Major relief to applicants seeking extension of load

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, DEC 9

The Haryana Power Distribution Corporations have decided to give a major relief to  the applicants seeking extension of load. The applicants would now be required to pay the advance consumption security for the extended load only as per existing rate (s). Earlier, the applicants were required to pay for the existing load as well as extended load as per the existing charges.

                   It was decided in a meeting of Discoms chaired by Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Devender Singh here today. It was observed that a large section of consumers was not coming forward for voluntary disclosure of load as the Discoms charged the amount on extended load as per existing rate(s) and the same rate was being charged for the existing load. For example, a consumer had deposited Rs. 150/- about 15 years ago on account of advance consumption security for 3 KW load and sought for further extension of 1 KW or more load, he had to pay Rs.500/- for extension of load plus Rs.1500/- for existing 3 KW load. However, out of this amount he was not required to pay Rs.150/- which were already paid by him.

                 During his meeting with public representatives last days, the issue was raised by various group of consumers and they had pointed out that the money already paid by them was sufficient on account of advance consumption security when they had submitted application and the load was sanctioned.

            The Discoms shall not ask the applicants to submit their photographs with  application forms for extension of load in the cases of inheritance.

               Mr Devender Singh said that the procedure of extension of load would be further simplified for which a Committee had been constituted and the modalities were being finalized. The Discoms would launch a voluntary disclosure of load scheme w.e.f. January 1, 2013 in the State. It was observed that a large section of the existing consumers would come forward to avail the benefit of voluntary disclosure of load scheme.

                Emphasizing the need of bringing down existing 30 per cent aggregated commercial and technical losses in the State, Mr Singh also said that a strategy was being framed to bring down these to below 20 per cent in next three years.

           CMD directed the officers to ensure that the survey to strengthen the distribution infrastructure in urban and rural areas is completed by Dec. 15 so that the maintenance campaign for strengthening the system is launched in a planned manner. The campaign would be launched w.e.f. January 01, 2013. This would help Discoms to supply uninterrupted power in the next summer and paddy seasons.

          He specifically pointed out that the thrust areas of the Discoms included streamlining and periodical monitoring of complaints redressal system, power supply on urban mode to the rural domestic feeders having 25 per cent or less AT&C losses, minimize damage rate of distribution transformers and franchisee model for 11 kV rural feeders etc.

      Addl. M.D, DHBVN, A.K.Garg, Director R.K.Sehgal and Vijay Chaudhary, Chief General Manager, P.C.Gupta and I.B.Srivastava and other senior officers of Discoms were present.