The distribution licensee shall recover all expenses reasonably incurred on the works related to laying of service line to the premises of the applicant as well as the cost of providing terminal equipment and other arrangements (except the cost of meter, CT and PT) at the applicant’s premises:
Provided that the distribution licensee may, with the approval of the Commission, recover the expenses on the basis of average or normative rates for providing the service lines for the purpose of giving supply of electricity to one or more categories of applicants based on connected load or contract demand, voltage level, nature of load, tariff classification and length and specification of service lines:
Provided further that in cases where the normative rates have been approved by the Commission for a particular period for a particular type of service line, the recovery for laying of that type of service line shall be made by the distribution licensee only in accordance with the rates and terms and conditions so approved by the Commission for that period:
Provided further that the Commission may direct the licensee to recover the cost of service line under this regulation at fixed per kilometer rates, based on the standard cost data, for all or any of the categories:
Provided further that the average or normative rates shall, unless specifically approved by the Commission, not apply to the temporary connections.