The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on January 24, 2024, issued the Draft Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024, to further amend the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006.
The following provisions have been stated:
• In regulation 4, which states “Type of Meters”, in sub-regulation (1), for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:
"(b) All consumers in areas with communication networks, shall be supplied electricity with Smart Meters working in prepayment mode, conforming to relevant IS, within the timelines as specified by the Central Government:
Provided that all consumer connections having current carrying capacity beyond that specified in relevant IS shall be provided with meters having automatic remote meter reading facility or Smart Meters as per relevant IS.
Provided further that in areas that do not have a communication network, installation of prepayment meters, conforming to relevant IS, shall be allowed by the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Provided further that consumers connected at a voltage level below 11kV and taking power through green energy open access shall be supplied electricity through smart meters as per relevant IS."
The proposed draft Regulations are available on the CEA Website www.cea.nic.in.
All the stakeholders including the public are requested to send their comments on the said draft Regulations to the Chief Engineer (Legal), Sewa Bhawan (North Wing), Room No. 622, 6th Floor, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 by post or through e-mail: [email protected] latest by February 26, 2024.
