Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees, Fines and Charges) Regulations, 2019

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    "title": "Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees, Fines and Charges) Regulations, 2019",
    "short_title": "Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees, Fines and Charges) Regulations, 2019",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. BERC- SMP-13/19-03",
    "act_year": 2019,
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    "location": "Bihar",
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    "description": "Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees, Fines and Charges) Regulations, 2019",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions and Interpretations.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Electricity Act, 2003.\n(b) \"Application\" means includes petitions, replies, rejoinders, supplemental proceedings, other papers and filed in relation thereto before the Commission in proceedings in the manner provide in Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (conduct of Business) Regulations, 2005.\n(c) \"means the Bihar Electricity Commission.\n(d) \"Energy proposed to be handled\" :- The energy proposed to be handled by the Distribution Licensee shall mean the total energy purchased by the Distribution Licensee excluding losses in the inter-state and intrastate transmission and sale in U.I but shall include purchase in U.I and proposed in the ARR.\n(e) \"Fees\" mean fees mentioned in the schedule.\n(f) \"Fines and/or Charges\" refers to fines and/or charges that the Commission is empowered to impose under the Act.\n(g) \"Fund\" shall mean the State Regulatory Commission Fund constituted under section 103 of the Act.\n(h) \"Licensees\" mean licensees under the Act.\n(i) \"Proceedings\" mean and include proceedings of all nature that the Commission may hold in the discharge of its functions under the Act.\n(j) \"Regulations\" mean the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees, Fines and Charges) Regulations, 2005.\n(k) \"Schedule\" refers to the schedule appended to these Regulations.\n(l) \"Secretary\" means Secretary of the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission.\n(m) \"State Govt.\" means the Government of Bihar.\n(a) words in the singular or plural term, as the case may be, shall also be deemed to include the plural or the singular term, respectively;\n(b) references herein to the \"Regulations\" shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations as amended or modified by the Commission from time to time in accordance with the applicable laws in force.\n(c) the headings are inserted for convenience and may not be taken into account for the purpose of interpretation of these Regulations.\n(d) reference to the statutes, regulations or guidelines shall be construed as including all provisions consolidating, amending or replacing such statutes, regulations or guidelines, as the case may be, referred to.\nChapter - II\nFees",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Fees on Application and Petitions.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Licensing Fee.",
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            "content": "Chapter - III\nFines and / Or Charges",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Imposition of Fines and / or Charges.",
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            "content": "(a) The nature and extent of non-compliance or violation;\n(b) The wrongful gain or unfair advantage derived as a result of the noncompliance or violation;\n(c) the loss or degree of harassment caused to any person(s) as a result of the non-compliance or violation; and\n(d) the repetitive nature of the non-compliance or violation",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Payment of Fines and Charges.",
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            "content": "Chapter - IV\nMiscellaneous",
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Power to Amend.",
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            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Repeal and Savings.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Power to Remove Difficulties.",
