(1) Save as provided in subregulation (2), where an existing consumer availing permanent connection for electricity applies for additional connected load or contract demand, as the case may be, in excess of the connected load or contract demand, already sanctioned in his favour, the recovery shall be made as under:-
(a) in relation to the expenses/charges for the cost of service line under regulation 4 –
(i) if the existing service line has sufficient spare capacity, after meeting the requirements of all the connections released and/or committed to be released through the same service line and redundancy of about 30% of the total capacity of such line, no additional cost shall be recovered for the service line;
(ii) if sufficient spare capacity is not available, in accordance with the preceding sub-clause (i), in the service line for meeting the additional connected load or contract demand, the cost of strengthening the existing service line, or of providing a new service line, shall be recovered from the applicant:
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Provided that the cost to be recovered under sub-clause (ii) shall not exceed the cost of providing a new service line for the total connected load or contract demand under regulation 4 of these Regulations;
(b) in relation to the infrastructural development charges under regulation 5 :- 1 [ (i) if the provisions of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 5 are not attracted, then, subject to succeeding sub-clause (iii), such charges shall be recovered only for the additional connected load/contract demand in 1 Subs. vide ‘Not. No. HPERC/419 dated 23rd January, 2017 published in the R H.P. dated 6 th February, 2017 at p. 6943-6945and before its substitution it stood as under:- “(i) if the supply voltage for the total load remains unchanged as per the standard supply voltages fixed by the Commission under the applicable Tariff Order of the Commission and the provisions of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 5 are not attracted, then, subject to succeeding sub-clause (iii), such charges shall be recovered only for the additional connected load/contract demand in accordance with sub-regulations (2) and (9) of regulation 5, regulations 14 and 15 of these Regulations ; and
(ii) if the supply voltage gets changed, but provisions of sub-regulation (3) of regulations 5 are not attracted, then the recoverable amount shall be worked out and recovered in accordance with sub-regulations (2) and (9) of regulation 5 for the total revised connected load or contract demand, as the case may be, sanctioned at the new voltage; and” 8 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2020 accordance with sub-regulations(2) and (9) of regulation 5, regulations 14 and 15 of these regulations;
(ii) if the licensee permits clubbing of two or more electricity connections, existing at same or different voltages, but in the name of same person and at the same or contiguous premises, as a single connection in the name of the same person and at the same premises, and at a voltage not less than 11kV and also not lower than the Standard Supply Voltage, corresponding to the combined connected load/contract demand, the sum total of sanctioned connected load/contract demand, of such connections shall be considered as the existing connected load/contract demand for computing the additional connected load or contract demand for the purpose of sub-clause (i) of this sub-regulation:
Provided that no refund on account of the charges mentioned in clause (i) shall be allowed if such existing connected load/contract demand is more than the combined connected load/contract demand for the new connection and in such an event, the consumer shall be deemed to have surrendered such reduction in the connected load/contract demand and he shall not be entitled to claim at any subsequent stage any relief for restoration of the connected load/contract demand so surrendered:
Provided further that when such clubbing of loads is permitted under this clause, consumer shall not be eligible to avail the benefit of temporary reduction in the contract demand as per provisions of the Supply Code for a period of 365 days from the release of new connection after clubbing of the existing electricity connections:
Provided further that the licensee shall have the right to use, maintain and own the service line or any other electrical system, vacated by the consumer due to such clubbing of existing electricity connections in accordance with regulation 11 and the said works shall become the property of the licensee.
Explanation- For the purposes of sub-clause (ii)-
(1) “person” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it under clause (49) of the Section 2 of the Act and two or more companies formed and registered or deemed to have been formed and registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), having electricity connections in their respective names, shall also be considered to be entitled for clubbing of their electricity connections, if—
(a) (i) all such companies having electricity connections in their names are the subsidiary companies of the same holding company; or
(ii) one of such companies is a holding company and the other company is the subsidiary company of that holding company; and
(b) the new connection, after clubbing of existing connections, is sought in the name of any of such subsidiary companies, which are already availing connections sought to be clubbed, or in the name of the holding company of such subsidiary companies;
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(c) the conditions laid down in sub-clause (ii), read with succeeding para (3) of this Explanation, in relation to the existence of the electricity connections sought to be clubbed, as well as for release of new connection, at the same or contiguous premises, are met;
(2) the terms “Company”, “holding company” and “subsidiary company” shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);
(3) “premises” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it under clause (51) of section 2 of the Act and the existing electricity connections which are sought to be clubbed, shall also be considered to be entitled for clubbing, even if the same are being availed at two or more such premises;
if –
(i) all such premises at which such connections are being availed are contiguous to each other and are not separated by any such other premises, land, plots or roads etc., not solely occupied by such consumers or by the person seeking new connection after clubbing of existing electricity connections; and
(ii) the new connection, after clubbing of existing connections, is sought to be released for the premises encompassing the contiguous premises for which such connections are already existing; and which is intended to be occupied only by such person in whose name the new connection is sought. However there shall be no restriction to enlarge such premises while releasing the new connection so long as the new premises, after clubbing of connections, is entirely continuous and is to be occupied by the new applicant;
1[(2) Save as provided in sub-clause (ii) of Clause (b) in sub-regulation (1), in case of reduction of the connected load or contract demand, not attributed to clubbing of loads as per the said sub-clause (ii), including provision thereto, by a consumer-]
(i) the licensee shall maintain adequate spare capacity in the service line for a period of 365 days reckoned from the date of such reduction, so as to meet the load if the said consumer subsequently applies for restoration of his connected load or contract demand so reduced, during the said period of 365 days;
(ii) the infrastructural development charges leviable under sub- clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-regulation (1) shall be charged only for the additional quantum of connected load or contract demand, exceeding the total quantum which was being availed by him prior to such reduction, if the said consumer subsequently applies for restoration of his connected load or 2 [contract demand so reduced if the consumer clears all such outstanding dues, if any, as have been billed to him, also including those related to the 1 Subs. beginning of sub-regulation (2) for word “Save as provided in Clause (b) in sub-regulation (1) in case of reduction of the connected load or contract demand, by a consumer-”vide Not. No. HPERC/419 dated 5 th September, 2018 published in the R H.P. dated 7 th September, 2018 at p.4503-4504.
2 Subs. vide Not. No. HPERC/419 dated 5 th September, 2018 published in the R H.P. dated 7 th September, 2018 at p.4503-4504 and before its substitution it stood as under:- “contract demand so reduced, during the said period of 365 days;” 10 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2020 infrastructure development charges which were payable by him at the time of release of original connection.]
(3) Where a consumer having temporary connection for electricity seeks a permanent connection, the matter shall be dealt with in accordance with respective provisions for disconnection of temporary connection under regulation 8 and for providing a new connection under relevant provisions of these Regulations.