SECTION – I
Sales Manual
Grant of Electric Connections
INSTRUCTION NO. 1.1
Receipt of
Application and Security.
An application for electric
connection should be made on the prescribed form obtainable free of cost from the
local office of the Nigam except for HT industrial
supply connection, where complete brochure containing application form can be
obtained by making payment of Rs. 200/-. As soon as
application on the prescribed form CS-I is received from a prospective consumer
in the Nigam's Local office it will be scrutinized by
the consumer clerk and any short coming noticed therein, should be immediately
got rectified from the applicant. The receiving clerk should see that all the
columns mentioned in the application are properly filled in and the items,
which are not applicable, are scored out to avoid confusion. The complete file
shall be passed on to the concerned JE/AFM on record to ascertain the technical
feasibility for release of connection as well as defaulting amount if any. The
file will be returned to the consumer clerk after doing the needful by the
JE/AFM. In case the application can be accepted, the consumer shall be asked to
deposit the amount of ACD, meter security, processing charges, fixed service connection
charges/ development charges or any other charges as per the Schedule of
General and Miscellaneous Service Charges. In case of H.T. Supply, application
brochure shall be accepted by the load sanctioning authority and shall be
forwarded to the concerned SDO (OP) for checking technical feasibility, after
ascertaining that the applicant has completed all paper formalities.
2.
The Cashier, on receipt of the application and the amount of charges
should issue to the applicant a receipt in Form B.A.-16 in token of having
received the ACD and other charges and append a note on the application to the
effect that ACD and other charges has been received by him vide Receipt
No............... dt..............
The prospective consumer will then present the application to the Consumer
Clerk.
NOTE:
1. No interest shall
be payable on the amount of Advance consumption deposit. Interest at the
applicable rates shall be paid on the amount of meter security by making
adjustment through energy bill. However no interest will be payable on meter
security where the connection is disconnected within a year of connection.
2. The Government departments
centre and states i.e. including Railways, Government Educational Institutions
are exempted from the ACD but all the corporate and Semi Government bodies such
as colleges and L.I.C. are required to deposit the requisite ACD like other
consumers.
3. The ACD of LT/HT Industrial
supply consumers can be taken in installments as per the schedule of the
General and Miscellaneous charges.
i) The facility of installments will not be
allowed to existing consumers seeking extension of load.
ii) The date of final installment
will be the deemed date for depositing full amount of security for the purpose
of accrual of interest etc.
4. Nigam
employees are exempted from security deposit for one domestic connection.
3. The full
particulars of the application should then be entered in the Service Register
(E.B. form CS.2) in ink except the load applied for which should be entered in
Pencil. The column meant for advance consumption deposit should also be
completed simultaneously.
4. The
consumer clerk will then enter the application No. and date of receipt as per
entry in the Service Register on the application form in the space prescribed
for it and acknowledges the receipt of the same to the applicant. This
acknowledgement shall form the basis of all future correspondence between the Nigam and the applicant till the connection is actually
given. At the end of the day, the consumer clerk will supply a list of the
applications entertained by him during the day giving the Consumer's name,
application No. and Advance consumption deposit receipt No. to the Cashier who
will enter the application No. on the Main Cash book from where the consumer's
Advance Consumption Deposit/ meter security deposit register will be posted
afterwards.
5. The
grant of electric connection to the minors or below the age of 18 years should
be avoided.
NOTE:
The procedure mentioned above will also be applicable to grant of
connections for temporary structures, e.g. wooden stalls, khokhas,
booths, etc. provided that:
i) The amount of ACD/meter security will include the cost of
meter, fuses, meter box, sundries, plus overheads and adequate amount to cover
payment for one or two month’s energy bills. Ordinarily this amount should
calculate to four times the normal rates or so, and
ii) The construction of the structure has been
duly authorized by the Local Authority under its byelaws.
6. Check
list for submitting the new application form for taking electric connection is
as under: -
The
new applicant will submit his, duly filled, application form along with the
following documents: -
(i)
Photo of the
applicant.
(ii)
Location sketch
of the premises.
(iii)
Proof of
ownership of premises/ if tenant than registered rent agreement.
(iv)
Any one of the
identity documents such as election commission identity card, ration card,
Driving License, PAN No., Passport, employer identity card.
