POWER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR JANIPUR, JAMMU - 180007 TEL: 0191-2532809 FAX: 0191-2530265 PUBLIC NOTICE Comments / Suggestions on Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) and Electricity Proposal of JKPDD for FY2009-10 and 1.1 Power Development Department (PDD) of Jammu & Kashmir, the Petitioner is the sole licensee for transmission and distribution of electricity in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The Petitioner has filed petitions before the Jammu & Kashmir State Electricity Regulatory Commission (J&KSERC) for approval of its Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) and determination of for the financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11. 1.2 The Commission admitted the petition for FY2009-10 and for on 08-02-2010 and directed PDD to publish a Public tice for the information of consumers/ stake holders. The salient features of the Petitions are as given below: Table 1: Summary of ARR Petitions Particular 2008-09 (Actual) 2009-10 (Revised Estimate) 2010-11 (Projected) A. Revenue Revenue Demand (At existing tariff) 838.60 897.30 1001.91 Revenue Realized* 628.1 795.12 921.75 B. Expenditure Power Purchase Cost 1783.68 2407.61 2453.78 O&M cost 40.41 46.48 47.99 Establishment Expenses (incl Employee A&G Expenses) 288.26 331.31 385.32 Depreciation 62.58 80.195 88.44 Interest & Finance Charges 18.19 15.30 14.14 ROR 0 0 0 Gross ARR 2193.12 2880.891 2989.67 Less non-tariff income 2.75 2.75 3.50 Net ARR 2190.37 2878.14 2986.17 Unmet Revenue Gap 1562.27 2083.02 2064.42 * Without Electricity Duty te: Cost of free power from Salal, Uri and Dulhasti not included, but quantum of free power is included in the availability. 1.3 The projected overall average cost of supply comes to Rs. 7.62/ kwh during FY2009-10 and to Rs. 6.97/ kwh during as against average overall tariff of Rs. 2.38/ kwh for FY2009-10 and Rs. 2.34/ kwh for.
1.4 Details on the number of consumers, the connected load and the amount of energy sold by PDD in FY2008-09 and projected for FY2009-10 and are given below: Table 2: Number of s and Connected Load (MW) S. Categories. of s Connected Load (MW) 2008-09 (A) 2009-10 (RE) 2010-11 (P) 2008-09 (A) 2009-10 (RE) 2010-11 (P) 1 Domestic 1,034,664 1,070,877 1,124,421 509.24 539.79 566.78 2 n-domestic/ Commercial 149,175 154,429 162,150 129.55 137.32 144.19 3 Agriculture 13,351 13,818 14,509 106.28 112.66 118.29 4 State/Central Govt. Dept. 8,929 9,191 9,651 117.20 124.23 130.44 5 Public Street Lighting 317 328 344 4.52 4.59 4.82 6 LT Industrial 18,375 19,018 19,969 200.12 212.13 222.73 7 HT Industrial 958 992 1,042 164.13 173.98 182.68 8 HT-PIU Industrial 15 16 17 24.85 26.34 27.65 9 LT Public Water Works 1,315 1,361 1,429 47.16 47.04 49.39 10 HT Public Water Works 163 169 177 20.41 21.63 22.71 11 General Purpose/ Bulk 173 233 245 33.66 35.68 37.46 Total 1,227,435 1,270,432 1,333,954 1,357.11 1,435.38 1,507.15 1.5 The Petitioner has submitted that the actual T&D losses for FY2007-08 and FY2008-09 were 61.94% and 61.31% respectively. For FY2009-10 the T&D losses are estimated to be 62.1% and projected to decline by 4.62% to 57.48% in. Table 3: T&D Losses 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 (A) (A) (RE) (P) Total Energy Available MU 8752.56 9147.08 9963.5 10081.17 Energy Available for Sale MU 3331.64 3538.7 3,775.42 4,286.09 T&D Losses MU 5420.92 5608.38 6188.08 5795.08 T&D Losses % 61.94% 61.31% 62.11% 57.48% 1.6 Transmission and Distribution System: The tables below summarize the length of the transmission system at different voltage levels and voltage wise availability of EHT/ HT transformer capacity (MVA).
