JSERC Regulations 2

Section 2 · Definitions and Interpretations

- 2.1 Words, terms and expressions defined in the Electricity Act, 2003 as amended from time to time and used in these Regulations shall have and carry the same meaning as defined and assigned in the said Act. Expressions used herein but not specifically defined in the Act but defined under any law passed by a competent legislature and applicable to the electricity industry in the state shall have the meaning assigned to them in such law. Subject to the above, expressions used herein but not specifically defined in these Act or any law passed by a competent legislature shall have the meaning as is generally assigned in the electricity industry.

2.2

In the interpretation of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

Words in the singular or plural term, as the case may be, shall also be deemed to include the plural or the singular term, respectively;

(b)

References to any statutes, regulations or guidelines shall be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing such statutes, regulations or guidelines, as the case may be, referred to;

(c)

Terms "include" or "including" shall be deemed to be followed by "without limitation" or "but not limited to" regardless of whether such terms are followed by such phrases or words of like import.

2.3In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)"Act" means the Electricity Act, 2003, read in conjunction with its latest revisions;

(b)"agreement" means a written agreement with specific terms entered into by the Distribution licensee and the consumer;

(c)"Appellate Authority" means the authority prescribed under sub-section (1) of Section 127 of the Act;

(d)"applicant" means an owner or occupier of any land/premises who files an application form with a licensee for supply of electricity, increase or reduction in sanctioned load/contract demand, change in title, disconnection or restoration of supply, or termination of agreement, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Code, rules and regulations made thereunder or other services;

(e)"application" means an application form complete in all respects in the appropriate format, as required by the Distribution licensee, along with documents showing payment of necessary charges and other compliances;

(f)"application form" means an application form complete in all respects in the appropriate format, as required by the Distribution licensee, before any payment of applicable charges;

(g)"area of supply" means the area within which a licensee is authorised by his License to supply electricity;

(h)"Assessing Officer" means an officer of a State Government or Board or licensee or supplier, as the case may be, designated as such by the State Government as per provisions of Section 126 of the Act;

(i)"Authorized Officer" means an officer of the Distribution Licensee or supplier as the case may be, authorized in this behalf by the State Government as per provisions of Section 135 of the Act;

(j)"Authorised Representative" refers to all officers, staff or representative of the Distribution licensee discharging function under general or specific authority of the Distribution Licensee;

(k)"billing cycle or billing period" means the period for which regular electricity bills as specified by the Commission, are prepared for different categories of consumers by the Distribution Licensee;

(l)"calendar year" means the period from the first day of January of a year to the thirty first day of December, of the same year;

(m)"check meter" means a meter connected to the same core of the Current Transformer (CT) and Voltage Transformer (VT) to which main meter is connected;

(n)"Class-I cities" are as defined in the latest Census of India (areas with population of more than 1 lakh) including the cities of Ranchi, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur.

(o)"Commission" means the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission;

(p)"conductor" means any wire, cable, bar, tube, rail or plate used for conducting electrical energy and so arranged as to be electrically connected to a system;

(q)"connected load" expressed in kW, kVA or BHP, means aggregate of the manufacturer's rated capacities of all energy consuming devices or apparatus connected with the Distribution licensee's service line on the consumer's premises which can be simultaneously used and shall be determined as per the procedure laid down in these Regulations;

(r)"connection point" means a point at which the consumer's installation and/or apparatus are connected to Distribution Licensee's distribution system;

(s)"consumer" means any person who is supplied with electricity for his own use by a licensee or the Government or by any other person engaged in business of supplying electricity to the public under this Act or any other law for the time being in force and includes any person whose premises are for the time being connected for the purpose of receiving electricity with the works of a licensee, the Government or such other person, as the case may be;

(t)"consumer installation" or "consumer's installation" means any composite portable or stationary electrical unit including electric wires, fittings, motors and apparatus erected and wired by or on behalf of the consumer at the consumer's premises starting from the point of supply and includes apparatus that is available on his premises for being connected or envisaged to be connected to the installation but is for the time being not connected;

(u)"Consumption charges" means charges payable for the consumption of electrical energy in kWh multiplied by appropriate tariff rates, along with Demand /Fixed charges, Fuel Surcharge Adjustment (FSA) and customer and other charges etc, wherever applicable.

