken over by the Consumer. |
| 4 |
There
will be no refund towards free length of service line either overhead or underground cable
chargeable to the Licensee as the same is adjusted towards supervision charges payable to
the Licensee by the Consumer. |
| 5 |
The
service line, notwithstanding that the cost has been paid for by the Consumer, shall
remain the property of the Licensee who shall maintain it. The Licensee shall have a right
to use it to supply of energy to any other person, provided such use is not detrimental to
the supply to the Consumer or Consumers already connected to the service line in question. |
| INSPECTION AND TESTING |
| 1 |
For
safety to the applicant and the public in general, it is necessary that the wiring on the
applicant’s premises should conform to the Indian Electricity Rules as may be in
force from time to time and be carried out by a qualified Licensed Electrical Contractor.
As soon as the applicant’s installation is completed in all respects the applicant
shall submit to the Licensee his electrical contractor’s Completion and Test Report
of the installation in the form specified by the Licensee. As required by Rule 45 of the
Indian Electricity Rules, 1956, no Electrical installation work (including addition,
alternation, repairs and adjustment to existing installations), except such replacement of
lamps, fans, fuses, low voltage domestic appliances and fitting as in no way alters the
capacity and character of the installation, shall be carried out upon the premises on
behalf of any Consumer or owner for the purposes of supply of energy to such Consumer or
owner, except by a qualified Licensed electrical contractor licensed by Government in this
behalf and under the direct supervision of a person holding a certificate of competency
issued or recognised by Government. Any person committing a breach of Rule 45 shall render
himself liable for punishment with fine, which may extend to Rs.300/- under Rule 139 of
I.E. Rules, 1956.
The
installation shall comply with Rule No. 50, 50A, 51 and 61 of the I.E. Rules, 1956 in
respect of LT installations and in addition Rule No. 63 and 64 of the I.E. Rules, 1956 in
respect of HT / EHT installations. |
| 2 |
- Upon receipt of the
contractor’s completion cum test report along with actual wiring diagram and after
intimation of the completion of service main work by the applicant, the Licensee shall
intimate to the applicant the time and the day when the Licensee’s Engineer proposes
to inspect and test the installation. It shall then be the duty of the applicant to ensure
that the Supervisor of the contractor employed by him is present at the time of inspection
to give Licensee’s Engineer any information that may be required by him concerning
the installation. On due compliance by the applicant, the Engineer shall complete the
inspection of applicant’s installation.
- No power connection
shall be made until the applicant’s installation has been inspected and tested by
Licensee and found satisfactory. No charge shall be made for the first test carried out by
the Licensee but subsequent tests which are required to be done due to faults disclosed at
the initial test or due to the failure of the applicant or representative or Supervisor of
the L.E.C. to attend the test at the appointed time as required above or because
facilities for inspection and test were not arranged or due to the installation not being
completed, each such subsequent inspection and / or test shall be charged for in
accordance with Section 30.13.
| Note |
| In case the Supervisor of the L.E.C. is not present on the notified date,
the Licensee will notify another date for testing and servicing of the installation.
However the installation will be tested and serviced even if the Supervisor of the L.E.C.
is not present on the second notified date, provided the test results are satisfactory.
However the Consumer shall pay the fee towards second or subsequent inspection as
prescribed under Section 30.13. |
- Before taking the
insulation test of the installation wiring must be complete in all respects. All fittings,
whether incandescent lamps, fans, motors, heating, cooking or other apparatus must be
connected to the conductors, and all fuses must be in place and all switches in the
‘on’ position before the tests are carried out. Temporary wires or fittings or
dead ends should not be included in the installation and no part of the work should be
left incomplete.
FOR MEDIUM AND LOW VOLTAGE Installations
At a
pressure of 500 volts applied between each live conductor and earth for a period of one
minute, the insulation resistance of medium and low voltage installations shall be at
least 1 Mega ohm or as specified by the Indian Standards Institution from time to time.
The insulation resistance between the phases should be at least half the insulation
resistance from phase to ‘earth’.
FOR
High / Extra HIGH voltage equipment / installations
High /
Extra High voltage equipments shall be tested as stipulated in the relevant Indian
Standard.
