“(b) If any consumer opts to purchase a meter, the same may be purchased by him as per the technical specifications laid down by the licensee in compliance with these regulations and meter purchased by the consumer shall be tested, installed and sealed by the licensee:
Provided that the consumer shall claim the meter purchased by him as his asset only after it is permanently removed from the system of the licensee.”
7. In regulation 7 of the said regulations,-
(i) in sub-regulation (1), for Table-1, the following Table shall be substituted, namely:- “Table -1 Sl.
No Stages Main Meter Check Meter Standby Meter
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Generating Station On all outgoing feeders including bus sectionalizer or tie line between two stages of generating stations having different tariffs or different ownership or both On all outgoing feeders including bus sectionalizer or tie line between two stages of generating stations having different tariffs or different ownership or both
(i)High Voltage (HV) side of Generator Transformers
(ii) High Voltage side of all Station Auxiliary Transformers
2. Transmission and (i) At one end of the line between the substations
(i) There shall be no separate 16 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] Distribution System of the same licensee;
(ii) At both ends of the line between substations of two different licensees:
Provided that meters at both ends shall be considered as main meters for respective licensees.
- standby meter.
(ii)Meter installed at other end of the line in case of two different licensees shall work as standby meter.
3. Inter-Connecting Transformer (ICT) High Voltage (HV) side of ICT. - Low Voltage (LV) side of ICT.
4. Consumer directly connected to the Inter- State Transmission System or Intra-State Transmission System or Distribution System who has been permitted open access by the Appropriate Commission or any other system not covered above As decided by the Appropriate Commission.”.
(ii) in sub-regulation (2),- (I) in clause (a), in the first proviso, for the words “real time display unit”, the words “in home display unit” shall be substituted;
(II) for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(b) The location of meter and height of meter display from the floor shall be as specified in IS 15707 and as amended from time to time.”;
(III) for clause (c), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(c) For outdoor installations, the meters shall be protected by appropriate enclosure of level of protection as specified in the IS 15707 and as amended from time to time.”;
(IV) clause (d) shall be omitted.
(iii) in sub-regulation (3), in clause (i), after sub-clause (a), the following proviso shall be inserted , namely:- “Provided that in case of Renewable energy generating station, the meter shall be installed at the inverter Alternating Current (AC) output terminals.”.
8. In regulation 9 of the said regulations,-
(i) for sub-regulation (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(3) In case of single phase meters, the consumer shall ensure that there is no common neutral or phase or looping of neutral or phase of two or more consumers on consumers’ side wiring:
Provided that, if such common neutral or phase or looping of neutral or phase comes to the notice of licensee, it shall suitably inform the consumer through installation report or regular electricity bills or meter test report or SMS as applicable, as soon as it comes to it’s notice and the same shall be rectified by the consumer within 15 days from such notice by the licensee.”;
(ii) for sub-regulation (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(5) If the earth leakage indication is displayed in the meter, the licensee shall suitably inform the consumer through installation report or regular electricity bills or meter test report or SMS as applicable, as soon as it ¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 17 comes to it’s notice and the same shall be rectified by the consumer within 15 days from such notice by the licensee.”;
(iii) for sub-regulation (6), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(6) In case Instrument Transformer form part of the meters, the meter shall be installed as near as possible to the Instrument Transformer to reduce the potential drop in the secondary leads.”.
9. In regulation 12 of the said regulations,-
(i) in sub-regulation (1), for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(b) A tracking and recording mechanism for all seals shall be maintained by the licensee so as to track total movement of seals starting from procurement (with manufacturer’s details), storage, record keeping, installation, series of inspections and removal.”.
10. In regulation 13 of the said regulations, in sub-regulation (3),-
(i) For the words “consumer meter”, the words “Consumer Meter” and for the words “real time display”, the words “in home display” shall be substituted.