Table 4: Transmission Lines in J&K Transmission Lines Kms as on 31 Mar2009 Added as on 31 Dec 2009 220 kv 602.80-132 kv 1583.06 8.8 66-33 kv 3652.53 44.85 11-6.6 kv 25841.80 168.87 LT 67375.25 462.93 Table 5: Voltage wise availability of EHT/ HT Transformer Capacity (MVA) Voltage 2008-09 (Estimated) 2009-10 (Estimated) 2010-11 (Projected) Req. Avail Gap Req. Avail Gap Req. Avail Gap 220/132 kv 3,057 2,330 727 3,175 2,330 845 3,175 2,330 845 132/33 kv 3,515 2,989 526 3,651 3,200 451 3,651 3,200 451 66-33/ 11 kv 4,042 3,763 279 4,198 3,800 398 4,303 3,950 353 11/0.4 kv 4,648 4,294 354 4,827 4,400 427 4,948 4,550 398 1.7 The details of the tariff proposed for FY 2010-11 are as shown in the table below: Sl 1 Domestic Metered Energy Charge (Rs/kWh) upto 30 units/month 1.10 31-100 units/month 1.40 101-200 units/month 1.70 > 200 units/month 2.50 Minimum Charges (Rs/ Month) upto ¼ kw 50 above 1/4 kw upto 1/2 kw 100 above 1/2 kw upto 1 kw 200 Above 1 kw for every 250 W, or part thereof 100 Flat Rate for Unmetered Connection (Rs. / month) upto ¼ kw 80 above 1/4 kw upto 1/2 kw 190 above 1/2 kw upto 3/4 kw 290 above 3/4 kw upto 1 kw 390 above 1 kw upto 2 kw 760 above 2 kw (for every additional ½ kw) 330 2 ndomestic/ Energy Charge (Rs/kWh) - Metered Connection Single Phase
Sl Commercial Upto 100 units/month 2.00 101 to 200 units/month 2.10 above 200 units/month 3.00 Three Phase For all units 3.20 Above 10 kw for all units (Rs./kVAh) 4.00 Fixed Charges (Rs. / kw / month) Single Phase 40 Three Phase 80 Above 10 kw (Rs./kVAh/month) 100 Flat Rate for Unmetered Connection (Rs. / month) Upto 1/4 kw 170 above 1/4 kw upto 1/2 kw 420 above 1/2 kw upto 1 kw 840 Above 1 kw (for every additional 500 Watts, or part thereof) 540 3 State/ Central Energy Charges (Rs./ kwh) Government LT 6.90 Departments Minimum Charges for connected load (Rs./ month) Upto 1 kw 100 Above 1 kw (for every additional ½ kw) 100 4 Agricultural Energy Charges for Metered Connections (Rs. / kwh) 0 to 20 HP 0.60 Above 20 HP 6.90 Minimum Charges for connected load (Rs./ HP/ Annum) 0-20 HP 300 Above 20 HP 1500 Flat Rate for Unmetered Connection (Rs./ HP/ month) 0 to 20 HP 150 Above 20 HP 1200 5 Public Street Energy Charge for Metered Connections (Rs./ kwh) Lighting For all units 6.90 Minimum Charges Rs./ kw or any part thereof / month 500 Flat Rate Charges for Unmetered Connections Rs./ kw or any part thereof / month 1500 6 LT Public Energy Charge for Metered Connections (Rs./ kwh) Water Works For all units 6.90 Minimum Charges Rs./ kw or any part thereof / month 500 Flat Rate Charges for Unmetered Connections Rs./ kw or any part thereof / month 1500 7 HT Public Energy Charges for Metered Connection (Rs./kVAh)
Sl Water Works 11 kv 5.45 33 kv and above 5.35 Demand Charges for Metered Connection(Rs./ kva or part thereof / Month) 11 kv 200 33 kv and above 190 For Connections above 100 kw supplied on LT, Additional 5% Surcharge on Demand and Energy Charges at 11 KV tariff shall be chargeable For Connections with sanctioned load above 1 MVA metered on LT, additional 7.5% Surcharge on Demand and Energy Charges at 11 kv tariff shall be chargeable Flat Rate Charges for Unmetered Connection Rs./ kw, or part thereof / Month 1500 8 LT Industrial 9 HT Industrial 10 HT Industrial for Power Intensive Energy Charges for Metered Connections For all units (Rs./kWh) 3.50 Fixed Charges for Metered Connection Rs./KW/month 50 For Connections with sanctioned load upto 100 kw supplied and metered on HT, 2.5% rebate on Energy Charges of the LT Industrial shall be allowed Flat Rate Charges for Unmetered Connection (Rs./ kw/ Month) Upto 8 hrs shift 600 8-12 hrs shift 900 above 12 hrs shift 