Section 12 in The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recovery of Expenditure for Providing New Connections) Regulation 2005
12. Cost Schedule.
- For the purpose of preparing the estimates for new connection the distribution licensee shall prepare a Cost Schedule covering broad specifications of various items and materials as well as manhours of various categories of labour needed for providing any electric line or installing electrical plants or other facilities for the purpose of giving supply of electricity based on the actual cost data of the financial year immediately preceding the year in which the estimate is to be prepared. The Cost Schedule for the next two years shall be up dated by allowing percentage rise in cost of each item. On the fourth year new Cost Schedule is to be prepared which shall become the base cost for the next two years for percentage rise in cost and the process will continue. The Cost Schedule shall include supervision charges @ 15% of the total cost of material and labour. The Cost Schedule shall also specify the methodology of preparing the estimates. The above Cost Schedule shall be on the basis of making initial estimates for laying of electric line and/or erection of electrical plants/facilities for extending supply to the applicant.The distribution licensee shall publish such Cost Schedule and make available its copies to the general public on demand at a reasonable charge. Copy of the relevant parts of the Cost Schedule which are more commonly required for domestic, commercial (LT) and agricultural applicants shall be displayed in the Notice Board of all the offices of the licensee which are authorized to give new connection/prepare estimate for new connection.
