Section 2(1)(e) in Maharashtra Electricity Duty Act, 2016
(e)"consumption charges" means the charges levied by the licensee under this Act for the energy consumed by a consumer which shall include the fixed charges such as demand charges, variable charges such as energy charges, fuel adjustment charges and reliability charges, as per the tariff approved by the Commission, but does not include the penal charges or incentives, for delayed or prompt payment, power factor, harmonics, load factor, interest charged thereof and compounding charges on assessment, as the case may be;