RURAL ELECTRIFICATION: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

    1.    Citation

    2.    Application of Energy Laws

PART II
LICENCES

    3.    Rural electrification licence

PART III
TARIFFS, CHARGES AND FEES

    4.    Electricity tariffs and charges

    5.    Renewable energy technologies system prices and charges

    6.    Licensing fees

PART IV
CONCESSION AND GRANT SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS

    7.    Form of a grant and subsidy agreement

    8.    Form of a concession agreement

    9.    Termination of licence

    10.    Form of a solar home system purchase agreement

    11.    Form of a solar home system service agreement

PART V
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SITE SELECTION AND FUNDING

    12.    Site selection and funding

    13.    Rural electrification projects

    14.    Funding

PART VI
Miscellaneous Provisions

    15.    Mandatory use of Forms

    16.    General offence and penalties

        Schedules

        First Schedule —Application Forms and Form of Licences

        Second Schedule—Licence Fees

        Third Schedule—Prescribed Forms for Agreements

        Fourth Schedule— Procedure and Criteria for Rural Electrification sites selection

G.N. 6/2009
22/2010

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION REGULATIONS

under s. 41

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Electrification Regulations.

2.    Application of Energy Laws

    These Regulations shall apply to the Energy Laws with respect to—

    (a)    carrying out rural electrification electricity licensed activities and all consumers serviced by such licences under the Electricity By-laws under the Electricity Act:

    Provided that the Authority, on the application of a licensee, may approve other standards or designs in respect of a particular consumer or concession area, if such standards or designs are cheaper and shall not compromise quality and safety under the Electricity Act;

    (b)    carrying out renewable technologies licensed activities under the Energy Regulation By-laws under the Energy Regulations Act.

PART II
LICENCES

3.    Rural electrification licence

    (1) No person shall carry out any activity under the Act except—

    (a)    under a licence granted under the Electricity Act and any by-laws made thereunder; or

    (b)    under a licence granted under the Energy Regulation Act and any regulations made thereunder.

    (2) An application for a licence under these Regulations (1) (a) and (b) shall be in Form RE 1 prescribed in the First Schedule hereto.

    (3) The rural electrification licences under these Regulations shall be in Form RE 3 and RE 4 prescribed in the First Schedule hereto.

PART III
TARIFFS, CHARGES AND FEES

4.    Electricity tariffs and charges

    The charges or tariffs for electricity supply to be charged by licensees under these Regulations shall be those approved by the Authority for such particular licensee under the Electricity Act and as revised from time to time.

5.    Renewable energy technologies system prices and charges

    The equipment prices and the maintenance charges to be charged by licensees for renewable energy technologies equipment supply, installation and maintenance thereof shall be those approved by the Authority under the Energy Regulation Act.

6.    Licensing fees

    Licensing fees under these Regulations shall be those prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto.

PART IV
CONCESSION, GRANT AND SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS

7.    Form of a grant and subsidy agreement

    A grant and subsidy agreement under section 20 of the Rural Electrification Act shall be in Form RE 5 prescribed in the Third Schedule.

8.    Form of a concession agreement

    (a)    A concession agreement under section 27 of the Rural Electrification Act shall be in Form RE 6 prescribed in the Third Schedule hereto;

    (b)    a concession agreement shall have general obligations which shall form part of the agreement.

9.    Termination of licence

    A licence issued under a concession agreement shall terminate three months after the termination or expiration of the concession.

10.    Form of a solar home system purchase agreement

    A solar home system purchase agreement under the Energy Regulations Act shall be in Form RE 7 prescribed in the Third Schedule hereto.

11.    Form of a solar home system service agreement

    (a)    A solar home system service agreement under the Energy Regulation Act shall be in Form RE 8 prescribed in the Third Schedule hereto;

    (b)    a solar home system service agreement shall have general obligations binding the buyer and licensee which shall form part of the agreement.

PART V
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SITE SELECTION AND FUNDING

12.    Site selection and funding

    The Rural Electrification Management Committee shall comply with the procedures and criteria for rural electrification site selection and funding guidelines prescribed in the Fourth Schedule hereto when compiling a priority list for sites:

    Provided that, where the Committee wishes to make minor alterations to the prescribed criteria, it shall seek the approval of the Authority before making such minor alteration.

13.    Rural electrification projects

    A project for rural electrification under these Regulations shall be—

    (a)    for the extension of 400v, 11kV and 33kV distribution lines from the national grid;

    (b)    for the a construction of an isolated…