(1) The distribution licensee shall, after inviting public objections, submit, on an annual basis, to the Commission for its scrutiny, by 30 th September of each year, a cost data book (including departmental charges) duly approved by its Board of Directors/competent authority, which it proposes to adopt for the
Explanation.-If the application for the new connection is received by the licensee on or after 366th day but upto and inclusive of 455th day from the date of permanent disconnection, the rebate under the fourth proviso to this regulation shall be allowed @ 95% of infrastructural development charges worked out at the normative rate, as applicable at the time of receipt of application for new connection, as per sub-regulation (2) of regulation 5 for the connected load/contract demand originally sanctioned or for the same applied for by the new applicant, which ever of the two is lower, and so on for every subsequent block of 90 days till such time, the rate of rebate becomes zero.]” 1 Sub. for words “third and fourth provisos” vide ‘Not. No. HPERC/419 dated 22nd July, 2018 published in the R H.P. dated 7 th September, 2018 at p. 4503-4504.
2 Added Explanations vide ‘Not. No. HPERC/419 dated 22 nd July, 2018 published in the R H.P. dated 7 th September, 2018 at p. 4503-4504.
14 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2020 subsequent financial year, and publish the standard cost data book by 15 th November of each year, after attending to the observation or directions, if any, of the Commission, and the same shall form the basis for approving the average or normative rates as per these regulations and also for making the initial estimates for erection of electric lines and/or electrical plants and/or any other works to be executed in order to provide supply to the applicants in cases where the cost is to be recovered on actual basis:
Provided that the licensee shall submit the cost data for the period ending 31 st March 2013 within thirty days from the date on which these regulations come into force.
(2) The distribution licensee shall upload the standard cost data, published under sub regulation (1), on its website and also make available the copies of the same to any interested person on demand at a reasonable charge.