ABRIDGED CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY

(Applicable to consumers of H.P.S.E.B.)   

(v)            Supplier: shall mean the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board. 

2.            Application and Agreement for Supply: 

(a)               Application for supply or for an additional supply of electrical energy must be made on the application and agreement form prescribed by the Board.  This form can be available from any local operation office of the Board on payment of the prescribed cost of the form. 

Application complete in all respects and duly signed by the consumer shall be presented to the local office of the Board for registration of application and acknowledgement obtained.

(b)               An intending consumer, who is not the owner of the premises he occupies, shall, if so required by the Board give proof of his being in lawful occupation of the premises and also execute an indemnity bond indemnifying the Board against any losses on account of disputes arising out of the release of service to the occupant. 

(c)               With  view to arrest and prevent illegal and unauthorized construction within the limits of Municipal Corporation and or Municipality and or Notified Area Committee and or the Planning Areas under the Town and Country Planning, no new connection, temporary or permanent even for the construction purpose be released until and unless the prospective consumer(s) produce a certificate from the Corporation/Municipality/Notified Area Committee/appropriate authority or other competent authority to the effect that the construction is an authorized one. 

3.            Acceptance of Application and Agreement Form: 

The acceptance of the application, and other formalities required to be completed by the consumer, shall be communicated to the consumer in the prescribed Demand Notice form.  In case the expenditure is not found to be financially justified, the cost of the unjustified portion (payable in lump sum) alongwith the justified cost shall also be intimated to the consumer in the Demand Notice.  The consumer shall be given an option to pay the chargeable cost of the justified portion either in lump sum or in the shape of rentals (provided the expenditure can be borne by the Board as per availability of funds). 

4.            Monthly Minimum Charges (M.M.C):  

       The monthly minimum charges shall be applicable as per the schedule of tariff in force.