STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE
SERVICE REQUIRED | TIME |
Normal Fuse-Off | |
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Cities and towns | 4 Hours |
Rural areas | 8 Hours |
Overhead Line/cable breakdowns | |
Cities and towns | 6 Hours |
Rural areas | 24 Hours |
Underground cable breakdowns | |
Cities and towns | 12 Hours |
Rural areas | 48 Hours |
Distribution Transformer Failure | |
Cities and towns | 24 Hours |
Rural areas | 48 Hours |
Period of Scheduled Outage | |
Maximum duration in single stretch | Not to exceed 12 hours |
Restoration of Supply | By not later than 6.00PM |
Voltage fluctuations | |
No expansion/enhancement of network involved | Within 10 days |
Up-gradation of distribution system required | Within 90 days |
Erection of Substation | Within the time period as approved by the Commission. |
Meter Complaints (Including Net Meter) | |
Inspection and replacement of slow, fast / creeping, stuck-up meters | Inspection within7 daysin towns and cities and within 15 days in rural areas and replacement within 15 days thereafter |
Replace burnt meters if cause attributable to Licensee | Within 7 days |
Replace burnt meters if cause attributable to consumer | Within 7 days of receiving payment from consumer |
Shifting of meter / service line | Within 7 days |
Processing of application & intimation of relevant charges payable for new connection / sanction of additional load / Demand | |
All Cases- If connection feasible from existing network for release of supply | Within 2 working days of receipt of application |
If network expansion / enhancement required to release supply | |
Release of supply - Low Tension | Within 7 days of receipt of application |
Release of supply - High Tension 11KV | Within 15 days of receipt of application |
Release of supply - High Tension 33KV | Within 21 days of receipt of application |
Release of supply - Extra High Tension | Within 45 days of receipt of application |
Release of new connection / additional load upon payment of all charges | |
All Cases – If connection feasible from existing network for release of supply | Within 30 days of receipt of application* |
Network expansion / enhancement required to release supply | |
Release of supply - Low Tension | Within 30 days* |
Release of supply - High Tension 11KV | Within 45 days* |
Release of supply - High Tension 33KV | Within 60 days* |
Release of supply - Extra High Tension | Within 180 days* |
Erection of substation required for release of supply | Within time period approved by the commission |
Transfer of ownership and conversion of service | |
Title transfer of ownership | Within 7 days** |
Change of category | Within 7 days** |
Conversion from LT-1ph to LT-3ph & vice versa | Within 300 days* |
Conversion from LT to HT and vice versa | Within 60 days* |
Resolution of complaints on consumers bill | |
If no additional information is required | Within 24 working hours |
If additional information is required | Within 7 working days |
Reconnection of supply following disconnection due to non payment of bills | |
Cities and Towns | Within 4 working hours*** |
Rural areas | Within 12 working hours*** |
Reduction in Load | Before the expiry of second billing cycle |
* On receipt of prescribed charges
** On receipt of necessary documents and prescribed fee, if any
*** On production of proof of payment by consumer