(v)
Bank account
number of any Bank.
(vi)
Certificate from
Municipal Committee regarding location of premises within the authorized area
limit /colony.
OR
Otherwise the
applicable development charges are required to be got deposited.
(vii)
List with names
of family members/ Joint family members (father, mother, brother, sister, son,
daughter etc.)
(viii)
Detail of any
connection previously existing in the premises.
(ix)
Photo copy of
latest Electricity Bill of witness
(x)
For the applied
load, more than 10 kW, an undertaking on NJSP from surety on the prescribed
format be obtained.
7. As
regard issue of prior commitment certificate to the industrial consumers, the
following guidelines shall be followed so that there are no delays in issuance
of prior commitment certificate to the consumers after required formalities are
completed by them: -
i) The firms seeking prior
commitment certificate from Nigam will henceforth be
required to submit their provisional application/ requests on the prescribed proforma CS-I(e) along with the
required amount of earnest money directly in the office of S.E. (OP) concerned.
On the receipt of such requests SE (OP) should process the same within a
maximum period of 7 days and forward the case to the competent authority as
defined under
ii) The competent
authority for issuance of prior commitment certificate for different loads is
notified as under: -
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a) Cases
having Contract Demand upto 2000 kVA |
SE/(OP) concerned. |
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b) Cases
having Contract Demand above 2000 kVA except cases
involving augmentation or creation of
transmission system. |
CE (OP) concerned. |
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c)
Cases involving
augmentation or creation of transmission system |
GM/Commercial
with the approval of Director(OP) |
iii) The earnest
money @ Rs. 5/- per kW to be deposited by the
consumer for issuance of prior commitment certificate may be booked to the same
head of account to which the ’Application Processing Charges’ are being booked.
The applicants seeking prior commitment certificate from the Nigam should be asked to apply at least 6 months in advance
from the date when the electric connection is required by them in case their
load is upto 500 kW and at least one year in advance
in case of loads exceeding 500 kW. Prior commitment certificate shall be issued
by the competent authority on the prescribed proforma
CS-I (f).
8. i) New
application for connections of Saw Mills, Veneer & plywood Industries be
accepted along with permission of Central Empowered Committee.
ii) New prospective consumers whose
connections are yet to be released be asked to produce permission from above
mentioned committee before release of their connection.
9. The utility provide
individual connections to the flat owners of the Group Housing Societies /
multi storied buildings etc. if they individually apply for such connection
subject to the fulfillment of other conditions. The Group Housing Societies/
multi-storied buildings shall have the option to go in for a single point
connection for the supply of power to the flats collectively. However, in such
a case they will require an exemption from obtaining a license under Section-16
of the Haryana Electricity Reform Act 1997.
Such Group Housing
Societies/ multi storied complexes, which seek individual connection to flat
owners, shall have to fulfill certain technical requirements before the
distribution layout is approved. In such cases, the metering room consisting of
all meters through which such individual supply is provided,
shall be separately and conveniently located on the ground floor of the
society/ complex. The metering rooms shall consist of sufficient space to house
all meters with MCBs of the current design. Further
the cable(s) connecting the metering room to the distribution line shall be
externally provided and shall be visible from outside. It shall also be ensure
that sufficient protection shall be provided to prevent a consumer from
directly connecting to the main supply in case of disconnection or otherwise.
In order to ensure that the distribution layout and metering system conforms to
these and other appropriate parameters, the distribution layout and metering
system layout of Group Housing Societies (excluding colonizers) shall be
approved by the Chief Engineer (OP) upto the load of
2000 kW and by the GM/Commercial and Chief Engineer/Planning, Design &
Construction for the load exceeding 2000 kW. The Society/ Complex shall provide
the systems as approved by GM/Commercial & CE/PD&C and this shall be
certified by the SDOs (OP) before connections are
released.
10. It shall also be ensured
by the field offices and GM/Commercial that the cases are processed for
releasing the connections within the time frame specified for the purpose by
the Nigam.
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Annexure
SUBJECT : guidelines for dealing with electrification plan of group housing
society.
The following aspects should be taken care of
while
approving the Electrification Plan of
Group Housing Societies.
1.
