Section 19 in The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recovery of Expenditure for Providing New Connections) Regulation 2005
19. Installation of Block Meters in extremely congested places like bustees, markets, etc.
- In bustees, markets, etc. where it may not be possible to segregate one consumer from an adjacent consumer because of existence of a very large number of consumers in a relatively small premises, and where because of multiplicity of the wirings of such a large number of consumers, there may arise fire and safety hazards, the licensee may effect supply of electricity to all the consumers/intending consumers through a suitable located common meter of adequate capacity, to be known as a Block Meter.
