**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, Chennai, amending the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code of 2004. The amendment, dated June 27, 2020, and effective upon publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, introduces Regulation 14A regarding notices to consumers under automated meter reading systems. The purpose is to streamline communication of billing details to consumers using electronic means.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Focus:** Introduces Regulation 14A to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004.
* **Regulation 14A: Notice to Consumers under Automated Meter Reading System**
* Overrides conflicting regulations (5, 8, 13, 14, and 16) within the Code or Distribution Code where licensees implement automated meter reading (AMR/AMI) using smart meters or other modern technology.
* Mandates that billing details (electricity consumption, charges, due date, additional security deposit demand, other information) be communicated electronically via email, SMS, mobile app, or other modes adopted by TANGEDCO after informing the Commission.
* Such electronic communication is considered the official notice to the consumer.
* **Rationale for Amendment**
* The current requirement to incorporate billing details in the Consumer Meter card duplicates effort when AMR/AMI systems are in place, as data is automatically fed into the licensee's server.
* The amendment aims to provide billing details to consumers electronically, eliminating the need for physical incorporation into the white meter card.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Electricity Consumers (LT/HT service connections)**
* **Impact:** Consumers will receive billing details (consumption, charges, due dates, deposit demands, other information) electronically instead of having the details manually entered in a physical meter card.
* **Action Required:** Consumers should ensure they have a valid email address or mobile number registered with TANGEDCO to receive electronic notifications. They may need to download a mobile app or access other electronic modes adopted by TANGEDCO to receive billing information.
**Stakeholder: Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC)**
* **Impact:** Has responsibility for ensuring TANGEDCO informs them of the electronic mode they adopt.
* **Action Required:** Approve any electronic modes TANGEDCO adopts to communicate billing details to consumers.
**Stakeholder: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)**
* **Impact:** Must adopt electronic modes of communication to deliver billing information. Duplication of workload from the old method must be avoided.
* **Action Required:** Implement electronic modes of communication (email, SMS, app, etc.) and inform the Commission (TNERC) before implementing.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission : The primary regulator responsible for the electricity sector in Tamil Nadu, issuing the amendment.
Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004 : The existing regulation being amended in the document.
Electricity Act, 2003 : The central act that empowers the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission to make regulations.
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© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009.
2020 [Price : Rs. 1.60 Paise.
TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 29] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020
Aani 31, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051
Part VI—Section 2
Notifications of interest to a section of the public
issued by Heads of Departments, etc.
NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.
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TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, CHENNAI
Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004.
(Notifi cation No. TNERC/SC/7 –42 dated 27-06-2020.)
(Lr. No. TNERC/Legal/F. Notifi cations/No.1240/2020.)
No. VI(2)/24/2020.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 181 read with Section 50 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (Central Act 36 of 2003)
and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following
amendment to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004, the draft of the same having been previously published as required
by sub section (3) of section 181 of the said Act.
It shall come into force on the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
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In the said Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, after Regulation 14, the following Regulation shall be inserted, namely :-
“14A Notice to consumers under automated meter reading system –
Notwithstanding anything contained in regulations 5, 8, 13, 14 and 16 of this Code or any provision in the Distribution Code,
wherever the Licensee implements automated meter reading system through Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Technology /
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Technology using smart meters / any other modern technology using smart meter, the bill-
ing details such as, Electricity Consumption, Consumption charges for electricity, the due date of payment, demand for additional
Security Deposit, any other demand/information, etc., shall be communicated through email or SMS or Mobile App or any other
electronic mode adopted by the TANGEDCO with prior intimation to the Commission and such communication shall be deemed
to be the notice issued for such purposes.”
(By Order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission)
S. CHINNARAJALU,
Chennai-600 008, Secretary,
1st July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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As per the provisions of the TNERC supply code, 2004, in the case of LT/HT services after taking the meter reading, the
particulars of Meter readings, Energy consumption and charges payable will have to be incorporated in the Consumer Meter card.
2. Consequent on the implementation of automated meter reading system (AMR/AMI technology) by the Licensee for LT/
HT service connections, the consumption details are fed into the Licensee’s server automatically without any physical visit of the
offi cials of the Licensee and hence the incorporation of the billing details such as, Electricity Consumption, Consumption charges
for electricity, the due date of payment, demand for additional Security Deposit, any other demand/information, etc.,in the white
meter card would cause duplication of work load. However, in order to intimate the above consumption details to the consumers, it
is proposed to provide the same to the consumers through email or SMS or Mobile App or any other electronic mode. The present
amendment seeks to achieve the said objective.
(By order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission)
S. CHINNARAJALU,
Chennai-600 008, Secretary,
1st July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.July. 15, 2020] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 107
Statement Showing Existing Provison and Provision as Amended
Existing provision Amendment
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New Provision: 14A Notice to consumers under automated meter reading system –
Notwithstanding anything contained in regulations 5, 8, 13, 14 and 16 of this Code
or any provision in the Distribution Code, wherever the Licensee implements
automated meter reading system through Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)
Technology / Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Technology using smart
meters / any other modern technology using smart meter, the billing details
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information, etc., shall be communicated through email or SMS or Mobile App or
any other electronic mode adopted by the TANGEDCO with prior intimation to the
Commission and such communication shall be deemed to be the notice issued
for such purposes.
(By Order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission)
S. CHINNARAJALU,
Chennai-600 008, Secretary,
1st July 2020. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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