The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) on February 07, 2024, issued the Draft Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) (14th Amendment) Regulations, 2024, to further amend the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) Regulations, 2014.
These Regulations shall apply to all licensees (including entities exempted under Section 13 of the Act) in their respective licensed/supply areas and all consumers/persons in the State of Punjab.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In Regulation 6.8.5, which states “Validity of Demand Notice Period”, the following proviso shall be inserted:
“Provided that in case an applicant/consumer fails to deposit applicable charges (except Test Report and/or other requisite documents) within the validity mentioned above period of the demand notice then the case of his junior applicant(s), who has complied with the demand notice shall be processed and released.”
It shall be applicable for the Demand Notice issued after notification of these Regulations and should be explicitly mentioned in the Demand Notice.
• In Regulation 11.6.4, which states “Transfer/Sale of Land or Property”, clause (d) shall be substituted:
In the case of land having an AP/AP-High-tech connection being jointly owned by more than one person and a part of the land along with the AP/AP-High-tech connection thereon being sold, the connection may be transferred in the name of the purchaser after execution of an indemnity bond in favour of the distribution licensee by the purchaser.
The Comments/suggestions/objections from all the stakeholders will be considered by the commission on or before March 01, 2024. They may be sent in person or by post at Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Plot No.3, Block-B, Sector-18A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh (UT) Ph.172-2645164-66, Fax 0172-2664758 or through e-mail at [email protected].