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            "content": "Schedule\nBihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees, Fines and Charges) Regulations, 2019\nBihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees, Fines and Charges) Regulations, 2019\nSl No.\nSl No.\nNature of petition / application\nNature of petition / application\nFees\nFees\n1\nDetermination of tariff for supply of\n\t\t\t\telectricity by generating company to distribution licensee under\n\t\t\t\tthe provisions of clause (a) of subsection (1) of Section 62 of\n\t\t\t\tthe Act.\n(a) Conventional fuel based (coal, gas, oil etc)\n\t\t\t\tPlant\nRs 10,00,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTen lakhs) for capacity upto 100 MW.\nRs 2,500 (Rs. Two thousand five hundred) for\n\t\t\t\teach additional MW capacity or part thereof\n(b) Non-conventional & Renewable Sources of\n\t\t\t\tEnergy, including co-generation\nRs 10,000 (Rs. Ten\n\t\t\t\tthousand) for the first one MW of capacity\nRs 2500 (Rs. Two thousand five hundred fifty)\n\t\t\t\tfor each additional MW of capacity or part thereof\n2\n(a) Determination\n\t\t\t\tof tariff for transmission of electricity under the provisions of\n\t\t\t\tclause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 62 of the Act.\n(b) Determination of Fees & Charges of SLDC\nRs 10,00,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTen lakhs)\nRs 2,00,000 (Rs. Two lakhs)\n3\nDetermination of tariff for wheeling of\n\t\t\t\telectricity under the provisions of clause (c) of sub-section (1)\n\t\t\t\tof Section 62 of the Act\nRs 5,00,000 (Rs. Five lakhs)\n4\nDetermination of tariff for retail sale of\n\t\t\t\telectricity under the provisions of clause (d) of sub-section (1)\n\t\t\t\tof Section 62 of the Act\nOne paisa for each 20 kwh (Energy proposed to be\n\t\t\t\thandled as defined in 2 (d)) Minimum Rs. 5,00,000 (Rs. Five\n\t\t\t\tlakhs) Maximum Rs. 75,00,000 (Rs. Seventy five lakhs)\n5\nIn case of\n(a) Multi Year\n\t\t\t\tTariff of Distribution /Transmission Company(ies) frame work,\n\t\t\t\tannual review of tariffs and performance of the licensee during\n\t\t\t\tthe control period as may be necessary, to be paid by the\n\t\t\t\tLicensee.\n(b) MYT of SLDC\nRs 5,00,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tFive lakhs)\nRs 1,00,000 (Rs. One lakhs)\n6\nPetition for fixing trading margin in the\n\t\t\t\tIntrastate trading\nOne paisa for each 20 KWh of energy proposed to\n\t\t\t\tbe traded subject to minimum amount of Rs. 5,00,000/- (Five Lakh)\n7\nReview of Tariff\n\t\t\t\tOrder of Company\n(a) Distribution /\n\t\t\t\tTransmission (ies).\n(b) Generating\n\t\t\t\tCompany (ies)\n(i) Conventional\n\t\t\t\tfuel based (coal, gas, oil etc.) plant.\n(ii) Renewable\n\t\t\t\tenergy based plant including co-generation.\n(c) (iii) Review as Tariff order of SLDC\nRs.2,00,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTwo lakhs)\nRs.2,00,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTwo lakhs)\nRs.2,00,00 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTwenty thousand)\nRs.1,00,000 (Rs. One lakhs)\n8\nApproval/Adoption of price/tariff for Power\n\t\t\t\tPurchase or procurement process by distribution licensee (short\n\t\t\t\tterm, medium term and long term basis) including Power Purchase\n\t\t\t\tAgreement (PPA)/Power Supply Agreement (PSA)\n(a) Conventional\n(i) Long\n\t\t\t\tterm/Medium Term\n(ii) Short term\nRs. 10,00,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTen lakh) for 100 MW. Rs.2500 (Two thousand five hundred) for\n\t\t\t\teach additional MW capacity or part thereof.\nRs. 5,00,000 (Rs. Five lakh) for 100 MW. Rs.1000\n\t\t\t\t(One thousand ) for each additional MW capacity or part thereof.\n(b)\n\t\t\t\tNon-conventional\n(i) Long\n\t\t\t\tterm/Medium Term\n(ii) Short term\nRs. 2,50,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTwo lakh fifty thousand) for 100 MW. Rs.1000 (One thousand) for\n\t\t\t\teach additional MW capacity or part thereof.\nRs. 1,25,000 (Rs. One lakh twenty five thousand)\n\t\t\t\tfor 100 MW. Rs.1000 (One thousand) for each additional MW\n\t\t\t\tcapacity or part thereof.\n9\nApproval of proposal for deviation in guidelines\n\t\t\t\tfor Tariff based on competitive bidding.\nRs. 1,00,000 (Rs. One lakh)\n10\nApplication for review of Order for power\n\t\t\t\tpurchase or power procurement process\nRs. 1,00,000 (Rs. One lakh)\n11\nApplication for approval of the schedule of\n\t\t\t\tcharges of a Distribution Licensee under Section 45 and Section\n\t\t\t\t46 of the Act\nRs. 50,000 (Rs. Fifty thousand)\n12\nApplication for adjudication of Disputes under\n\t\t\t\tthe provisions of the Act:\n(i) made by a\n\t\t\t\tLicensee or by a Generating Company, other than a Generating\n\t\t\t\tCompany referred to in (ii) below;\n(ii) made by a\n\t\t\t\tperson owning a Captive Generating plant;\n(iii) made by a consumer or a consumer\n\t\t\t\trepresentative\nConventional\n\t\t\t\tfuel-based (coal, gas, oil, etc.) Generation Plant, Hydro Power\n\t\t\t\tPlant (above 25 MW), and a Licensee: Rs. 3,00,000/- (Three lakh)\n\t\t\t\tand Non-conventional or Renewable Energy Plant, including\n\t\t\t\tCo-Generation Plant: Rs. 1,00,000 (One lakh)\nRs. 50,000/- (Fifty\n\t\t\t\tthousand)\nRs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand)\n13\nAppeal preferred to the Appellate authority\n\t\t\t\tunder sub section (1) of Section 127 of the Act\nAs specified u/s 127 of the Act.\n14\nAppeal against the decision of a Chief\n\t\t\t\tElectrical Inspector or an Electrical Inspector\nAs specified in rule notified by State Govt. u/s\n\t\t\t\t162 of the Act.