The building plan as submitted by the
Society should be approved from HUDA/M.C. Also, the aspect of validity period
of building plan be kept in view.
2.
The size of flats should be exactly
mentioned on the building plan, so as to work out the electrical load
requirements. The load requirements shall be calculated as under:-
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Sr. No. |
Flats
having covered area. |
Connected
load to be taken into account. |
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1. |
Upto
900 Sq. ft. |
08 kW |
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2. |
901 to 1600 Sq.
ft. |
16 kW |
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3. |
1601 to 2500
Sq. ft. |
20 kW |
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4. |
Above 2500 Sq.
ft. |
24 kW |
3.
For catering the demand of common
service like lifts, water supply, sewerage, clubs, street lighting, common area
lighting etc. connection should be released at a single point according to load
of HT or LT under NDS category, for which metering equipment shall be installed
adjacent to the LT bus bar in a separate apartment.
4.
The provision of G.O. switch should be
immediately outside the boundary wall of the Society for tapping the HT line
from DHBVNL system.
5.
The size of 11 kW XLPE under ground
cable & LT cable should be matching with the load requirement of the
society and the cable should be of ISI marks from standard firm (s).
6.
The controlling 11 KV breaker should be
vacuum type with rupturing capacity not less than 350 MVA.
7.
The provision of HT and LT metering
should be made on the incoming side, so as to have a check/audit of the
outgoing LT side energy.
8.
The distribution transformer to be
provided by the Group Housing Societies should be of standard rating and
specification as being currently procured by the Nigam.
There should be 2 Nos.
distribution transformers in case the capacity of distribution transformer to
be installed exceeds 630 kVA.
There should be separate
distribution transformer to meet with the load demand of common service.
The location of distribution
transformer and 11 KV VCBs etc. should be near the
main entrance gate with free accessibility.
NOTE
: The
rating distribution transformers presently being procured by Nigam are 25 kVA, 63 kVA, 100 kVA, 200 kVA, 400 kVA and 630 kVA.
9.
The Group Housing Societies will have
an option to provide the cable/cables connected to the meter room to the
distribution line externally or under ground through open trenches. It should
be ensured that the sealing arrangement is provided at :-
a)
LT Box of the Transformer.
b)
On LT ABCs and on the front and back
covers of the complete distribution board in the control room.
c)
On the feeder pillars.
d)
On the bus bar enclosures from where
individual cable are laid out for the energy meters.
10.
LT cable from main panel to meter panel
should be laid on open trenches on wooden cleats fixed on racks with circuit
no. and there should be no joints.
11.
There should be provision of inspection
of cable from bus bar to individual meter.
12.
The main meter room should be locked
and the keys of the meter room should be with some authorized persons.
13.
Undertaking well defining the
responsibility in the event of breakage of seals on metering distribution panel
or the main bus bar enclosure etc. be hand in each
case.
The metering room shall consist of
sufficient space to house the meters with MCBs of the
current design/rating.
14.
The metering room consisting of all
meters through which individual supply is provided should be separately and
conveniently located as far as possible near the main entrance gate with free
accessibility in the ground floor of the Society/Complex as per existing
instruction of the Nigam.
15.
The main meter room should be locked
and the keys of the meter from should be with some authorized persons.
16.
The Society shall bear the inspection
fee of Chief Electrical Inspector to Govt. of Haryana
for inspection of system.
17.
There should be double earthing arrangement of each equipment.
18.
The quality of material should be
approved and checked by SE (OP) before execution of work. The material should
be ISI mark and as per specifications of the Nigam
from standard firm (s).
19.
The XEN (OP) should at least once carry
out the checking and satisfy himself that the works are carried out as per
approved Electrification Plan.
20.
The SDO (OP) shall personally ensure
compliance of all above technical and commercial points before releasing the
connections.
21.
It shall be ensured by the concerned
offices that the cases are processed for releasing the connections within the
time frame specified for the purpose by the Nigam.
22.
In addition to the above, all
prevailing Nigam’s instruction with regard to design,
specification and laying of electrical system are also
to be complied with.
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Sd/- S
E/Comml. DHBVNL,
Hisar |
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Sd/- SE/
Plg.&Design DHBVNL,
Hisar |