1200 11 kv Energy Charge (Rs./ kvah) 4.00 Demand Charge (Rs./ kva/ month) 120 For Connections with sanctioned load above 100 kw upto 1 MVA metered on LT, additional 5% Surcharge on Demand & Energy Charges at 11 KV tariff shall be chargeable 33 kv Energy Charge (Rs./ kvah) 3.90 Demand Charge (Rs./ kva/ month) 110 For Connections with sanctioned load above 1 MVA metered on LT, additional 7.5% Surcharge on Demand and Energy Charges at 11 kv tariff shall be chargeable For Connections at higher voltages of 66 kv, 1.5% rebate on Energy Charges of 33 kv shall be allowed. 11 kv Energy Charge (Rs./ kvah) 5.35 Demand Charge (Rs./ kva/ Month) 140 33 kv
Sl Industries Energy Charge (Rs./ kvah) 5.15 Demand Charge (Rs./ kva/ Month) 135 For Connections at higher voltages of 66 kv, 1.5% rebate on Energy Charges of 33 kv shall be allowed 11 General Purpose Bulk 12 LT and HT Temporary Connections 11 kv Energy Charge (Rs./ kvah) 5.30 Demand Charge (Rs./ kva/ Month) 145 For multiple connection on LT with aggregate sanctioned load > 100 kw and for connections with sanctioned load above 1 MVA metered on LT, additional 5% Surcharge on Demand & Energy Charges at 11 kv tariff shall be chargeable 33 kv Energy Charge (Rs./ kvah) 6.35 Demand Charge (Rs./ kva/ Month) 140 For Connections with sanctioned and load above 1 MVA metered on LT, additional 7.5% Surcharge on Demand & Energy Charges at 11 kv tariff shall be chargeable For Connections at higher voltages of 66 kv, 1.5% rebate on Energy Charges of 33 kv shall be allowed. 1.5 times the applicable rates (on fixed/ demand and energy charges) 1.8 The Commission has directed PDD to invite comments or suggestions from the public on the above Petition through this notice. 1.9 Any person can obtain copies of the ARR and tariff petition (in English) submitted by PDD for FY2009-10 and from the following offices on payment of photocopying charges on any working day: (a) Development Commissioner (Power), Janipur, Jammu. (b) (c) (d) Chief Engineer, EM & RE Wing, Kashmir, Exhibition Ground, Srinagar Chief Engineer, EM&RE Wing, Canal Power House, Jammu SE, EM & RE, Circle, Choglamsar, Leh 1.10 Suggestions or comments can be submitted in person or may be sent to: The Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir Electricity Regulatory Commission, PDC Complex, Ashok Nagar, Satwari, Jammu 180003 [Fax: 0191-2454420; E-mail: jkserc@hotmail.com] along with 2 copies to the Development Commissioner (Power), PDD [Fax: 0194-2452173; E-mail:dcpjkpdd@yahoo.com] by 11 th of March 2010, by 2:00 PM.
1.11 The suggestions or comments shall be filed in English, Hindi or Urdu, in four copies, and should carry the full name, postal address and e-mail address, if any, of the sender. It should be indicated whether the objection is being filed on behalf of any organization of category of consumers. It should also be mentioned if the sender wants to be heard in person, in which case opportunity would be given by the Commission at the Public Hearing to be held at Jammu on 13 th March, 2010 and at Srinagar on 15 th March 2010 for which no separate notice will be given. Time and venue of the public hearing shall be as given below: Jammu Date: 13 th March, 2010 Time: 10.00 AM Venue: Institution of Engineers, (PWD Guest House) Gandhi Nagar, Jammu Srinagar Date: 15 th March, 2010 Time: 10.00 AM Venue: Auditorium, IMPA, Moulana Azad Road, Srinagar JKPDD shall reply to each of the objections/comments/suggestions received within one day of the receipt of the same but not later than 12 th of March, 2010 for all the objections and comments/suggestions received till 11 th of March, 2010. Sd/- Development Commissioner (Power) JKPDD