| Note |
| Manufacturer’s test certificates in respect of all High / Extra High
voltage apparatus shall be produced if required by the Licensee. |
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| APPROVAL OF CONSUMER’S
INSTALLATIONS |
| 1 |
Before
any wiring or apparatus of the applicants, including transformers, switch gear etc, are
connected to the Licensee’s distribution system, the same shall be subjected to the
inspection and approval of the Engineer and no connection shall be made without such
approval. In addition, all EHT and HT installations shall have to be approved by the Chief
Electrical Inspector, Government of Karnataka or any other officer authorised by him on
this behalf as required under Rule 63 of Indian Electricity Rules 1956. Testing of HT /
EHT installations shall however be taken up by the Engineer only after receipt of
certificate of inspection of installation issued by Chief Electrical Inspector. The
detailed test procedure for LT / HT / EHT installations shall be as narrated under Section
4.09. |
| 2 |
The
Engineer shall notify the applicant in writing under acknowledgement, the details of any
of the defects noticed by him at the spot on the date of inspection. |
| 3 |
In such
cases power supply shall commence only when the defects in the installation are rectified
and wiring is done in accordance with the completion and test report and installation
complies with other conditions of Section 4.09 and I.E. Rules, 1956. |
| COMMENCEMENT OF SUPPLY |
| 1 |
After
approval of the applicant’s installation, the Engineer shall commence supply of power
to the applicant under intimation to him. If the applicant fails to avail the power with
in a period of 30 days from such intimation, the installation shall be deemed as serviced
on date of expiry of the said thirty days period and Consumer shall be liable to pay the
demand charges and minimum monthly charges as applicable. |
| 2 |
If the
installation satisfies the conditions specified above, the Engineer concerned shall
service the installation, seal the meter, cutouts and load limiters, meter housing box /
cubicle / panel, etc. |
| 3 |
The
Consumer or his representative and the Supervisor of the LEC shall be present at the time
of servicing of the installation. |
| 4 |
The
original License / permit or any other certificate or any other document issued as may be
applicable in respect of industrial / commercial installations shall be produced at the
time of service for verification and immediate return. |
| 5 |
Immediately
after the installation is serviced a R.R. No. is assigned to the installation and this
number is painted on the meter board.
| Note |
| The R.R. No. shall invariably be quoted by the Consumer in all future
correspondence with the Licensee. |
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| 6 |
The
Engineer of the Licensee servicing the installation shall give a service certificate to
the Consumer for having serviced the installation specifying the following: -
- R.R. No.
- Date of service
- Sanctioned load
- Connected load
- Meter details such as
C.T.ratio (multiplying constant), meter reading at the time of service, etc.
- Condition of seals /
seal number, if any
- Size of service main
cable
- Fuse rating
- I.S.D. and M.S.D.
collected with details of receipt nos.
- Name and address of the
L.E.C & Valid License number.
A copy of the
Agreement shall also be given to the Consumer and necessary acknowledgement from the
Consumer shall be obtained on the test report. |
| 7 |
The
Consumer or his representative is required to sign in the sealing register and on the
completion report that his installation has been serviced and the meter, load limiters,
sealable cutouts, meter housing box / cubicle / panel, etc are sealed. |
| GENERAL |
| 1 |
Power
sanction to the Domestic lighting installation is limited to one KW.If the load exceeds 1
KW, sanction shall be communicated under AEH category. |
| 2 |
In case
of domestic / non-commercial installations, the consent of the owner is not necessary
where the owner is not the occupant of the premises. In such cases proof of occupancy such
as valid power of attorney or latest rent paid receipt or valid lease deed shall be
produced. |
| 3 |
If the
Consumer is not the owner of the premises, Indemnity bond as per Annexure I shall be
produced |
| 4 |
Unauthorised
occupants of the premises shall not be given power supply connection for any purpose. |
| 5 |
If any
person desires to have electricity for a premises for which the power supply Agreement has
been terminated (whether the service line is dismantled or not) he will be treated as a
fresh Consumer and the Licensee shall collect the out standing arrears in respect of the
said premises from such person before connection is given. |
| 6 |
Arrears
in any particular installation, which is under disconnection for nonpayment, shall be
collected as arrears of any other installation standing in the name of the same Consumer. |
| 7 |
Arranging
power supply by the Licensee shall not be construed to mean that requirements of all other
laws are fulfilled by the applicant. It is the Consumer who shall be responsible for
compliance of all statutory requirements under the other laws and for any non-compliance
the applicant alone shall be responsible and the Licensee shall not be liable for any
action whatsoever in this regard. |
| 8 |
The mode
of payment of Security Deposit, Cost towards service line, Supervision charges, Revenue
charges, etc, shall be as stipulated under Section 29.05. |
| 9 |
Consumer
shall provide load limiter of suitable capacity with sealing arrangements, which shall be
sealed at the time of servicing the installation. In addition to the load limiter, the AEH
Consumer shall provide suitable capacity earth leakage circuit breaker (ELCB). |
| 10 |
Fixed
charges for domestic and A.E.H. installations shall be calculated based on the sanctioned
load only irrespective of the connected load as long as load limiter is in good working
condition and not tampered with. It is the responsibility of the Consumer to maintain the
load limiter in proper working condition. However the connected load or the sanctioned
load which ever is higher will be taken for billing of fixed charges, in case the load
limiter is found to be tampered with and not in good working condition. |
| 11 |
If any
equipment installed by the Consumer induces harmonics beyond the limits specified by the
Licensee, the Consumer shall install harmonic suppressors failing which the installation
is liable for disconnection after the expiry of 60 days. |
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