The 13th Amendment to the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Supply Code, 2005 communicated vide Office Order no. UPERC/Secy/Regulations/Supply Code/2018/206 dated10.08.2018 with immediate effect, mandates every Developer to provide multiple power supply points to Residents to measure their actual power consumption and to make payment of their bills directly to the UPPCL directly without the intervention of the Developer. So far the power has been supplied to the Developer through single supply point which the Developer distributes to the Residents through post paid meters adding several incidental costs apart from minimum charges but without giving the details of actual consumption.
The new amendment to Electricity Supply Code certainly
should be a boon to the Residents as there is complete transparency about the
electricity charges owed by the consumer which he can pay post
consumption. The proposal of installation
of multi point meters was mooted by the Discom, there are many ambiguities in
installing the same in high rise buildings, points out developers. Otherwise
also, the Developers are not in favour of conversion of single point power
supply to multi point supply citing the additional costs involved and the loss
of margin and distribution cost which they have been levying on the consumers
so far.
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission in the suo motu order dated 05.08.2020 clarified that in case of conversion of single point connections to multi-point connections, the consumers shall pay only the prepaid meter cost and the connection charges as per the data cost book. In case of dual source dual register prepaid metering system, where prepaid functionality is achieved through backend-headend system, the consumer shall pay the cost of dual source-dual register meter along with associated infrastructure and connection charges. The rates for dual source dual register meter along with associated infrastructure shall not exceed Rs 15,000 in any case,” the UPERC order says.
However, it is not clear as to whether the dual source-dual register meter can also handle the power back up which the Developer provides to the Residents at a different cost.
The order further states that if
the licensee does not get consent of 51% consumers of multi-storey building to
retain single point connection, conversion from single point to multi-point
system shall be taken up immediately. For the rest of the consumers not opting
for multi-point connection, licensees shall take proactive measures to convince
all the customers to convert to multi-point connection during the migration
period of 60 days. This means that the
Government is serious about multi point connections in all the residential
complexes in the near future.
According to media reports Paschimanchal Vidyud Vitran Nigam Limited
(Noida Division) have issued notices to over 130 high-rises in Noida to
immediately provide the rejection of at least 51% of their residents for not
opting multi-point connection within 21 days. If they fail to give it, it will be
deemed opting for conversion into multi-point. Operation and maintenance of the
transformer and associated distribution network as well as ‘metering, billing
and collection’ of end consumers are done by the societies, which in turn
deposit electricity bills with their discoms concerned. But, now in the
multipoint connection, each owner/allottee will get direct connection from us
and the payment of electricity consumption charges to be deposited directly to
PVVNL, and we will send ‘bill-cum- payment recharge statement’ electronically
on their registered email ID and mobile number.
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