Govt resumes giving new electricity connections
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
FE Report
The government, struggling to raise power production, started providing new electricity connections Sunday on a priority basis to those consumers who have already installed solar panels, officials said Monday.
However, under the policy the new consumers will not be allowed to use air conditioners.
Initially, the government will provide electricity to half of the applicants for power connections.
The power ministry has issued a circular Sunday over the new electricity connections after adopting a new policy.
The research laboratories and other important installation may be allowed to use air conditioner subject to prior permission.
The new clients have also been asked to ensure use of energy-efficient bulbs. Residential consumers using electricity upto two kilowatts (kw) will not be asked to install solar panel.
But the residential clients consuming over two kilowatts of electricity will be requested to install solar panels equivalent to three per cent of their total electricity consumption.
Commercial and industrial consumers with sanctioned load above five kilowatts (kw) will be requested to install solar panels for generating electricity of around seven per cent of their light and fan loads.
The clients having sanctioned load above five kilowatts will be requested to set up solar panels equivalent to 10 per cent of their light and fan loads.
The readymade garment (RMG) entrepreneurs will be requested to install solar panels to generate around five per cent of their fan and light loads.
State-owned power entities will, however, consider the cases that do not have sufficient space to install solar panels.
A committee comprising the state-owned power distributors will scrutinise such issues and recommend suitable loads to be generated by solar panels.
New electricity connections had remained stopped across the country since April 1 last to cope with the short supply of electricity.
The country's overall electricity generation is now hovering around 4,000 megawatts (mw) against the demand for over 6,000 mw.
The government, struggling to raise power production, started providing new electricity connections Sunday on a priority basis to those consumers who have already installed solar panels, officials said Monday.
However, under the policy the new consumers will not be allowed to use air conditioners.
Initially, the government will provide electricity to half of the applicants for power connections.
The power ministry has issued a circular Sunday over the new electricity connections after adopting a new policy.
The research laboratories and other important installation may be allowed to use air conditioner subject to prior permission.
The new clients have also been asked to ensure use of energy-efficient bulbs. Residential consumers using electricity upto two kilowatts (kw) will not be asked to install solar panel.
But the residential clients consuming over two kilowatts of electricity will be requested to install solar panels equivalent to three per cent of their total electricity consumption.
Commercial and industrial consumers with sanctioned load above five kilowatts (kw) will be requested to install solar panels for generating electricity of around seven per cent of their light and fan loads.
The clients having sanctioned load above five kilowatts will be requested to set up solar panels equivalent to 10 per cent of their light and fan loads.
The readymade garment (RMG) entrepreneurs will be requested to install solar panels to generate around five per cent of their fan and light loads.
State-owned power entities will, however, consider the cases that do not have sufficient space to install solar panels.
A committee comprising the state-owned power distributors will scrutinise such issues and recommend suitable loads to be generated by solar panels.
New electricity connections had remained stopped across the country since April 1 last to cope with the short supply of electricity.
The country's overall electricity generation is now hovering around 4,000 megawatts (mw) against the demand for over 6,000 mw.