(v)"Contract Demand" means demand in Kilowatt (kW) or Kilo Volt amperes (kVA) as mutually agreed between the Distribution Licensee and the consumer and as entered into agreement or agreed through other written communication.

(w)"cut-out" means any appliance or device for automatically interrupting the conduction of electricity through any conductor when the current rises above a pre-determined quantum and shall also include fusible devices;

(x)"date of commencement of supply" is the date when the Distribution Licensee energizes the consumer installation by connecting to the Distribution mains;

(y)"days" means clear working days.

(z)"dedicated distribution facilities" means such facility not including a service line, forming part of distribution system of the Distribution Licensee which are clearly and solely dedicated to the supply of electricity to a single consumer or group of consumers on the same premises or on contiguous premises;

(aa)"demand charge" for a billing period refers to a charge levied on the consumer based on the contracted/sanctioned load or maximum demand (reference to relevant subsection of these Regulations), whichever is higher, and shall be calculated as per the procedure laid down in the Tariff Order approved by the Commission;

(bb)"disconnection" means the physical separation of user or consumer from the system;

(cc)"distribution mains" means the portion of any main with which a service line is, or is intended to be, immediately connected;

(dd)"distribution system" means the system of wires and associated facilities between the delivery points on the transmission lines or the generating station connection and the point of connection to the installation of the consumers;

Explanation. - Any system consisting mainly of overhead lines, underground cables, service lines, electrical plant, control switchgear and meters having design voltage of 33 kV and below and shall also include any other system of higher voltage as the Commission may specifically recognise. The Distribution System shall not include any part of the Transmission System except the terminal equipment (metering system, CT and PT) connected at consumer end and used for the supply of electricity to extra high voltage (66 kV and above) consumers.

(ee)"earthed" means connected with the general mass of earth in such manner as to ensure at all times an immediate discharge of energy without danger;

(ff)"electric line" means any line which is used for carrying electricity for any purpose and includes:

(i)any support for any such line, that is to say, any structure, tower, pole or other thing in, on, by or from which any such line is, or may be, supported, carried or suspended;

(ii)any apparatus connected to such line for the purpose of carrying electricity;

(gg)"emergency rostering" means load shedding carried out by disconnecting at short notice or no notice for safety of personnel and equipment;

(hh)"energy charge" refers to a charge levied on the consumer based on the quantity of electricity (units in kWh or kVAh as per tariff) supplied;

(ii)"Extra High Tension (EHT)" means a voltage exceeding 33000 Volts.

(jj)"financial year" means the period beginning from first of April in an English calendar year and ending with the thirty first of the March of the next year;

(kk)"feeder" means a LT, HT or EHT distributor, emanating from a sub station, to which a distribution sub station or LT, HT or EHT consumers are connected;

(ll)"fixed charges" shall be as per the provisions of the prevailing Tariff Order issued for the Distribution Licensee by the Commission;

(mm)"High Tension (HT)" means a voltage level between 650 Volts and 33000 Volts;

(nn)"independent feeder" means a feeder constructed at the cost of a consumer or a group of consumers and supplying electricity to only that consumer or group of consumers;

(oo)"licence" means a licence granted under Section 14 of the Act;

(pp)"Licensed Electrical Contractor (LEC)" means a contractor licensed under regulation 29 of the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010;

(qq)"licensee" or "Distribution Licensee" means a person granted a license under Section 14 of the Act authorising him to operate and maintain a distribution system for supplying electricity to the consumers in his area of supply;

(rr)"load factor" is the ratio of the total number of units consumed during a given period to the total number of units which have been consumed had the load been maintained throughout the same period and shall usually be expressed as the following percentage:

Load factor in percentage =

(ss)"Low Tension (LT)" means a voltage that does not exceed 250 volts between phase and neutral or 440 volts between any two phases;

(tt)"maximum demand" means the highest load measured in average kVA or kW at the point of supply of a consumer during any consecutive period of 30 (thirty) minutes or as specified by the Commission, during the billing period;

