Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The Electricity Department has observed that many consumers of the Department are installing generating units within their premises without coordinating with/informing the Department which could be highly detrimental, as seen in a recent electrocution case, to the personnel working on dead Departmental Lines/Infrastructure therefore the attention of all consumers of the Electricity Department is invited to regulations nos. 4.15 to 4.19 of the Supply Code 2018 which was notified on February 21, 2019.
It is informed that all the consumers of the Electricity Department who have installed such generating units to their installations without the permission of the Department should immediately take measures to disconnect such devices and reconnect the same only after installation of isolating devices capable of mandatorily isolating Departmental mains (including neutral) as mandated by the Regulations and after submitting the necessary technical and operational details through a State authorized licensed Electrical Contractor, failing which any consumer causing damage to the Department apparatus/ human life will be fully responsible for such losses as indicated at Regulation 4.19. Any subsequent changes post intimation to Department shall also be brought to the notice of the Department immediately.
Electricity Department has further stated that, Consumers who have not informed the Department/obtained permission for installation of Power Generating Devices in their Installation should immediately disconnect the same and isolate it from their internal wiring connected to Department’s system.
Adequate Devices to mandatorily isolate from the Departmental mains (including neutral) to be connected to installed through State Licensed Electrical Contractors.
Test Report indicating the generating device and details of connection with the internal wiring of the consumer vis a vis the supply provided by Electricity Department to be submitted to the Jurisdictional Division/Sub-division for inspection/permission to use equipment.
In case Generating Devices are connected to Consumers Installation unauthorizedly, Consumer shall be held totally responsible for damage to Departmental Infrastructure/Loss of life and will be liable for civil/criminal prosecution
