MeECL ask consumers to declare contracted demand/load as per actual consumption

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 16, 2021

The Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) has decided to extend one time amnesty offer for all categories of consumers to declare and revise their contracted demand/load as per their actual consumption through self-declaration process.

Issuing a general notice for self-declaration of connected load & load enhancement, Chairman and Managing Director, MePDCL Arunkumar Kembhavi said it has been observed that, as on date a staggering 3,19,413 nos (including 58,828 nos in Shillong city) of consumers under different categories have declared their connected demand/load as 1 kW or below.

The figure does not commensurate with the present load pattern of the State. In Khasi Jaintia Hills people extensively use heaters and in Garo Hills air conditions.

“The MePDCL extends one-time amnesty offer for all categories of consumers (including domestic, commercial, government departments) to declare -and revise their contracted demand/load as per their actual consumption through self-declaration process,” he said.

The CMD said the consumers are requested to fill up the ‘Self Declaration of Connected Load’ form as attached herewith and submit it to their respective office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, MePDCL within 1 month from the date of this notification.

According to him, MePDCL will verify the applications and revise the contracted demand/load on basis of the applied load factor and serve notice to the consumer to pay the additional security deposit.

“After expiry of 1 month, the MePDCL reserves the right to unilaterally increase the contracted demand on the basis of the load factor and the consumption during the previous 12 months as mandated under Electricity Supply Code and serve notice to pay the additional security deposit and in case of failure, initiate the proceedings as per law including disconnection, recovery of penalty among others,” he said.

The same process will be followed for all other consumers having contract load of 2kW, 3kW, 4kW, 5kW subsequently to ascertain their actual load, he added.