(uu)"meter" means an equipment used for measuring, indicating and recording electrical quantities like energy in kWh or kVAh, maximum demand in kW or kVA, reactive energy in kVAR hours etc. including accessories like Current Transformer (CT), Voltage Transformer (VT) / Potential Transformer (PT) / Capacitor Voltage Transformer (CVT) etc. where used in conjunction with such meter. It shall also include any seal or sealing arrangement and other measures provided by the Distribution Licensee for sealing, reliability and for preventing theft/unauthorised use of electricity;

(vv)"minimum charge" shall be as approved by the Commission in the prevailing tariff order for the Distribution Licensee;

(ww)"month" means the calendar month. The period of about 30 days between two consecutive meter readings shall also be regarded as month for purpose of billing, wherever applicable;

(xx)"Occupier" means the person in occupation of the premises where energy is used or is proposed to be used;

(yy)"overhead line" means any electric supply-line, which is placed above ground and in the open air but excluding live rails of traction system;

(zz)"phased contract demand" means contract demand agreed to be availed in a phased manner;

(aaa)"point of supply" means the point at the incoming terminals of switchgear installed by Actual units consumed in a given period (in kWh/kVah, as applicable)x 100 (Contracted load or actual demand (in kW/kVa , as applicable) x No. of hours in the period the consumer;

(bbb)"power factor" is the cosine of the electrical angle between the voltage and current vectors in an AC electrical circuit;

(ccc)"premises" means land, building or infrastructure or part or combination thereof in respect of which a separate meter or metering arrangements have been made by the licensee for supply of electricity;

(ddd)"rural areas" means the areas covered by Gram Panchayats;

(eee)"sanctioned load" means the load in kW, kVA or BHP, which the Distribution Licensee has agreed to supply from time to time subject to the governing terms and conditions in the absence of an Agreement between the Distribution licensee and the consumer;

(fff)"seasonal consumer" means a consumer who normally uses electricity supply for a purpose which operates for a particular part of the year not exceeding nine (9) months.

(ggg)"service line" means any electric supply line through which electricity is, or is intended to be, supplied:

(i)to a single consumer either from a distributing main or immediately from the Distribution licensee's premises; or

(ii)from a distributing main to a group of consumers on the same premises or on contiguous premises supplied from the same point of the distributing main;

(hhh)"supplier" means any entity authorised to supply electricity to consumer under the provisions of the Act;

(iii)"tariff order" in respect of a licensee means the most recent order issued by the Commission for that licensee indicating the rates to be charged by the Distribution Licensee from various categories of consumers for supply of electrical energy and services;

(jjj)"tariff schedule" means the most recent schedule of charges for supply of electricity and services issued by the Distribution Licensee as per the provisions of the Tariff Order for that licensee;

(kkk)"temporary supply" means supply of electricity for a temporary period, not exceeding one year, as may be agreed between the Distribution Licensee and the applicant.

(lll)"theft" shall mean theft of electricity as defined in Section 135 of the Act;

(mmm)"transmission licensee" means a person who has been granted a license under Section 14 of the Act authorising him to establish or operate transmission lines;

(nnn)"transmission system" means the system consisting of extra high voltage electric lines being operated at EHV (excluding generator interconnection facilities) owned and/or operated by the Transmission licensee for the purposes of the transmission of electricity from one power station to a sub-station or to another power station or between sub-stations or to or from any external interconnection equipment up-to the interconnection with the distribution system and includes the plant and apparatus and meters owned or used by the transmission licensee in connection with the transmission of electricity, but shall not include any part of any licensee's distribution system;

(ooo)"urban areas" means the areas covered by all Municipal Corporations and other Municipalities including the areas falling under the various Urban Development Authorities, Cantonment Authorities and industrial estates or townships, excluding the areas covered under Class-I Cities;

(ppp)"user" means any person having electrical interface with, or using the distribution system of the Distribution Licensee to whom these Regulations is applicable. Any Distribution Licensee, transmission licensee and generating units connected to the distribution system and the person availing Open Access in transmission or distribution system are also included in this term.

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