\n15\nInterlocutory Application\nRs. 50,000 (Rs. Fifty thousand)\n16\nDisputes arising under sub section 4 and 5 of\n\t\t\t\tSection 67 of the Act, (opening of Streets, Railways etc)\nRs. 10,000 (Rs. Ten thousand)\n17\nApplication for review or reconsideration of any\n\t\t\t\torder of the Commission not covered elsewhere in these\n\t\t\t\tRegulations, or review of any order on grounds of clerical error/\n\t\t\t\tmistake\nRs. 10,000 (Rs. Ten thousand)\n18\nRequest for Inspection of documents as may be\n\t\t\t\tpermitted\nRs. 500 (Rs. Five hundred) per day\n19\nRequest for obtaining certified copies as may be\n\t\t\t\tpermitted.\nRs. 10 (Rs. Ten) per page\n20\nAny other petition\n\t\t\t\t/ Application\n(a) By\n\t\t\t\tutility/licensee/deemed licensee/ person granted exemption from\n\t\t\t\tlicence\n(b) By Institution/\n\t\t\t\tOrganization / Company other than (a) above\n(c) By Consumer\n\t\t\t\tGroups registered with appropriate Govt.\n(d) Individual\n\t\t\t\tConsumer other than (e) below\n(e) Individual BPL Consumer\n(a) Rs. 20,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTwenty thousand)\n(b) Rs. 10,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tTen thousand)\n(c) Rs. 5,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tFive thousand)\n(d) Rs. 1,000 (Rs.\n\t\t\t\tOne thousand)\n(e) Rs. 25 (Rs. Twenty five)\n21\nAnnual licence fee\n\t\t\t\tfor a licensee/deemed licensee under section 14 of the Act\n(a) For\n\t\t\t\tTransmission of Electricity\n(b) For\n\t\t\t\tDistribution of Electricity\n(c) For Trading of Electricity\nRs. 1,00,00,000\n\t\t\t\t(one crore)\nRs. 1,00,00,000\n\t\t\t\t(one crore)\nRs. 10,00,000 (Ten Lakh)\n22\nPetition / Application for approval of FPPCA\nRs. 50,000/– (Rs. Fifty thousand)\n23\nReview petition for FPPCA order\nRs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand)\n24\nPetition for approval of capital investment\n\t\t\t\twork/scheme (CAPEX) of the licensee.\nRs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand)\n25\nPetition for determination of rates, charges,\n\t\t\t\tterms and conditions under proviso to sub-section (1) of section\n\t\t\t\t36 of the Electricity Act, 2003.\nRs. 1,000(one thousand) per MW or part thereof\n\t\t\t\ttransmission capacity with a minimum of Rs. 25,000 (twenty five\n\t\t\t\tthousand).\n26\nApplication under section 35 of the Act for\n\t\t\t\tseeking use of intervening transmission facilities.\nRs. 20,000(Twenty thousand)\n27\nApplication seeking prior approval under section\n\t\t\t\t17 of the Electricity Act, 2003.\nLicense fee as applicable under Sl. 21 of the\n\t\t\t\tschedule.\n28\nApplication for amendment of license under\n\t\t\t\tsection 18 of the Electricity Act, 2003.\nLicense fee as applicable under Sl. 21 of the\n\t\t\t\tschedule.\n29\nApplication for revocation of license under\n\t\t\t\tsub-section (2) of section 19 of the Electricity Act, 2003.\nLicense fee as applicable under Sl. 21 of the\n\t\t\t\tschedule.\n30\nPetition for amendment of supply code and\n\t\t\t\tconnected matters specified under sections 43 to 48, 50, 55 and\n\t\t\t\t56 excluding those required as a result of State Govt.\n\t\t\t\tdirectives.\nBy\n\t\t\t\tLicensee-Rs.20,000(Twenty thousand)\nBy Consumer\n\t\t\t\tAssociation-Rs.5,000(Five thousand)\nBy Individual consumer-Rs.1,000 (One thousand)\n31\nAdjudication of disputes regarding provisions of\n\t\t\t\tnon-discriminatory open access under subsection 47 of section 2\n\t\t\t\tread with sub-section (2), (3) and (4) of section 42 of the\n\t\t\t\tElectricity Act, 2003.\nRs. 20,000 (Twenty thousand)\n32\nAdjudication of disputes under section\n\t\t\t\t9(2)/33(4)/35/43/67(4) of the Electricity Act, 2003.\nRs. 20,000(Twenty thousand)\n33\nApproval of supplementary Power Purchase\n\t\t\t\tAgreement (PPA)/Power Supply Agreement (PSA) or its amendment\n\t\t\t\tthereof.\nRs. 50000(Fifty thousand)\n34\nApplication fee for grant of electricity licence\n\t\t\t\tunder section 15 of Electricity Act, 2003\nAs fixed and notified by the State Govt. u/s 180\n\t\t\t\tof E.A-2003.\n35\nApproval of\n\t\t\t\tBusiness Plan\n(a) Generating\n\t\t\t\tCompany\n(b) Transmission\n\t\t\t\tCompany\n(c) Distribution\n\t\t\t\tCompany\n(d) SLDC\n0.001% of the\n\t\t\t\tproposed CAPEX investment during MYT control period subject to a\n\t\t\t\tminimum of\nRs. 5,00,000 (Five\n\t\t\t\tlakh)\nRs. 10,00,000 (Ten\n\t\t\t\tlakh)\nRs. 10,00,000 (Ten\n\t\t\t\tlakh)\nRs. 1,00,000 (One lakh)\n36.\nOther matters not covered above\nAs may be decided by the Commission",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 14th February, 2020 [bh680]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. BERC- SMP-13/19-03, dated 24.9.2019",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2019",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees, Fines and Charges) Regulations, 2019",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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