Section 3(3) in The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recovery of Expenditure for Providing New Connections) Regulation 2005
3.1- The distribution licensee shall plan and develop his distribution system. The distribution licensee shall, while planning extension, extend the distribution main to the point near load centers on the basis of the demand forecast, technical and design criteria and according to procedure as described in the Distribution Code as and when notified by the Commission. The distribution licensee shall while planning consider the expected load demand of all the existing users connected to the distribution licensee's system and that of prospective users seeking connection with the distribution licensee's system.
