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Haryana
Table: Metering of Agricultural Connections
DHBVNL
Total Agricultural (pumpset) Consumers
UHBVNL Haryana
% %
% %
% %
Year No. Metered unmetered No. Metered unmetered No. Metered unmetered
Aug-01 139433 32.90% 67.10% 222032 14.10% 85.90% 361465 21.30% 78.70%
Apr-02 138199 33.50% 66.50% 223946 15.60% 84.40% 362145 22.40% 77.60%
Apr-03 143148 37.20% 62.80% 227351 17.30% 82.70% 370499 25.00% 75.00%
Apr-04 149356 40.40% 59.60% 235753 20.50% 79.50% 385109 28.20% 71.80%
Apr-05 155961 43.40% 56.60% 241921 23.30% 76.70% 397882 31.20% 68.80%
Dec-05 160744 45.10% 54.90% 246597 24.90% 75.10% 407341 32.90% 67.10%
It has been estimated that the electricity consumption by the agricultural sector
contributes around 33 per cent of the total sales of the DISCOMs. The meters have
been provided in respect of about 33 per cent of the agricultural connections. There
exists a difference in estimates of DISCOMs and that of the Commission regarding
the electricity consumption in respect of agricultural pumpsets in the State.
For the sales to metered and unmetered agricultural pumpset consumers, the
Commission had worked out a criterion in its tariff order of 2000-01. The Commission
has since maintained its consistent approach of projection of consumption of metered
agricultural pumpsets on the pattern of consumption of actual consumption and that of
un-metered agricultural pumpsets on the basis of Annual Load Factor (ALF)
The effect of the methodology on the determination of sale to agricultural consumers
is depicted below:
Table: Sales Estimate for Agricultural Consumption 2005-06 (MU)
Consumer Category
DHBVNL
Estimate
HERC approval
% of sales
rejected by
UHBVNL
Estimate
HERC
approval
% of sales
rejected by
FY 2005-06 FY 2005-06 HERC FY 2005-06 FY 2005-06 HERC
Agriculture metered 956.42 835 -13% 715.5 640 -11%
Agriculture
unmetered
Subsidy Support
1384.41 1200 -13% 2764.1 2232 -19%
Due to concessional tariff being provided to the agricultural consumers in the State,
the State Government has been providing subsidy to bridge the revenue gap in the
annual revenue requirement of the DISCOMs. There is a progressive trend in the
provision of subsidy by the State Government. From Rs 532 crore as depicted in the
tariff order for 1999-2000, the subsidy support has grown threefold and has reached a
level of Rs 1,686 crore for 2006-07. The increasing percentage of subsidy support in
2.37