(1) Check meters and stand-by meters shall be installed wherever necessary in accordance with the provisions in the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006, as amended from time to time.
(2) The consumer shall provide a lockable and weather proof compartment or enclosure of a design approved by the Licensee to house the meter and associated equipment including Current Transformer (CT) and Potential Transformer (PT) etc.
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(3) The consumer shall provide suitable and adequate space for installation of the meter, either at entry point or outside the premises, in such a manner that it is always accessible to the Licensee or his representatives without the need of meter reader to get the premises unlocked or opened for this purpose.
(4) In the case of multi-storey buildings, the meters shall be fixed on the ground floor having proper ventilation and adequate illumination.
(5) The point of supply and the location for installation of meter and other associated equipment shall be decided in consultation with the consumer so that such locations are easily accessible for their installation, commissioning, inspection, reading, recording and maintenance, with minimal inconvenience or infringement upon privacy to the owner or occupier of the premises or to his business.
(6) All HT and EHT consumers shall provide independent entry to the meter or metering cubicle.
(7) The height of meter display and location for permanent connection shall be as per the standards notified by the ‘Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for testing, evaluation, installation and maintenance of A.C.
electricity meters – Code of practice’.
(8) The Licensee shall install the meter, within the time specified for release of new connection, in the presence of the applicant/consumer or his authorized representative after giving advance notice. The consumer or his representative shall also be entitled to witness the sealing or removing of seals and sign on the sealing certificate.
(9) At the time of installation of any meter, the Licensee shall record the particulars of the meters in a format (meter particular sheet) approved by the Commission.
(10) The Licensee shall give, a copy of the meter particular sheet, duly signed by the Licensee and the consumer or their authorized representatives, and retain one such copy as acknowledgment.
(11) Whenever a new meter is installed, either for a new connection or for replacement, it shall be sealed in the presence of the consumer or his authorized representative.
(12) The seal, name plates and distinguishing numbers or marks affixed on the said equipment or apparatus shall not in any way be broken, erased or altered by the consumer or his employee or any person acting on his behalf.
(13) Treatment of meter seals shall be in accordance with the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006, as amended from time to time.
(14) The consumer shall be responsible for safe custody of meter, if the same is installed within the premises of the consumer.
(15) The consumer shall promptly intimate the Licensee about any fault, accident or abnormality noticed with the meter.
(16) It shall be the responsibility of the Licensee to maintain the meter and keep it in good working condition at all times.
(17) In all such cases of permanent connection where the metering unit is installed on any structure such as a pole or a distribution pillar etc., outside the premises of the consumer, the Licensee shall provide a display unit at the premises of the consumer and the responsibility of safe custody of the metering unit shall rest with the Licensee and safe custody of display unit shall rest with the consumer.