Section 13(3) in Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code
(3)Power Factor: The Licensee shall maintain the system power factor at the level of minimum of 0.9 (Lag) at the interface/s and carry out system improvement measures at strategic points in the distribution system by undertaking useful system studies and installing the required VAR compensation equipment to meet the situation. The Licensee shall also counsel and [advise the consumers] [Substituted for the expression 'advise consumers' as per Commission's Notification No. TNERC/DC/8-8dated 8.2.2008 (w.e.f. 27.2.2008)] on the ways and means to improve the power factor in their respective systems to the required level. It shall be obligatory on the part of the consumers to improve the power factor of their connected loads to the required level in accordance [with the provisions] [Substituted for the expression 'with provisions' as per Commission's Notification No. TNERC/DC/8-8 dated 8.2.2008 (w.e.f. 27.2.2008)] made in this code. Every consumer with a power factor less than the stipulated level may be suitably advised to rectify the situation by installing appropriate power factor correction equipment, without prejudice to the levy of compensation charges as per the orders of the Commission from time to time.
