Bhopal Dated: 19^th  July, 2007

ERRATA

           No.1399–MPERC–2007. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 43(1) read with Section 181 (2)(t), Section 44, Section 46 read with Section 181(1), Section 47(1) read with subsection 181(v), Section 47(4) read with Section 181(w), Section 47(2,3,5), Section 48(b), Section 50 read with Section 181(2)(x) and Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (No. 36 of 2003) and Section 9(j) of Madhya Pradesh Vidyut Sudhar Adhiniyam, 2000 (No. 4 of 2001), the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby issues an errata to  Fourteenth Amendment to Madhya Pradesh Electricity Supply Code, 2004, thereby superseding the  Fourteenth Amendment earlier notified vide No.1142-MPERC-2007 dated 20.06.2007.

ERRATA TO FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO MADHYA PRADESH ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CODE, 2004

1.                  Short Title and Commencement

(i)                  This Code may be called the “Madhya Pradesh Electricity Supply Code, 2004 (Fourteenth Amendment) (AG-1(xiv) of 2007)”.

(ii)                This Code shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the official gazette.

(iii)               This Code shall extend to the entire State of Madhya Pradesh.

2.                  Amendment to Chapter I : 

       (i)  In the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Supply Code, hereinafter called the Principal Code, for the clause 1.6, the following shall be substituted namely;

            The Commission shall constitute an Electricity Supply Code Review Panel (Review Panel) to review this Code along with “Guidelines for Redressal of Consumer Grievance” on a regular basis.  The review panel shall consist of such number of persons, as the Commission may consider necessary and adequate, to be appointed by the Commission including persons representing the following.

 (a)    A public representative who can represent interests of consumers

(b)    CMD of each Distribution Licensee of the State or his nominated  representatives.

(c)   CMD of State Transmission Utility (STU) and Transmission licensees or their nominated representatives.

(d)  LT consumers, HT consumers, EHT consumers, their associations and interested groups.

(e)    Any other interested stakeholder or group as the Commission may think fit.”

(ii)     In  the Principal Code, for the Clause 1.7 as amended vide Madhya Pradesh Supply Code, 2004 (Sixth Amendment) [AG-1(vi) of 2006] dated 15 June, 2006, the following shall be substituted, namely:

 “The Commission shall appoint a Chairman from among the Chairman-cum-Managing Directors  of the Distribution Licensees.  The post of the Chairman shall be taken over by the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of each Distribution Company  by rotation  as may be specified by the Commission.  The Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Distribution Company,  who takes over as Chairman of the Review Panel, shall appoint an officer from the same Distribution Company as Member Secretary.   The same Licensee shall provide all required support, administrative or otherwise.  All members of the review panel shall be appointed for a period of two years.”

                                                                                                By Order of the Commission

                                                                                      Ashok Sharma, Commission Secretary