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Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission

TARIFF ORDER reduced to 50% i.e. maximum incentive of 3.5% instead
of 7% on unity power factor.
Date: 12 September, 2018
Consumers will have to pay penalty upto 5% maximum
Case No. 195 of 2017
on low power factor which may be lagging or leading .
In the matter of Mid-Term Review Petition of Maharashtra Earlier there was not penalty for leading power factor
State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for Truing- and to maintain good power factor consumers will have
up of Aggregate Revenue requirement (ARR) of FY 2015- to install automatic power factor correction panels.
16 and FY 2016-17, Provisional Truing-up of ARR of FY
2017-18 and Revised Projections of ARR for FY 2018-19 On VIA suggestions Commission did not allow bulk
and FY 2019-20 discount rebate and rebate for new industry as this could
have created discrimination within consumers and small
HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMISSIONS TARIFF ORDER industries would have been adversely affected.
Commission has considered most of the suggestions of VIA objected to gross metering in roof top solar system
VIA and issued a balanced tariff order against MSEDCL’s and imposition of surcharge on roof top solar system
very high projections of deficiency in ARR to the tune of saying that it is a separate policy and can not be changed
Rs. 34646 crore to be recovered in 2 years in addition through MYT petition. Commission did not change
to the existing tariff. the existing net metering system and did not impose
This proposal of MSEDCL would have impact of 25 to surcharge.
40% increase in industrial consumers energy bills. VIA Considering importance of accurate Agricultural
objected and submitted to Commission that this will be consumption assessment, the Commission has decided to
a tariff shock which violates the appellate tribunal order undertake Third Party verification of Agricultural Sales of
Commission approved revenue gap of Rs. 20651 crore MSEDCL which will be completed by March, 2020.
and out of this Commission decided to create regulatory
asset of Rs. 12382 crore and allowed to recover Rs.8268 Commission has introduced a discount of 0.25% of the
crore through increase in tariff. monthly bill (excluding taxes and duties), subject to a cap
of Rs. 500/- per month per bill for LT category consumers
Commission allowed deferred recovery of such Regulatory for payment of electricity bills through various modes of
Asset over and beyond the 3rd Control Period alongwith digital payment such as credit cards, debit cards, UPI,
carrying cost, as allowed under the MYT Regulations. BHIM, internet banking, mobile banking, mobile wallets,

Commission considered VIA’s suggestions and decided etc. Commission did not allow stand by charges to be
following. imposed on CPP for stand by demand.

Did not change definition of billing demand which could HIGHLIGHTS OF INCREASE IN TARIFF RATES
have very adverse impact on consumers energy bills. • There is a high rise a demand and fixed charges to

Did not allow KVAH billing within this control period the tune of 25 to 30%.
which could have raised consumers energy bills by more • The variable charges has been increased by 2 to 4%
than 25% and the incentives of power factor would have
been withdrawn • Wheeling charges has been increased as below.
• EHV consumers - NIL
Commission did not change a provision of load factor
incentive but did not allow to give load factor incentive • 33 KV consumer – 9 paise to 15 paise
to those consumers who will exceed contract demand • 22 KV consumers – 82 paise to 38 paise (reduction)
during any time of the day including off peak hours.
• 11 KV consumers – 82 paise to 78 paise (reduction)
One important change which shall affect consumers
energy bills isthat the power factor incentive has been • LT category consumers – 118 paise to 130 paise

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