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Section 85 in The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2005
85. Power to remove difficulties.
- 85.1 If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of these Regulations, the Commission may, by general or specific order, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty.Annexure IDepreciation Schedule| Description of Assets | Fair life (years) | Depreciation (Straight line) | ||
| A. | Land owned under full title | Infinity - | ||
| B. | Land held under lease | |||
| (a) | for investment in the land | The period of lease or the period remainingunexpired on the assignment of the lease | ||
| (b) | for cost of clearing the site | The period of lease remaining unexpired at thedate of clearing the site | ||
| C. | Assets Purchased New: | |||
| a. | Plant and machinery in generating stations including | |||
| plant foundations | ||||
| (i) | Hydro-electric | 35 | 2.57 | |
| (ii) | Steam electric | 25 | 3.60 | |
| NHRS & Waste Heat Recovery Boilers/Plants | ||||
| (iii) | Diesel-electric and gas plant | 15 | 6.00 | |
| b. | Cooling towers and circulating water systems | 25 | 3.60 | |
| c. | Hydraulic works forming part of Hydro-electric systemsincluding:- | |||
| (i) | Dams, Spillways, weirs, canals, reinforced concrete Flumesand siphons | 50 | 1.80 | |
| (ii) | Reinforced concrete pipelines and surge tanks, steelpipelines, sluice gates, steel surge (tanks) hydraulic controlvalves and other hydraulic works | 35 | 2.57 | |
| d. | Building & civil engineering works of permanentcharacter | |||
| (i) | Offices & showrooms | 50 | 1.80 | |
| (ii) | Containing thermo-electric generating plant | 25 | 3.60 | |
| (iii) | Containing hydro-electric generating plant | 35 | 2.57 | |
| (iv) | Temporary erection such as wooden structures | 5 | 18.00 | |
| (v) | Roads other than kutcha roads | 50 | 1.80 | |
| (vi) | Others | 50 | 1.80 | |
| e. | Transformers, transformer (Kiosk) sub-station equipment &other fixed apparatus (including plant foundations) | |||
| (i) | Transformers (including foundations) having a rating of 100kilo volt amperes and over | 25 | 3.60 | |
| (ii) | Others | 25 | 3.60 | |
| f. | Switchgear including cable connections | 25 | 3.60 | |
| g. | Lightning arrestors | |||
| (i) | Station type | 25 | 3.60 | |
| (ii) | Pole type | 15 | 6.00 | |
| (iii) | Synchronous condensor | 35 | 2.57 | |
| h. | Batteries | 5 | 18.00 | |
| (i) | Underground Cable including joint boxes and disconnectedboxes | 25 | 3.60 | |
| (ii) | Cable duct system | 50 | 1.80 | |
| i. | Overhead lines including supports: | |||
| (i) | Lines on fabricated steel operating at nominal voltageshigher than 66 kV | 35 | 2.57 | |
| (ii) | Lines on steel supports operating at nominal voltages higherthan 13.2 kilovolts but not exceeding 66 kilovolts | 25 | 3.60 | |
| (iii) | Lines on steel or reinforced concrete supports | 25 | 3.60 | |
| (iv) | Lines on treated wood supports | 25 | 3.60 | |
| j. | Meters | 15 | 6.00 | |
| k. | Self propelled vehicles | 5 | 18.00 | |
| l. | Air conditioning plants: | |||
| (i) | Static | 15 | 6.00 | |
| (ii) | Portable | 5 | 18.00 | |
| m. | (i) | Office furniture and fittings | 15 | 6.00 |
| (ii) | Office equipments | 15 | 6.00 | |
| (iii) | Internal wiring including fittings and apparatus | 15 | 6.00 | |
| (iv) | Street light fittings | 15 | 6.00 | |
| n. | Apparatus let on hire | |||
| (i) | Other than motors | 5 | 18.00 | |
| (ii) | Motors | 15 | 6.00 | |
| o. | Communication equipment: | |||
| (i) | Radio and high frequency carrier system | 15 | 6.00 | |
| (ii) | Telephone lines and telephones | 15 | 6.00 | |
| p. | Assets purchased second hand andassets not otherwise provided for in the Schedule | Such reasonable period as the Commissiondetermines in each case having regard to the nature, age andcondition of the assets at the time of its acquisition by theGenerating Company/Licensee |