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(c) the interests of the consumer including that the consumers are not exploitedbecause of any monopolistic or scarcity situation and at the same time theconsumers pay for the use of the electricity in a reasonable manner tomaintain the electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply oncommercial principles.(3) Where the Commission, departs from factors specified in the Sixth Scheduleof the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 while determining the licensees' revenues andtariffs it shall record the reasons therefor in writing(4) Any methodology or procedure specified by the Commission undersub-section (1), (2) and (3) above shall be to ensure that the objects and purposes of theAct are duty achieved.(5) Every licensee shall provide to the Commission at least 3 months before theensuing financial year full details of its calculation for that financial year of theexpected aggregate revenue from charges which it believes it is permitted to recoverpursuant to the terms of its licence and thereafter it shall furnish such furtherinformation as the Commission may reasonably require to assess the licensee'scalculation. Within 90 days of the date on which the licensee has furnished all theinformation that the Commission requires, the Commission shall notify the licenseeeither:--(a) that it accepts the licensee's calculation; or(b) that it does not consider the licensee's calculation to be in accordance withthe methodology or procedure in its licence, and such notice to the licenseeshall:--(i) specify fully the reasons why the Commission considers that thelicensee's calculation does not comply with the methodology orprocedures specified in its licence or is in any way incorrect, and(ii)propose a modification or an alternative calculation of the expectedrevenue from charges, which the licensee shall accept.(6) Each holder of a supply licence shall publish in the daily newspaper havingcirculation in the area of supply and make available to the public on request the tariff ortariffs for the supply of electricity within its licensed area and such tariff or tariffs shalltake effect only after seven days from the date of such publication. Any tariffimplemented under this section-(a) shall not show undue preference to any consumer of electricity, but may32
differentiate according to the consumer’s load factor or power factor, theconsumer's total consumption of energy during any specified period, or thetime at which supply is required;(b) shall be just and reasonable and be such as to promote economic efficiencyin the supply and consumption of electricity; and(c) shall satisfy all other relevant provisions of this Act and the conditions of therelevant licence.(7) No tariff or part of any tariff required by sub-section (6) may be amendedmore frequently than once in any financial year except in respect of any changesexpressly permitted under the terms of any fuel surcharge formula prescribed. At leastthree months before the proposed date for implementation of any tariff or anamendment to a tariff the licensee shall provide details of the proposed tariff oramendment to a tariff to the Commission together with such further information as theCommission may require to determine whether the tariff or amended tariff wouldsatisfy the provisions of sub-section (6). If the Commission considers that the proposedtariff or amended tariff of a licensee does not satisfy any of the provisions ofsub-section (6), it shall within 60 days of receipt of all the information which itrequired, and after consultation with the Commission Advisory Committee and thelicensee, notify the licensee that the proposed tariff or amended tariff is unacceptable tothe Commission and it shall provide to the licensee an alternative tariff or amendedtariff which shall be implemented by the licensee. The licensee shall not amend anytariff unless the amendment has been approved by the Commission.(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 57-A and 57-B of theElectricity (Supply) Act, 1948, no Rating Committee shall be constituted after the dateof this enactment and the Commission shall secure that licensees comply with theprovisions of their licences regarding their charges for the sale of electricity (bothwholesale and retail) and for the connection to and use of their assets or systems inaccordance with the provisions of this Act.(9) In this section:(a) “the expected revenue from charges” means the total revenue which alicensee is expected to, recover from charges for the level of forecastsupply used in the determination under sub-section (5) above, in anyfinancial year in respect of goods or services supplied to customerspursuant to a licensed activity; and(b) "tariff" means a schedule of standard prices or charges for specifiedservices which are33
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